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ICS and Civica Training Programme

The ICS and Civica Training Programme has now been expanded to cover more role-specific areas of ICS. We will now be running 4 separate courses as below.

*You are not required to compete all 4 weeks of the Training Programme. Just book on to the week(s) that apply to your role.*

If you wish to discuss this further, please contact Sue Shemwell on 07582 105780 or email Sue at sue.shemwell@bradford.gov.uk

ICS & Civica Induction (New Starters)

This course will run every couple of weeks and is aimed at New Starters within Services to Children & Young People. Staff who have recently moved roles or have just returned from a period off work can also attend.

It will cover:

Brief Introduction to Social Care Resources
What is ICS?
How to Navigate around the System
Managing your Workload
Getting Started back in your Workplace
Further Help, Support & Information
Introduction to Civica

Pre-Requisites: All trainees will need to have a system login created prior to attending the course. New Starters must have completed the Induction course prior to attending this.

ICS Week One - Initial Assessment and Child In Need (CIN) Processes, including Core Assessments

This course will run about once every 8 weeks and is aimed at anyone who needs to know about Initial Assessments, Child In Need Processes and Core Assessments.

It will cover:

Initial Assessments
Active Initial Plan - Actions
Child In Need Plan
Child In Need Review
Linking Siblings (inc. Copying Forward)
Core Assessments
Reassigning and Picking Up Tasks
Case Notes (inc. significant events and case note alerts)
Chronologies
Adding Key Agencies
Updating Health & Education Information
Updating Demographic Information
Maintaining Relationship Information
Printing Forms and Printable Views
Closing Cases - Case Closure Information inc. File Retention

Pre-Requisites: All trainees will need to have a system login created prior to attending the course. New Starters must have completed the Induction course prior to attending this.

ICS Week Two - Section 47s and Child Protection Processes, including making a Child Looked After

This course will run about once every 8 weeks and is aimed at anyone who needs to know about Section 47s, Child Protection Processes and making a Child Looked After.

It will cover:

Strategy Meetings (inc. follow up if required)
Section 47 Investigation
Initial Child Protection Conference
Core Group Meetings
Linking Siblings (inc. Copying Forward)
Child Protection Reviews (inc. how to trigger these)
Updating Child Protection Plans
Active Child Protection Plan - Actions
Beginning the Child Looked After Process
Case Notes (inc. significant events and case note alerts)
Chronologies
Adding Key Agencies
Updating Health & Education Information
Updating Demographic Information
Maintaining Relationship Information
Printing Forms and Printable Views

Pre-Requisites: All trainees will need to have a system login created prior to attending the course. New Starters must have completed the Induction course prior to attending this.

ICS Week Three - Child Looked After, including Short Breaks and Leaving Care Processes

This course will run about once every 8 weeks and is aimed at anyone who needs to know about the Child Looked After processes.

It will cover:

Child Looked After Short Breaks
Child Looked After Full Time
Period of Child Looked After - Actions
Child Looked After Reviews (inc. Short Break Reviews)
Updating Care Plans
Addresses (Temporary, Primary, Secondary, Care, etc)
Placement Information Records
PEPs (Personal Education Plans) - e-PEPs
Pathway Plans (inc. re-categorising needs)
Pathway Plan Reviews
Missing from Child Looked After
Leaving Child Looked After (inc. moving to a Child In Need Plan)
Case Notes (inc. significant events and case note alerts)
Chronologies
Adding Key Agencies
Updating Health & Education Information
Updating Demographic Information
Maintaining Relationship Information
Printing Forms and Printable Views

Pre-Requisites: All trainees will need to have a system login created prior to attending the course. New Starters must have completed the Induction course prior to attending this.

To view the dates and the booking form for these courses, please click on the database link below and enter "ICS Week" or "ICS and Civica" into the 'Search Keywords' text field. This will display the various dates and you are able to see further information by clicking on the 'View' buttons.

If there are no search results shown for these courses, it is likely that no future dates have been set at present. If this is the case, please contact the number below to find out further information.

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