Supporting People

To date NICVA have undertaken training needs and organisational development analysis for almost 30 SP providers. Through this work SP has gained an insight into the key areas in which organisations should be supported in order to improve service provision and achieve better value for money. As well as this, the work has identified specific areas for improvement in each organisation, for SP and for the sector as a whole, these include:

• supporting improvements for governance;
• improving leadership and management skills for senior managers;
• developing better strategic and business planning skills;
• developing capacity for organisation change;
• supporting the implementation of organisational change and
• generic and technical skills training for middle and front line staff.

An over arching report detailing the findings of the first six organisations to go through this process has been produced and can be downloaded here.

In the challenging Supporting People funding environment, Supporting People intend to build on this work and continue to support the sector and ensure that the best use is made of available funding by:

• ensuring strategic relevance and eligibility of services;
• ensuring value for money, and
• determining options for efficiencies and better ways of working - from both SP and the sector.

For more information relating to NICVA's work with Supporting People contact the research team on 028 9087 7777.

For more information visit the Supporting People website