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Learning On the GO Event Series: What's On
support workforce learning on the GO event series

Booking is now open for ‘Your Role, Your Resources: A learning journey for Support Workers, Managers and Educators’ on 23 September 2025, 10.00 - 11.30 (HCSWs) and 24 September 2025, 13.30 - 15.00 (Managers/Educators/those supporting HCSWs learning and development) via MS Teams. We will discuss and signpost to resources designed to enhance Support Worker learning and development and provide a roadmap to maximising the key resources available and how these can be used in practice. 

The flyer containing the links to the sign up forms for both sessions and QR codes can be accessed via the flyer below:

Further upcoming sessions include:

Developing influencing skills – 30 October 2025, 10.00 - 11.30  
We will explore the key skills and behaviours required to develop personal influence through effective relationships and building trust.

Understanding Conflict Styles - 2 December 2025, 10.00 - 11.30
We will discuss how people react to conflict differently, explore the behaviours you may observe and actions you can take to role model and lead through periods of conflict. 

More details will follow in due course. In the meantime save the dates in your calendar.

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Working in partnership, we want to make sure we cover topics which matter to you and support your development, so please complete the short online form with your topic suggestions.

Remember to make use of Turas Professional Portfolio to record reflections and evidence of your learning from the events. Find out more about Turas Professional Portfolio and how to get started.

Launch of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Speciality Frameworks
AHP HCSW Commission Speciality Frameworks Launch event

The official launch of the new Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Speciality Frameworks for Level 3 and 4 Healthcare Support Workers will take place on 4 September 2025, 10:00 to 11:00 via MS Teams.  Full details and the booking link are included on the event flyer which can be accessed and downloaded below. The closing date for registrations is 25 August 2025.

Previous events

You can view the recordings or download the presentation where no recording is available from the Support Workforce Learning on the GO events series from the links below:

The videos contain captions, however if you require a transcript of the videos please contact hcsw@nes.scot.nhs.uk 

You can view the recordings or download the presentation where no recording is available from NES HCSW related events from the links below:

The videos contain captions, however if you require a transcript of the videos please contact hcsw@nes.scot.nhs.uk 

Turas professional portfolio

 

Remember to make use of Turas Professional Portfolio to record reflections and evidence your learning. 

Find out more about Turas Professional Portfolio and how to get started.

Support Workforce Learning Week
support workforce learning week

Support Workforce Learning Week 2023

Recordings from live sessions along with pre-recorded resources and careers stories will be added during the week and post event to NES YouTube channel.   

 

 

Support Worker Online Learning Week 2022

You can watch the recordings of the learning week sessions 2022, as well as a number of careers stories on the NES YouTube channel at a time to suit you.