Four In Ten Aspiring Social Care Leaders State Lack Of Training Opportunities Are A Considerable Barrier To Career Growth, According To New Leadership in Care Report
A new research-led report launched today highlights how a lack of consistency in access to and availability of professional development support and opportunities could be harming aspiring leaders’ progress into leadership roles. This is following extensive research conducted with over 250 social care leaders in August 2023.
The Leaders of Tomorrow Report has been published by everyLIFE Technologies, the company behind leading care management platform, PASS. It explores the opportunities, challenges and issues leaders in the care sector are currently facing and provides valuable insights for aspiring leaders in the care sector.
Professional development is identified as a key area where aspiring leaders feel more can be done to support them on their career journeys. Four in ten (40%) aspiring care leaders polled in the research said a lack of training and one in three (34%) said a lack of mentorship acts as a considerable barrier to their career growth and progression.
The report also found that nearly one in three (31%) aspiring care leaders aren’t aware of any formal leadership training or opportunities in their current place of work.
Professional training and development are needed to overcome key care sector challenges
Today’s care leaders are facing significant challenges in the care landscape, with recruiting skilled staff (59%), financial constraints (52%) and low staff morale (37%) identified as the top three challenges they face today, among many others, leaving little time for much else*.
While established care leaders are extremely stretched, they strongly recognise the value of professional development in supporting and upskilling the next generation of care leaders. Over half of today’s care leaders polled (58%) agreed that aspiring leaders can best be equipped to manage challenges in the sector by being offered professional training and development opportunities.
Good communication skills (90%), a positive attitude (82%) and empathy (76%) are identified by established leaders as the top three attributes that the care leaders of tomorrow need to manage challenges in the sector and ensure their teams’ success*.
Duncan Campbell, Director at everyLIFE Technologies said: “Our research findings identify essential areas where more training, professional development opportunities and resources are needed to support the next generation of care leaders into senior roles. It’s crucial that these much-needed programmes are embedded into the culture and ethos of organisations across the social care sector.”
“We’re committed to delivering the latest technology to create effective tools and services that help unlock the potential of care teams, by empowering them to spend more of their time on the work they do best – delivering excellent care to their end users. Sharing the findings of our Leaders of Tomorrow Report with the care sector is a part of our mission to support both today’s leaders and the next generation of leaders in care to be the best they can be.”
To download the Leaders of Tomorrow Report visit: www.everylifetechnologies.com/leaders-of-tomorrow-research-report/
