Building capacity in social care: an evaluation of a national programme of action learning facilitator development

Abstract

This account of practice shares the findings of an evaluation into the impact of a facilitator development programme on participants' knowledge, skills and subsequent practice. The Centre for Action Learning Facilitation was established to develop action learning set advisors and has been working with Skills for Care over the last two years to develop an internal capacity in social work departments to use action learning primarily to support newly qualified staff.

Keywords:

• action learning
• facilitation
• social work
• evaluation