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Training programmes for care professionals. Quality of employment and professionalisation in the sector

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 Type: Course
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 Location: San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid)

The Institute for the Elderly and Social Services (IMSERSO) and the Complutense University of Madrid Foundation are organising this summer course, which aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the sector, both nationally and internationally, which will help address the shortage of professionals, strengthen the professionalisation of the sector and promote access to employment through flexible initial training, thereby steering public policies towards a more sustainable, innovative and person-centred model.

Professionals

Training of caregivers in competencies for person-centred care

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 Type: Webinar
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 Location: Online

Today, an estimated 5 million paid caregivers are needed to care for the elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the rate of population ageing in the region, 14 million will be needed by 2050.

How to move towards more training and professionalisation? This will be the main topic to be addressed in a webinar aimed at disseminating the results of research in the field of training for carers in long-term care centres in Colombia, Costa Rica and Uruguay.

Professionals

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