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Explore how a single well-designed event can deepen relationships, improve alignment between workforce needs and education pathways, and amplify the provider voice within Local ½ðÁ«´«Ã½ Improvement Plans (LSIPs). 

For those who work in LSIP teams, colleges, sector bodies and partners.

Based on an approach by Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce, this toolkit offers practical, step-by-step guidance on planning, stakeholder roles, event design and sustainable engagement cycles, providing a replicable model for other regions seeking to strengthen adult social care influence and workforce development.

What this toolkit can help you achieve

• A co‑ordinated, festival‑style approach can meaningfully increase provider engagement in LSIP activity.
• Warm‑network recruitment generates stronger participation and better‑quality stands.
• Multi‑agency planning strengthens alignment, governance and delivery consistency.
• Reusable assets, repeatable timelines and mixed funding models support long‑term sustainability.

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• Planning and preparing
  The Care Connection festival was conceived in response to a clear need to raise awareness of adult social care roles among early year health and social care students.
• Financing and investment
  Funding for The Care Connection festival was planned to ensure the event could run at scale, support student participation and deliver a high quality experience for both learners and providers

• Involving key stakeholders
  Stakeholder involvement relied on WDPs that aligned employers, colleges and sector bodies.

• Governance and implementation
  Delivery was guided by regular engagement, evidence-based planning and transparent reporting.

• Outcomes, impact and learning
  The festival increased student understanding, shifted perceptions and improved providercollege dialogue. Attendance was strong, satisfaction high and visibility for LSIP widened.

Recommendations

• Leveraging provider engagement in local skills - Recommendations

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