This Core Skills Training Framework Directory lists all healthcare providers which have submitted a Declaration of Alignment, confirming that their Statutory and Mandatory training is aligned to the Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF). By sharing this information, employer organisations can recognise where training delivered in other organisations is aligned with the CSTF and thereby help to prevent unnecessary duplication of training as staff move between roles and organisations. 

The CSTF is also used by other organisations, for example commercial training providers. When such organisations have identified that their training products align with the CSTF then they may describe their training provision as ‘aligned to the CSTF’. However, commercial training organisations or staff agencies are not permitted to state or imply any assurance or endorsement from Skills for Health and are not included on this directory. 

Please note that the CSTF Verification service for commercial providers has been withdrawn, and any Skills for Health logos or claims of verification are no longer valid. 

 

Update on alignment  

The latest version of the CSTF for NHS Trusts in England is version 1.1 which is dated June 2021. During the period of extenuating circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisations were not asked to update their Declaration of Alignment when this was first published, however we are now working with Health Education England to re-establish the requirement of alignment to the latest version of the CSTF to enable staff movement. 

 

Using the Directory 

  1. To Search for an organisation by name – begin typing the name into the search box and the list will filter. To show all organisations again, click the X at the end of the search box. 
  2. Click on the organisation name to find more details of the organisation’s alignment, including the actual refresher periods currently used. 
  3. You can filter the list by Type of Provider, Location and Framework version. To remove the filter, click the X at the end of the filter. 
  4. You can make multiple selections across any of the three filters.  E.g. to see all NHS Trusts in England, select NHS England Acute Trust + MH Trust + H&C Trust + Ambulance Trust.  To see which of these trusts are aligned to the latest or previous CSTF, select the framework version/s. 
  5. In the top row of subject titles, click the grey box for one or more subjects to only see organisations aligned to that subject. Click again to show only organisations which are not aligned to that subject. Click again to show all. 
  6. The second row (in black beneath the subject titles) shows the total number of subjects aligned in all organisations. This total is updated according to the filter/s selected. 
  7. The final column on the right shows the total number of subjects aligned for each organisation. Click the arrows at the top of this column to sort by number of subjects aligned (ascending or descending). Click the bar between the two arrows to return to alphabetical sort. 
  8. At the top right of the screen, click the printer icon to create and print a .pdf file of your current selection. 

Disclaimer 

Declaration of Alignment and inclusion on this Directory is a self-assessment process completed by employing organisations. Inclusion on this Directory attests that the relevant training content provides opportunities for the CSTF learning outcomes to be covered. It does not attest to the quality, method or duration of training delivery.  If required, such additional quality assurance is offered by Skills for Health Quality Mark. 

 

Further information on the CSTF:

For further information, including how to access CSTF documents and declare alignment, see the CSTF web page at: www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/cstf 

Or email: CoreSkills.Framework@skillsforhealth.org.uk