Further to our email last week, we are pleased to share that £11.98m funding to support delivery of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism (Oliver’s Training) is now available to claim on the Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS) digital platform.
This funding is for adult social care (ASC) providers registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and for training completed between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2026 eligible for reimbursement. The funding for Oliver’s Training is a separate pot to the overall LDSS funding already available for other training and qualifications.
LDSS guidance documents have been updated to include information on making claims for Oliver’s Training such as eligibility criteria, maximum reimbursement rates and evidence requirements. Please refer to updated FAQs which cover key questions around the funding for Oliver’s Training.
As a reminder, to submit claims for Oliver’s Training, providers will need to:
- Be registered with the CQC as a provider of ASC services.
- Make sure their organisation has an up-to-date ASC workforce dataset account which can be set up here.
- Complete the Learning and Development Support Scheme onboarding form.
- Submit a claim once Oliver’s Training has been paid for and completed, providing evidence to demonstrate this.
Funding is only being provided for Oliver’s Training as it is the government’s recommended training package for CQC-registered providers to meet the statutory training requirement under the Health and Care Act 2022. Providers may choose to undertake an alternative training package, which would need to meet expectations set out in the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice.
On 13 November 2025, Skills for Care are hosting a webinar on Oliver’s Training where DHSC will provide an overview of the Code and the support to deliver Oliver’s Training, and CQC will set out their expectations of providers. There will be opportunity for a Q&A.