About Us

Overview

i-share training and development website is one of the outcomes of a 3 year project to address workforce planning and capacity building across Kent and Medway.

A partnership in funding collaboration between all the councils in Kent, and Improvement and Efficiency South East (IESE), the priorities of the project are;

Improving the sharing of talent & knowledge across the public sector in Kent and Medway.
Developing a pan Kent & Medway public sector workforce plan.
Identifying & working together on areas of common interest around workforce planning and capacity building.

Through consultation, funded by IESE, it has been identified that Kent has an ageing local Government workforce, there are challenges surrounding recruitment and retention, and training activity across Kent is delivered in isolation, is expensive and has no cohesion. It is believed that by working together, the benefits both in terms of economies of scale and joint procurement of training provision will result in a coherent workforce strategy equipping Kent with a workforce fit for the future.

The Workforce Development Project Vision Statement

We will work together to have a skilled workforce that will meet the needs of the community, now and in the future.

Current Partners

Ashford Borough Council
Canterbury City Council
Dartford Borough Council
Dover District Council
East Sussex County Council

Gravesham Borough Council
Improvement and Efficiency South East

Kent County Council
Kent and Medway Care Alliance

Kent and Medway NHS Partnership Trust

Kent Police

Kent Probation Service

Kent Improvement and Efficiency Partnership

Kent Safeguarding Children's Board

Local Government Improvement and Development - IDEA

Medway Adult and Community Learning Services

Medway College of Social Care

Medway Safeguarding Children's Board

Medway Primary Care Trust

Medway Community Healthcare

Medway Schools 

Maidstone Borough Council
Medway Council

Pilgrims Hospice
Sevenoaks District Council
Shepway District Council

South East Employers

South East Coast Strategic Health Authority
Swale Borough Council

Thanet District Council
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Kent Fire and Rescue

West Kent Primary Care Trust

Governance

The Workforce Development Project is currently governed by a board of specially chosen representatives from councils across Kent plus representatives from South East Employers.

Future Developments

i-share continues to evolve, reflecting the needs of the partners. Latest functionality includes a Policies and Procedures library, a Community of Practice and a News section.

From September 2011 we launched i-share Mentoring, where users can search across organisations for mentors and mentees.