Funding concerns

"Can we get funding to help our service implement Let’s get real?"

"Our budgets are tight and we can’t afford extra FTE for implementation - what can we do?"

There is no specific source of funding that services can access to assist with implementation.

Resources to support implementation of Let’s get real take the form of the enablers, the Te Pou workforce team and the regional workforce co-ordinators. We are happy to work alongside organisations to assist with using the enablers and understanding how best to proceed with implementation.

Remember that you don’t need to ‘reinvent the wheel’ or do it all at once. Your service may have training or processes in place that already align with Let’s get real.

If a need for change is identified, it is hoped that organisations and/or services can shift to working in a Let’s get real way without having to incur cost. As Let’s get real is fundamentally about relationships, partnerships and the way people work, even small changes can make a difference and can be done without funding. For example, you may focus on improving relationships with community stakeholders.

"If we use the learning modules, do these identify a whole lot of training we can’t afford?"

While the learning modules may identify gaps within a staff member’s existing knowledge base, this does not generally mean that the service then has to pay for training to meet this need.

The learning modules are a resource to be used if considered helpful.They have been designed to be completed through self-directed learning. The activities within the modules encourage participants to continually reflect on their current work practices and then determine actions to improve their performance with reference to each of the seven Real Skills.

How changes occur will be determined by individual organisations - suggestions are included in the learning modules. Flexibility and creativity in using the modules is encouraged!

More about the learning modules

Firstly, the learning modules provide links and references to material that is in the public domain (can be accessed online or by applying to relevant bodies such as the Ministry of Health).

Second, much of the material in the learning modules prompts self-reflection around the way people work (rather than requiring the learning of technical skills). This can often be followed up through performance management, supervision or team meetings. Suggestions are given in the ‘Getting started’ section of the learning modules.

Third, some of the gaps identified may not be met by training, but by actions and new ways of doing things. For example, in the 'Working with Māori' module, people are prompted to take action to strengthen relationships - “Identify three Māori groups in your community that you could develop a relationship with over the next year”.

None of the above involves cost to the organisation or service.

Page last updated: 27 January 2010