Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet

Network Overview

Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet supports businesses of all sizes in the private healthcare sector. The network’s mission is to grow the Irish private healthcare sector by enhancing specialised skills and knowledge within the sector, with a focus on technical upskilling and certification for nursing homes, hospitals, homecare agencies and healthcare agencies.

Collaborating with industry, the network designs, develops and delivers responsive, bespoke and flexible, subsidised training courses to address the ongoing needs of businesses. Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet is promoted by Leading Healthcare Providers Ltd. The Network is open to all private enterprises in the healthcare sector.

Supports to businesses

• Assist businesses to identify and address current and future skills needs 
• Information regarding successful approaches to learning and talent development 
• Guidance on achieving value for money when investing in learning and development 
• Strategic programmes that enhance business innovation and sectoral competitiveness 
• Flexible training and education programmes customised to the needs of the sector 
• Innovative programme design and development 
• Leadership programmes for business owners and executives 
• Certified and non-certified technical training 
• Training relating to communication, problem-solving and other core skills 
• Advice on gauging the effectiveness of training 
• Access to a network of businesses within the sector 
• Conferences, seminars, and other informal learning and networking events 

“Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet has provided the upskilling of our Health Care Assistant staff through education and training - facilitating us in meeting our client and service needs here at Beacon Hospital.”

Katie Conlon - Beacon Hospital

“LHP Skillnet have continually supported the work we do, not only by way of course provision, but also in predicting training needs, identifying suitable courses, getting to know our staff and how they learn best and reviewing programme outcomes. LHP Skillnet offer a varied and attractive suite of modules that we can chose from, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with them into the future.”

Ken Hogan - Sonas Nursing Home