Explore the importance of developing your workforce through skill-building and professional development initiatives. Learn how to enhance the skills of your employees for improved productivity and success in the workplace.
It’s important that staff are equipped with the right skills and knowledge to provide high quality care and support.
Investing in learning and development opportunities also supports staff retention. Workers feel valued because they can see you’re investing in them. Find resources and tools to support you with the development of your workforce.
Care workforce pathway for adult social care
The care workforce pathway will set out clearly what a career in social care means and the level of knowledge, experience and skills required to deliver high-quality, personalised, care and support. Find out more about the pathway and next steps.
Guide to developing your staff
Our guidance can help you plan, deliver and evaluate the learning and development you provide for your staff.
Care Certificate
The Care Certificate defines the minimum standards any adult social care worker needs to meet when working in social care. Find resources to support the delivery and assessment of the Care Certificate.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships can be used to develop existing staff or recruit new workers into your organisation. They also attract lots of government funding. Find out how your apprenticeships could support your organisation.
Qualifications
Qualifications can play an important role in learning and development and there are a wide variety available within adult social care to support the development of your workforce.
Skills for Care eLearning
We’ve developed a range of eLearning modules to support the development of knowledge and skills in different areas, which are hosted on our virtual learning environment. Find out more.
Care topics
Tools and resources to support workers to gain the specialist knowledge and skills needed to provide high quality care and support.
Find a learning provider
Find a Skills for Care endorsed learning provider to deliver high quality learning and development to your workforce.
Quality Assured Care Learning Service
The Quality Assured Care Learning service reviews course quality, making sure training is accessible, high-quality, and meets the needs of both the workforce and people who draw on care and support.
Support for individual employers and PAs
Visit our information hub for tools, resources and funding opportunities dedicated to individual employers (IE) and personal assistants (PA) including information for individuals employers (IE) on developing their PA.