Blogs and articles

20 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

We look at what our data tells us about the positive impact which learning and development has on reducing staff turnover. read more

25 Jan 2023 Skills for Care

We explain how you can Skills for Care’s Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) to store your training records and make sure staff’s learning …read more

13 Dec 2022 Skills for Care

Using data to analyse your workforce and organisation is an important part of workforce planning. We look at what data can tell you about equality, di…read more

09 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care’s analysis team explain how you can use the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) and our annual social care report to suppor…read more

26 Oct 2022 Munira Thobani

Munira Thobani one of Skills for Care’s board members shares her insights on the importance of encouraging diversity at senior levels in social care. read more

20 Jun 2022 Skills for Care

Evaluating staff wellbeing can be difficult, but there are certain data metrics than can help with this such as turnover rates and staff surveys. Find…read more

22 Feb 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care's Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set can be used by social care providers to identify areas for improvement. Find out how the servic…read more

22 Dec 2021 Oonagh Smyth

Hear what Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth has to say about the past year in the sector. read more

02 Dec 2021 Skills for Care

Our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) provides a wide range of benefits for social care providers – from managing training records to pro…read more

24 Nov 2021 Dave Griffiths

Skills for Care’s Programme Head of Workforce Intelligence, Dave Griffiths, shares his experience of developing Skills for Care’s data collection serv…read more