Blogs and articles

14 Oct 2021 Skills for Care

We’re delighted to announce that our Moving Up programme is now open for 2021/22. The programme is aimed at leaders with Black, Asian, and other diver…read more

14 Oct 2021 Oonagh Smyth

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth extends her thank you to all our ASC-WDS users who contribute vital sector insights which help to shape policies and decision mak…read more

06 Oct 2021 Skills for Care

Supporting equality and diversity among the social care sector is a core element of our strategy and all our work at Skills for Care. read more

04 Oct 2021 Skills for Care

Through October and November, we’ll be focusing on information and resources to support social care employers with retention, as we launch our #Retain…read more

01 Oct 2021 Oonagh Smyth

Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth launches our Black History Month activity with a blog discussing the work Skills for Care is doing internally and ext…read more

30 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

Pre-pandemic, Skills for Care funded three employability support organisations to work with providers in social care to recruit people either under-re…read more

30 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

Welcoming new starters and newly-qualified entrants to the sector is a key consideration of the recruitment process. Luckily, there are many initiativ…read more

16 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

We spoke with a selection of social care recruiters and managers to find out more about how they’re using social media to support their recruitment ac…read more

15 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

When it comes to providing high-quality care and support, finding the right people for your organisation is key. That’s why an effective and targeted …read more

13 Sep 2021 Kerry Cleary

Values-based leadership and wellbeing coach and trainer Kerry Cleary talks to us about what values-based recruitment actually means, and how this can …read more