Blogs and articles

09 Mar 2022 Jane Hanrahan

We recently spoke to Jane Hanrahan, Workforce Development Manager at Norfolk County Council about how they use social work apprenticeships to recruit …read more

08 Mar 2022 Simon Labbett

Simon Labbett, a vision rehabilitation worker at Bradford Metropolitan District Council shares an insight into what his role involves. read more

07 Mar 2022 Oonagh Smyth

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth welcomes recent changes to the migration rules but says it is only part of the solution. read more

09 Feb 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke with two training and apprenticeship providers about the benefits of apprenticeships in social care, from upskilling existing staff to helpin…read more

19 Jan 2022 Oonagh Smyth

One of the things we use the data employers supply to our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) for is to track monthly trends across the sec…read more

19 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

In honour of International Men’s Day, we’re discussing the importance of encouraging men into a career in social care. read more

15 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

Employing a personal assistant provides more choice and control over how you live your day-to-day life. read more

11 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

We know that providing learning and development opportunities is a key component in retaining your staff. Providing learning and development motivates…read more

09 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

Supporting learning and development opportunities for your team can play a vital role in helping with staff retention. read more

02 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

Skills for Care’s ‘Digital learning for managers’ modules have been designed to develop new and aspiring social care managers. Find out more about how…read more