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Skills for Care’s latest campaign focuses on ‘Improving digital confidence’

06 Nov 2023

Throughout November and December Skills for Care is running a campaign to support people working in social care to feel confident with digital technology.

Skills for Care partners with National Care Forum for The Managers Conference 2024

31 Oct 2023

Skills for Care and The National Care Forum (NCF) are delighted to be partnering again to deliver The Managers Conference 2024.

Skills for Care responds to CQC State Of Care report

20 Oct 2023

Skills for Care CEO, Oonagh Smyth, responds to the CQC State Of Care report.

Skills for Care to develop workforce strategy for adult social care – as new report shows a year of ‘green shoots’ and ongoing challenges

12 Oct 2023

Skills for Care has published its annual State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report - and announced plans to develop a new and comprehensive workforce strategy for adult social care.

Skills for Care highlights how #DataDrivesChange with latest campaign

02 Oct 2023

Skills for Care is showcasing the important impact which data has in making decisions and shaping policy for social care with their latest campaign ‘Making a difference with data #DataDrivesChange’.

Skills for Care is supporting social care employers to #RecruitRight

01 Sep 2023

Skills for Care is supporting social care teams to #RecruitRight with its latest campaign.

Skills for Care added to Official Statistics Order 2023

23 Aug 2023

Skills for Care is now an official statistics provider, having been added to the Official Statistics Order 2023.

New survey launched to capture the experiences of those working in adult social care

17 Aug 2023

People working across adult social care are being encouraged to complete a new national Government survey which aims to capture the experiences of those working in adult social care to support improvements over time.

Skills for Care appoints Tristram Gardner as Deputy CEO

17 Jul 2023

Skills for Care, the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tristram Gardner to the role of Deputy CEO.

Adult social care workforce growing again, but challenges remain

12 Jul 2023

The annual Size and Structure of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England shows that the adult social care workforce in England started growing again in 2022-3.