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Adult social care workforce grows again to meet increasing demand

07 Aug 2020

The number of people working in adult social care across has increased again to 1.52 million according to a new report by Skills for Care.

Skills for Care response to We are the NHS: People Plan for 2020/21

30 Jul 2020

Hear what Skills for CEO Oonagh Smyth has to say about the We are the NHS: People Plan for 2020/21.

Andy Tilden to leave Skills for Care after 20 years

13 Jul 2020

Andy Tilden will leave Skills for Care early in 2021 to take on new challenges after 20 years supporting learning and development opportunities for the adult social care workforce in England.

2020-21 Workforce Development Fund now open for applications

13 Jul 2020

The 2020-21 Workforce Development Fund is now open for applications. Read here to find about this years key priorities and the impact the fund has had on the sector to date.

Skills for Care partners with employee referral app Care Friends

16 Jun 2020

Skills for Care announces a new partnership with Care Friends, an innovative employee referral app, that will boost the number of quality social care candidates by using recommendations from the sector’s own workforce.

Skills for Care welcomes appointment of Rosamond Roughton as Director General of Adult Social Care

15 Jun 2020

Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth said: “We are pleased that the creation of this post recognises how important the efforts and sacrifices of the adult social care workforce have been during this pandemic.

Skills for Care welcomes the appointment of David Pearson to Chair the National COVID-19 Social Care Support Taskforce

09 Jun 2020

Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth said: “Skills for Care welcomes the appointment of David Pearson to Chair the National COVID-19 Social Care Support Taskforce announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic: sharing your recruitment successes

20 May 2020

Recruiting new workers can be challenging at any time, but during the COVID-19 pandemic the challenge is even greater. ‘Care for others. Make a Difference.’, the national recruitment campaign delivered by the Department of Health and Social Care, is raising the profile of working in adult social care nationally but we know there are lots of successful local recruitment examples and initiatives and we want to share these stories to help the sector find out how they can do the same things.

Skills for Care launches advice line for front-line managers

04 May 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic Skills for Care has launched a new advice line to support the sector’s 20,000 registered managers and other front-line managers.

Approval of new apprenticeships standards

06 Apr 2020

The Lead Practitioner in Adult Care (level 4) and Leader in Adult Care (level 5) apprenticeship standards have both now been approved for delivery with the funding bands agreed at £7,000.