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The workforce in adult social care today

Find out more about the workforce in adult social care today including staffing and vacancy rates, demographics of the workforce and learning and development in the sector.

Improving the social care system

We work to ensure the adult social care system is well funded, supports people to live the lives that they choose, and attracts the right people to the workforce. We do this by gathering and analysing workforce intelligence data through our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), using our intelligence and insight from the sector to support local and national partners in strategy and policy development, and supporting social care within Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).

Context

Learn more about why it's so important for the adult social care sector to have a Workforce Strategy. With the Strategy we can ensure we have enough of the right people with the right skills to provide the best care and support for the people who draw on it.

Executive summary

This Workforce Strategy was developed by Skills for Care in collaboration with the adult social care sector – including people who draw on care and support. It seeks to set out where we are now, the drivers and case for change, and where we want to make changes to build the workforce of the future.

History of WRES

History of the Workforce Race Equality Standard in Social Care, a process that organisations can use to address, evidence and make progress in race equality. After consultation with key stakeholders, phase 1 of the SC-WRES was tested with 18 local authority sites across England.

Train

Learning and development is key to the provision of high quality care. Learn about the priorities identified in the Workforce Strategy.

Race Equity Reference Group

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Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard

The Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme supports your organisation to achieve an anti-racist workplace.

Registered Manager Reference Group

The Skills for Care Registered Manager Reference Group informs and provides feedback on Skills for Care's work, sharing their expertise, experience, advice and enthusiasm.

Drivers of change

There are three essential elements that underpin the Workforce Strategy - the shape of care, the shape of work and the shape of education. Discover how the assumptions made for area will drive change in the workforce.