Urgent action is needed for care workforce pay, professionalisation, skills and training
Skills for Care’s annual State of the Adult Social Care Workforce report Skills for Care’s annual State of the Adult Social Care Workforce report, shows…
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Ambitious Graduates Can Now Apply for Health and Social Care Graduate Management Programme
Applications now open for health and social care Graduate Management programme Skills for Care is urging ambitious graduates to apply for one of the places…
Skills for Care launches Management Programme to attract more graduates into health and social care
Skills for Care, the sector skills council for adult social care in England, is running a campaign over the summer to attract more graduates into…
Social work degree apprenticeships: A different way of learning not a different qualification
Programme Head of Social Work at Skills for Care, Graham Woodham talks us through the upcoming social work degree apprenticeships and the opportunities that come…
Campaign to inspire more young people into social care roles launched
Skills for Care has launched a campaign to inspire more young people into social care, in the lead up to GCSE and A level results…
The new apprenticeship standards: why you should get involved
This week will start the six month countdown to the official closure of the current apprenticeship frameworks. From 29 December 2017, if you want to…
Tell us your thoughts on social care traineeships
We’re looking to understand the relevance and value of traineeships in adult social care. A traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience…
Care Home Open Day offers opportunity to explore careers in social care
Skills for Care is urging everyone to get involved this Care Home Open Day as care homes throw open their doors. On June 16 2017…
Building an attractive career pathway for new recruits: new toolkit to explore careers in adult social care
We’re pleased to launch the new Social care: a rewarding career toolkit this Learning at Work week to promote the rewards and tackle common misconceptions about working…
Skills for Care fund innovative projects to support education and employment of under-represented groups in social care
Out of the estimated 1.43 million people working in adult social care; 20% are from black minority ethnic (BME) background 18% are male 10% are…