Developing a sector route-way for social care

Skills for Care has been working with Jobcentre Plus and other partners to provide a national sector route-way for adult social care.

The sector route-way is a form of support that can be offered to unemployed people to give them the skills and confidence to move into entry level jobs in the adult social care sector.

A key part of the route-way is a 60 hour training course that gives learners a good idea of what it would be like to work in adult social care, and at the same time helps them to develop the skills they need to get started.

The learning outcomes for this course have been developed into an accredited level 1 Award that is now listed on the  Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) - Level 1 Award in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care.

The latest version of the route-way toolkit and supporting materials (March 2011) can be downloaded form the bottom of this page.

We are now working with Jobcentre Plus, the Skills Funding Agency and other partners to see how the sector route-way can best be incorporated into the new Work Programme and sector-based work academies.

If you have any questions about the development of the sector route-way for social care, please contact info@skillsforcare.org.uk

overview flyer of sector route-way for adult social care

Sector route-way for adult social care version 3 - March 2011

• Appendix 2 - guidance for partners (March 2011)
• Appendix 3 - guidance for employment/careers advisors (March 2011)
• Appendix 4 - guidance for potential recruits (March 2011)
• Appendix 11 - guidance for employers (March 2011)

Supporting materials

Route-way introduction presentation - July 2011

FAQs - Pre employment training in adult social care

If you are interested in a career in social care please click on the links below:

• starting a career in social care 
• Have you thought about a career in social care? (pdf)
• career pathways e-tool