Skills for Care funding

Workforce Development Fund

The Workforce Development Fund for 2011-2012 is a funding stream from the Department of Health disseminated by Skills for Care. It supports the ongoing professional development of staff across the adult social care sector through vocational qualifications. It replaces what was previously called the Training Strategy Implementation Fund. The fund is distributed by Skills for Care via a network of organisations and employer led partnerships and focuses on the achievement of qualification units.

Workforce Development Innovation Fund

[available from 26 August 2011]

The Workforce Development Innovation Fund is a related funding stream which can be applied for to fund innovative workforce development projects, which may be, but are not necessarily, linked to unit completions within the Qualification Credit Framework (QCF).