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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 new workers can be challenging at any time, but during the COVID-19 pandemic this challenge is even greater. Employers are developing creative solutions to help with these challenges.
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 frontline managers.
Follow the updates on the new approval of The Lead Practitioner in Adult Care (level 4) and The Leader in Adult Care (level 5) apprenticeship standard.
A message from our CEO Oonagh Smyth to the care sector during COVID-19.