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Care Certificate

Care Certificate

Download our resources on the Care Certificate, the standards that should be covered as part of induction.
Good and outstanding care

Good and outstanding care

Our updated guide is ideal for providers wanting to achieve or sustain a good or outstanding CQC rating.
Become a member

Become a member

We are the membership body for registered managers. Find out more about the benefits.
Individual employers

Individual employers

Our information hub can help individual employers and those who support them.

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ASYE pathway to NAAS

This is a voluntary programme, designed to raise the professional status of child and family social workers.

Could you host a graduate?

Applications for organisations to host a graduate and develop future leaders in health and social care are now open until Monday 6 April 2020

Skills for Care's new CEO, Oonagh Smyth.

Andy Tilden, Interim CEO at Skills for Care writes an open letter to welcome Skills for Care's new CEO, Oonagh Smyth.

Launch of new digital learning modules for managers and leaders

We've developed 11 digital modules for aspiring, new or experienced leaders and managers to develop their skills in leadership, succession planning and developing future talent.

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Registered Manager Jason Denny reflects on how his team are responding to the COVID-19 crisis

Registered Manager Jason Denny reflects on how his team are responding to the COVID-19 crisis
Blog posted on Friday 27 March 2020

Registered Manager Jason Denny and his team at Old Hastings House won a Skills for Care Accolade for their work. Here he reflects on how they are responding to CORONA-19 crisis.

COVID-19: the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Standards

COVID-19: the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Standards
Blog posted on Thursday 26 March 2020

In this blog, Karen Morse Skills for Care Head of Area and mental health lead, talks about how social care providers can ensure that they uphold the rights and decisions of people they support amid the COVID-19 emergency.

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on how the sector has stepped up to meet the COVID-19 crisis

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on how the sector has stepped up to meet the COVID-19 crisis
Blog posted on Monday 23 March 2020

Social Care is vital – an unsung hero. Anyone who works in our sector is aware of the vital role that our people play day in and day out across the country. Employers are proud of the professionalism and dedication of their 1.49 million care staff.

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Approval of new apprenticeships standards

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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.
Date:
Friday 14 February 2020

Applications open for funding for user led organisations to deliver training for individual employers and PAs

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Skills for Care has opened applications for ULOs to apply for a grant to deliver and/or commission training for individuals and personal assistants.
Date:
Wednesday 12 February 2020

Host a graduate to bring fresh thinking into your organisation

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Skills for Care is looking for innovative social care organisations to host ambitious graduates on a one-year programme designed to develop future leaders in health and social care.
Date:
Monday 27 January 2020
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