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

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

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

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

What's new on Skills for Care

Top Leaders programme - now available to book

Focusing on key challenges facing the sector, it aims to improve your effectiveness as a leader, expand your political intelligence and personal impact.

Nursing associate films

We've launched a suite of films about this new role. Our main film tells you what it is, how it fits into the nursing family and how it can add value to your workforce.

Recruiting the right people

Our focus this October and November is on helping employers to recruit people with the right values. Follow the campaign.

Working with families, friends and carers framework

This framework sets out some practical guidelines about how adult social care employers and staff can work well with families.

Upcoming events

20Nov

Supporting individual employers and personal assistants

London
20Nov

Pillars of an outstanding service

Birmingham
20Nov

Seeing potential: safe and fair recruitment workshop

London
21Nov

How to recruit staff: Thinking about your application process

Webinar

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Latest blogs and articles

Blog List

Creating a positive recruitment and retention culture with I Care…Ambassadors

Blog posted on Monday 18 November 2019

Angela Hine, Registered Manager at The Rectory, a residential care home that supports person-centred care for people living with dementia, talks about how joining the I Care...Ambassador initiative has been valuable in supporting both the recruitment and retention of staff.

We need to celebrate success in our sector

Article posted on Monday 11 November 2019

Michelle Hillier is Managing Director at Unique Training Solutions (UTS), a national specialist provider of skills development programmes and apprenticeships to the health, housing and social care sectors. As a sponsor of Skills for Care's 2020 Accolades awards, Michelle talks about the importance of recognising and celebrating success in adult social care.

How can I select the best candidates?

Article posted on Monday 4 November 2019

Once you've attracted the right people to apply for your job vacancies, the next step is to select the best candidates. This article shares tips on things to think about around interviewing potential recruits, implementing safe and fair recruitment checks and keeping in touch with candidates during the process, so you don't lose them.

Latest news

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New tool launched to help employers measure their 'digital readiness'

Description: The Care Provider Alliance's Digital Social Care programme commissioned Skills for Care to develop an online self-assessment tool, so adult social care employers can see how ready their organisation is to work digitally.
Date:: Thursday 7 November 2019

New framework launched to support occupational therapists working in social care

Description: A new practical resource, the Learning and Development framework supporting occupational therapists new or returning to work in adult social care, has been launched for use across the UK.
Date:: Wednesday 30 October 2019

Update on the Leader in Adult Care apprenticeship

Description: The eagerly awaited Leader in Adult Care apprenticeship is now close to being available for employers to use in the workplace, subject to the Minister signing off the agreed funding band of £7,000 in early November.
Date:: Friday 18 October 2019

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Skills for Care helps create a well-led, skilled and valued adult social care workforce in England.