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Entering the awards gives you the chance to recognise the great work you do and share best practice.

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.

Think Care Careers has everything you need to know about working in social care and the roles available.

What's new on Skills for Care

Ongoing learning and development

Figuring out when workers should refresh their knowledge and skills can be a challenge and that's why we've produced a new learning and development guide.

Learning to support people with learning disabilities

Our draft 'worked examples' explain what learning the workforce needs to support people with learning disabilities and/ or autistic people.

Workforce Development Innovation Fund

Apply for funding for innovative projects which increase the skills and competence of your staff. Closes 22 June 2018 at 13.00.

Tender opportunities now open

See what tender opportunities we have available, to support pilot projects across the sector.

Upcoming events

18Jul

ASYE Consultation event

Birmingham
19Jul

ASYE Consultation event

London
31Jul

Values based interviewing: a practical seminar to help you recruit the right person with the right values the first time

London
21Aug

Skills for Care roadshow

Barnsley

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'A day in the life' at Skills for Care

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Description: Last week we invited sixth form student, Millie, to do work experience with our marketing team. She shared her experience with us and it has some valuable lessons for any employer wanting to offer meaningful work experience.

Making co-production a reality

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Description: This week is co-production week, where we focus on how we can break down some of the barriers to co-production that still exist.

Adult social care educators meet the Queen

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Description: Geraldine Donworth, City & Guilds, reflects on a very special day celebrating people who support learning and development across our nation.

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What makes good people management?

Description: Good people management can achieve better results for your organisation so it's important that you get it right. Find out what makes good people management and how we can help.
Date:: Monday 16 July 2018

Managing your best resource – your people

Description: A crucial part of managing any adult social care service is ensuring that you have enough of the right staff, with the right values and skills, to deliver high quality care and support.
Date:: Tuesday 10 July 2018

Managing a care service – how we can support you

Description: We know there's lots that goes into managing an adult social care service, and we have advice and tools to help. This July we want to share these with you, to help you manage your service in the best way possible.
Date:: Monday 2 July 2018

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