Skills for Care

COVID-19: Support and guidance for the adult social care sector

COVID-19: essential training

Find guidance on essential training and how to access it.

Support for regulated professionals

Further support specifically for social workers or registered nurses.

Support for registered managers

Our Facebook group, podcasts, virtual networks, webinars and advice line can support you during this time.

Support for individual employers

Guidance for people employing PAs (including PHB holders and direct payment recipients).

COVID-19 guidance from other agencies

Key guidance from the government and other agencies in the fight against COVID-19.

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Wellbeing

Heart in hands Supporting the good health and wellbeing of yourself and the social care workforce is so important. Access a range of supporting resources from trusted partners on the new workforce wellbeing resource finder.

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Upcoming events

28Sep

National nursing associate in social care Community of Practice

Zoom
29Sep

Deputy network: East Midlands 29 September 2021

Zoom
29Sep

Deputy network: South West 29 September 2021

Zoom
05Oct

Webinar: CQC - monitoring, inspection and smarter regulation

Zoom

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Latest blogs and articles

Blog List

Interview: the importance of references in social care

Article posted on Wednesday 22 September 2021

We spoke with Dominic Headley, founder and director of Dominic Headley and Associates a specialist consultancy providing training and advice to employers to support safeguarding and safe and fair recruitment. Gain and provide effective references and explore why this is so important in the social care sector.

Using social media and digital content to support recruitment in social care

Article posted on Thursday 16 September 2021

Social media has become a huge part of most people's everyday lives – so, it's no surprise that social media has also become an important part of the recruitment process across all sectors, including social care. We spoke with social care recruiters and managers to find out how they're using social media to support their recruitment activity.

Fantastic social care candidates and where to find them

Article posted on Wednesday 15 September 2021

When it comes to providing high-quality care and support, finding the right people for your organisation is key. That's why an effective and targeted approach to recruitment, which reaches people with the right values to work in social care is so important.

Latest news

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2021-22 Workforce Development Fund has now launched

Description: The Workforce Development Fund (WDF) 2021-22 is now open to adult social care employers in England to support the development of their staff at all levels, offering funding for a wide range of qualifications, learning programmes and digital learning modules.
Date:: Tuesday 14 September 2021

The launch of Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection

Description: Skills for Care is delighted to join with 20 other social care bodies across England to launch Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection, to honour the work of the adult social care workforce during the pandemic, and those we sadly lost.
Date:: Tuesday 7 September 2021

Response to the Government's announcement on adult social care reform plans and funding

Description: Hear what our CEO Oonagh Smyth had to say about the Government's announcement on adult social care reform plans and funding.
Date:: Tuesday 7 September 2021

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