Join our Race Equality Week Challenge
05 Feb 2024
Skills for Care
This week is Race Equality Week and we’re running a challenge to encourage social care providers to drive positive change in their organisations. Find…read more
05 Feb 2024
Skills for Care
This week is Race Equality Week and we’re running a challenge to encourage social care providers to drive positive change in their organisations. Find…read more
Culture and diversity
Learning and development
Skills for Care
Why learning and development matters and how you can #KeepLearning in 2024
11 Jan 2024
Oonagh Smyth
As we launch our #KeepLearning campaign our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses why it’s important to #KeepLearning and how Skills for Care can support you in …read more
As we launch our #KeepLearning campaign our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses why it’s important to #KeepLearning and how Skills for Care can support you in …read more
Learning and development
Skills for Care
An update on the workforce strategy for adult social care
18 Dec 2023
Oonagh Smyth and David Pearson
In October, Skills for Care announced plans to develop a workforce strategy for adult social care. Our CEO Oonagh Smyth and Sir David Pearson, who are…read more
18 Dec 2023
Oonagh Smyth and David Pearson
In October, Skills for Care announced plans to develop a workforce strategy for adult social care. Our CEO Oonagh Smyth and Sir David Pearson, who are…read more
How ASC-WDS is being used locally
23 Oct 2023
Skills for Care
Skills for Care’s area colleagues share insights into how the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) is being used by providers in their area.read more
23 Oct 2023
Skills for Care
Skills for Care’s area colleagues share insights into how the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) is being used by providers in their area.read more
Thank you for contributing to our ‘State of’ report for 2023
12 Oct 2023
Oonagh Smyth
As we launch this year’s ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth gives thanks to the adult socia…read more
As we launch this year’s ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth gives thanks to the adult socia…read more
#SalutingOurSisters: Tricia Pereira, shares her career story this Black History Month
29 Sep 2023
Tricia Pereira
October is Black History Month, and this year’s focus is on #SalutingOurSisters – celebrating the achievements of Black women. In honour of this, we’r…read more
29 Sep 2023
Tricia Pereira
October is Black History Month, and this year’s focus is on #SalutingOurSisters – celebrating the achievements of Black women. In honour of this, we’r…read more
Culture and diversity
Good news story
Leadership
Skills for Care
Reflections on the mental health workforce
01 Aug 2023
Kathy Roberts
Kathy Roberts, CEO of the Association of Mental Health Providers, shares an update on their project mapping the mental health workforce. read more
01 Aug 2023
Kathy Roberts
Kathy Roberts, CEO of the Association of Mental Health Providers, shares an update on their project mapping the mental health workforce. read more
Why knowing more about the great people who work in care matters
12 Jul 2023
Oonagh Smyth
Did you know that there are around 1.6 million dedicated and highly skilled people working in adult social care? Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care,…read more
Did you know that there are around 1.6 million dedicated and highly skilled people working in adult social care? Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care,…read more
ASC-WDS
Workforce planning
Skills for Care
Workforce intelligence