Blogs and articles

06 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

As Race Equality Week 2023 begins Oonagh Smyth, CEO and John Coughlan, Chair of Skills for Care discuss the organisation’s work to support equality, d…read more

13 Dec 2022 Skills for Care

Using data to analyse your workforce and organisation is an important part of workforce planning. We look at what data can tell you about equality, di…read more

31 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke with social worker Nawal Taha, who previously ran her own domiciliary care provider, about how important it is for social care teams to refle…read more

26 Oct 2022 Munira Thobani

Munira Thobani one of Skills for Care’s board members shares her insights on the importance of encouraging diversity at senior levels in social care. read more

24 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

Members of Skills for Care’s Group for Ethnic Minority Social Workers (GEMS) share with us what employers need to know to support diversity in the wor…read more

20 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

We speak with Monique Carayol, Leadership and Talent Development Coach and co-founder of the Bravery in the Boardroom movement, about how to encourage…read more

17 Oct 2022 Dudley Sawyerr

Dudley Sawyerr, Care Consultant at People Care Services and Co-Chair of Skills for Care’s Race Equality Reference Group discusses what it means to be …read more

14 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Thomptiana Thompson about how she has seen the impact of our Moving Up Programme from both a participant and an empl…read more

05 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care has launched a two-month spotlight focused on providing support for leaders at all levels read more

16 Aug 2022 Skills for Care

Julia Moor is the Quality and Compliance Manager for Harrogate Skills for Living. She talks to us about the organisation’s flexible approach to induct…read more