Blogs and articles

21 Apr 2023 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we’re saying well done to our partners Care Friends as they achieve a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation. read more

18 Apr 2023 Skills for Care

The Care Innovation Challenge is an opportunity to explore innovations for social care, and there’s still time to apply for this year. We found out mo…read more

10 Aug 2022 Claire Smout

Claire Smout, Skills for Care’s Programme Head - Sector Digital talks to us about the importance of supporting staff to confidently use digital techno…read more

20 May 2022 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday, we look at the new online workplace mental health platform being used by Friends of the Elderly as part of its ‘Wellbeing pledge…read more

16 May 2022 Jane Seal

Jane Seale of the Open University recently conducted research examining how people with a learning disability were being supported to use technologies…read more

26 Apr 2022 Skills for Care

The pandemic has brought many challenges for the social care sector, but there has also been innovations and achievements. We look at how providers su…read more

01 Feb 2022 Jo Steele

If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’ve visited the Skills for Care website before. If not, then welcome! You’ll have noticed it’s a vast webs…read more

12 Jan 2022 Skills for Care

As the new year begins it's the perfect time to start planning learning and development opportunities for your team to make use of this year. read more

20 Oct 2021 Dianne Buddery

In the fast-paced and challenging world of social care it’s not always easy to introduce new technology skills to staff. Skills for Care’s Digital Pr…read more

19 Oct 2021 Skills for Care

The Care Friends app, launched by recruitment thought-leader Neil Eastwood in partnership with Skills for Care, provides an innovative solution for so…read more