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Take a look at through our blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

If you’d be interested in writing a blog or being interviewed for one our pieces please email catriona.wilson@skillsforcare.org.uk.

 


What data tells us about how learning and development supports retention

17 Jan 2024 Skills for Care

We round-up what our latest data tells us about how learning and development supports retention. read more

17 Jan 2024 Skills for Care

We round-up what our latest data tells us about how learning and development supports retention. read more

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Learning and development

Retention

Resources to support learning and development in 2024

15 Jan 2024 Skills for Care

We round up resources available to support you to #KeepLearning this year. read more

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15 Jan 2024 Skills for Care

Group learning session

We round up resources available to support you to #KeepLearning this year. read more

Learning and development

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

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11 Jan 2024 Oonagh Smyth

Photo of 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

Learning and development

Skills for Care

Skills for Care endorsed training provider Train with Care wins award

02 Jan 2024 Skills for Care

Over the Christmas and New Year period we’re sharing some additional good news stories from the sector in 2023. This time we hear about the award whic…read more

train with care

02 Jan 2024 Skills for Care

train with care

Over the Christmas and New Year period we’re sharing some additional good news stories from the sector in 2023. This time we hear about the award whic…read more

Good news story

Learning and development

Supporting the adult social care sector with digital upskilling

28 Nov 2023 Nada Wakeford

In this guest blog, Nada Wakeford Project Manager, Sussex Digital in Reach Team, shares how their team has been supporting the adult social care secto…read more

nada wakeford

28 Nov 2023 Nada Wakeford

nada wakeford

In this guest blog, Nada Wakeford Project Manager, Sussex Digital in Reach Team, shares how their team has been supporting the adult social care secto…read more

Digital

Learning and development

Six eLearning modules to develop you and your team

22 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up six online learning modules for social care managers and their teams, and highlight how you can claim from the Workforce Development Fund …read more

22 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up six online learning modules for social care managers and their teams, and highlight how you can claim from the Workforce Development Fund …read more

Digital

Learning and development

Transferable digital skills you can apply from your personal life to work

15 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We look at some of the digital skills you may make use of regularly in your personal life that you can also apply to your role in adult social care read more

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15 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Laptop

We look at some of the digital skills you may make use of regularly in your personal life that you can also apply to your role in adult social care read more

Digital

Learning and development

Resources to support with digital skills and confidence

13 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up some resources available to support you with improving digital confidence and developing your digital skills. read more

Two women looking at a computer

13 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Two women looking at a computer

We round-up some resources available to support you with improving digital confidence and developing your digital skills. read more

Digital

Learning and development

Why it’s important to improve digital confidence for people working in social care

09 Nov 2023 Claire Smout

As we launch our ‘Improving digital confidence’ campaign, our Head of Digital Skills, Claire Smout, discusses why digital confidence is so important f…read more

Claire Smout

09 Nov 2023 Claire Smout

Claire Smout

As we launch our ‘Improving digital confidence’ campaign, our Head of Digital Skills, Claire Smout, discusses why digital confidence is so important f…read more

Digital

Learning and development

Leadership

Skills for Care

Resources to help you #RecruitRight

06 Sep 2023 Skills for Care

Getting your recruitment approach right is so important in finding and keeping the best people for your team. We have resources that can help. read more

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06 Sep 2023 Skills for Care

Man sat at a desk smiling

Getting your recruitment approach right is so important in finding and keeping the best people for your team. We have resources that can help. read more

Learning and development

Recruitment