Skills for Care
Top

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.

 


Five learning and development resources to support retention

09 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

Supporting learning and development opportunities for your team can play a vital role in helping with staff retention. read more

Man and women painting

09 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

Man and women painting

Supporting learning and development opportunities for your team can play a vital role in helping with staff retention. read more

Workforce development

Retention

Leadership

Social care leaders share how our 'Digital learning for managers' modules can support leadership and retention

02 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

Skills for Care’s ‘Digital learning for managers’ modules have been designed to develop new and aspiring social care managers. Find out more about how…read more

02 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

Skills for Care’s ‘Digital learning for managers’ modules have been designed to develop new and aspiring social care managers. Find out more about how…read more

Leadership

Retention

Workforce development

How to introduce digital skills without causing a systems overdrive

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

Dianne Buddery

20 Oct 2021 Dianne Buddery

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

Digital

Leadership

Retention

Workforce development

Getting started in social work with ASYE

30 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

Welcoming new starters and newly-qualified entrants to the sector is a key consideration of the recruitment process. Luckily, there are many initiativ…read more

Man and woman smiling and working

30 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

Man and woman smiling and working

Welcoming new starters and newly-qualified entrants to the sector is a key consideration of the recruitment process. Luckily, there are many initiativ…read more

Recruitment

Workforce development

Social work

Interview: how the Kickstart Scheme helped start my career in social care

27 Aug 2021 Skills for Care

We spoke with James Bloomfield-Stock as part of our #RecruitmentReady spotlight to find out how he utilised the Kickstart Scheme to get started workin…read more

Woman laughing and baking

27 Aug 2021 Skills for Care

Woman laughing and baking

We spoke with James Bloomfield-Stock as part of our #RecruitmentReady spotlight to find out how he utilised the Kickstart Scheme to get started workin…read more

Funding

Recruitment

Workforce development

How the National Care Forum Kickstart Scheme can help you recruit new people into the sector

26 Aug 2021 Claire Sutton

Claire Sutton of the National Care Forum (NCF) tells us about their Kickstart Scheme and how it can help care providers with recruitment and capacity,…read more

26 Aug 2021 Claire Sutton

Claire Sutton of the National Care Forum (NCF) tells us about their Kickstart Scheme and how it can help care providers with recruitment and capacity,…read more

Funding

Recruitment

Workforce development

Why apprenticeships can be a positive addition to your recruitment strategy

25 Aug 2021 Skills for Care

As part of our #RecruitmentReady spotlight we spoke with one care provider about how they’ve used apprenticeship programmes and the benefits it’s had …read more

25 Aug 2021 Skills for Care

As part of our #RecruitmentReady spotlight we spoke with one care provider about how they’ve used apprenticeship programmes and the benefits it’s had …read more

Recruitment

Workforce development

How individual employers are using funding to develop and train their personal assistants

29 Jul 2021 Skills for Care

As part of our #SupportingManagers spotlight we spoke with individual employers about how funding has helped them to develop and train their personal …read more

man and woman

29 Jul 2021 Skills for Care

man and woman

As part of our #SupportingManagers spotlight we spoke with individual employers about how funding has helped them to develop and train their personal …read more

Individual employers

Workforce development

How our new Care Certificate resources support care workers across different settings and specialisms

18 Jun 2021 Skills for Care

Find out more about how the Care Certificate can support care workers across different settings and specialism, and recent adaptations. read more

Man and women painting

18 Jun 2021 Skills for Care

Man and women painting

Find out more about how the Care Certificate can support care workers across different settings and specialism, and recent adaptations. read more

Workforce development

How registered managers can support and encourage learning at work

20 May 2021 Skills for Care

This Learning at Work Week we’ve rounded up some tips and ideas to help registered managers to support and encourage ongoing learning and development …read more

20 May 2021 Skills for Care

This Learning at Work Week we’ve rounded up some tips and ideas to help registered managers to support and encourage ongoing learning and development …read more

Workforce development