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Impact Fund established by Skills for Care awards £1million investment to projects supporting social care

17 Jul 2026

Impact Fund established by Skills for Care awards £1million investment to projects supporting social care

Adult social care vacancy rate falls to lowest level in a decade as workforce grows

24 Jun 2026

The vacancy rate in England’s adult social care sector has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, according to new data published by Skills for Care.

Skills for Care CEO Professor Oonagh Smyth CBE appointed Trustee of Age UK

11 Jun 2026

Professor Oonagh Smyth CBE, CEO of Skills for Care, has been appointed as a Trustee of Age UK.

Skills for Care launches The Training Hub for adult social care providers

08 Jun 2026

Skills for Care, the national charity focused on building a stronger workforce for social care, is starting to roll out a new training offer for adult social care.

Skills for Care awarded two major DHSC contracts to strengthen the adult social care workforce

15 May 2026

Skills for Care has successfully secured two major three-year contracts from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to strengthen support for the adult social care workforce in England.

Rachel Yates Hoyles Wins Leadership in Dementia Award at the UK Dementia Awards 2026

08 May 2026

Skills for Care is proud to announce that Rachel Yates Hoyles, National Practice Innovation Lead, has been named the winner of the Leadership in Dementia Award at the UK Dementia Awards 2026.

Skills for Care dedicates April to #CelebratingSocialCare for fifth year

01 Apr 2026

Skills for Care is once again #CelebratingSocialCare this April and is encouraging all social care organisations and people working in social care to join in.

Skills for Care launches new ‘Practical approaches toolkits’ to support adoption of proven workforce models

23 Mar 2026

Skills for Care has launched a new suite of ‘Practical approaches toolkits’.

Skills for Care publishes updated framework to support great leadership in social care

03 Mar 2026

Skills for Care has published its refreshed Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF), modelling what great leadership looks like in adult social care.

Call for speakers and exhibitors to join “AI and the future of social work– a one day summit”

23 Feb 2026

Skills for Care and Social Work England are calling on leaders, innovators and experts across AI, social work, technology, policy and education to contribute to the first ever “AI and the future of social work” event.