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Skills for Care’s popular Moving Up programme supporting Black and Asian leaders returns for 2027

05 Nov 2026

Skills for Care has opened registrations for its popular Moving Up programme in 2027, starting on 13 January.

Last chance to book brand new strategic workforce planning seminar for local authorities

02 Nov 2026

Adult social care leaders are being encouraged to secure their place on Skills for Care’s new strategic workforce planning for local authorities seminar, designed to help organisations take a more proactive approach to workforce planning and prepare for future challenges across the sector.

Applications now open for free Care Workforce Pathway support programme

20 Oct 2026

Adult social care providers across England are being invited to apply for a free support programme designed to help organisations put the Care Workforce Pathway (the Pathway) into practice and strengthen workforce development.

New Skills for Care report identifies factors linked to better retention of care workers and higher quality of care

14 Oct 2026

Skills for Care’s newly-published ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report has been published.

Skills for Care launches new statutory and mandatory training bundle for adult social care

02 Oct 2026

The Training Hub by Skills for Care has launched a new statutory and mandatory training bundle.

Sign-up for the State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England 2026 launch event

29 Sep 2026

Bookings open for State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England 2026 launch event.

Skills for Care responds to the Prime Minister's announcement on adult social care workforce reforms

30 Jul 2026

Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement of a new ministerial group to immediately look at wider adult social care workforce reforms beyond the Fair Pay Agreement.

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

Skills for Care comments on Adult Social Care Fair Pay Agreement

16 Jul 2026

Professor Oonagh Smyth CBE, Chief Executive of Skills for Care comments on Adult Social Care Fair Pay Agreement.

New framework launched to strengthen behaviour change practice in adult social care

29 Jun 2026

Skills for Care has launched a new Behaviour Change Competencies Framework for the Adult Social Care Workforce, developed with the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in partnership with people working across the sector.