Skills for Care launches The Training Hub for adult social care providers
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. The Training Hub by Skills for Care has been exclusively designed to meet the real training needs of adult social care providers.
Built by the organisation that helps set the standards for the sector, The Training Hub will offer high‑quality, affordable and sector‑specific online learning developed with deep insight into the realities of care delivery. For more than 25 years, Skills for Care has worked closely with the Government, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and employers to define what Good and Outstanding care looks like – including developing the Care Certificate, shaping the Care Workforce Pathway and producing statutory and mandatory training guidance used across the sector.
The Training Hub has been created in response to what care leaders say they need most: credible, up‑to‑date training that reflects current and emerging standards, is easy to use, is fairly-priced, and genuinely supports staff to feel confident and competent in their roles.
Skills for Care has worked closely with care providers to understand what they need from their training provider. This has included focus groups and one-to-one consultations taking place at each stage to ensure all elements of the training offer truly meet the requirements of people working in social care.
With the first eLearning courses available from June, and more over the next six months, The Training Hub will be building toward a complete range of courses targeted specifically at the adult social care sector across four key categories:
- Statutory and mandatory – covering essential topics required to meet statutory and mandatory requirements in adult social care, such as person‑centred care, equality, diversity and inclusion awareness, and other core subjects relevant to any role in the sector.
- Enhanced care – covering a range of topics to support delivery across specialist areas of adult social care.
- Health and safety – covering key health and safety requirements within adult social care settings.
- Leadership and management – covering skills and knowledge to support progression from first-line supervision through to senior management roles.
As the rollout of the new training offer is ongoing, Skills for Care will be continuing to adjust and tailor the offer in response to feedback from care organisations and eLearning customers.
All courses are developed by Skills for Care, drawing on its deep and longstanding expertise in workforce development and quality improvement. The training will be delivered via an award-winning learning management platform that has been expertly designed to suit different types of learners.
Oonagh Smyth, CEO, Skills for Care, says:
We’re launching The Training Hub because care providers across England consistently told us they need training that truly reflect the realities of adult social care. As the organisation that developed the Care Certificate and that sets the standards that other training providers measure against, we understand the complexity of the sector and the skills that care workers need to deliver high‑quality, compassionate care.
The Training Hub offers learning that providers can trust – training aligned with current regulation, and designed around real care roles. By supporting confident, competent staff, we’re helping services focus on what matters most: delivering the best possible care and support for people who draw on care.
It’s designed to strengthen the whole workforce, support services under pressure, and help build skilled teams equipped to meet both today and tomorrow’s challenges in adult social care, with every penny reinvested into supporting the social care sector.
Alison Carter, Managing Director, No Place Like Home, says:
I was delighted to support Skills for Care in shaping The Training Hub and to share our experience of developing learning within a small, specialist service. It’s encouraging to see a platform that has been built with genuine input from across the sector and grounded in the realities of care delivery.
One of the biggest challenges we face is navigating a complex and inconsistent training market. The Training Hub offers a more joined-up, trusted approach, helping providers identify high-quality learning that is relevant, practical and aligned with how care is actually delivered. I’m really looking forward to seeing how it supports services to invest in their teams and continue raising standards across the sector.
For more information about The Training Hub by Skills for Care, visit: https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/thetraininghub/
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