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Attract and retain

Discover the recommendations within the Workforce Strategy on what needs to be done to attract people into roles in adult social care and how to keep them once they arrive.

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Supporting resources

Access additional information used in the development of the Workforce Strategy for adult social care in England. Resources to share the progress of the strategy.

The workforce in adult social care today

Find out more about the workforce in adult social care today including staffing and vacancy rates, demographics of the workforce and learning and development in the sector.

Our research

Skills for Care commissions, supports and delivers research to help achieve our vision and mission.

Improving the social care system

We work to ensure the adult social care system is well funded, supports people to live the lives that they choose, and attracts the right people to the workforce. We do this by gathering and analysing workforce intelligence data through our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), using our intelligence and insight from the sector to support local and national partners in strategy and policy development, and supporting social care within Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).

Context

Learn more about why it's so important for the adult social care sector to have a Workforce Strategy. With the Strategy we can ensure we have enough of the right people with the right skills to provide the best care and support for the people who draw on it.

Thank you for contributing to our ‘State of’ report for 2024

Our CEO, Oonagh Smyth, says thank you to adult social care providers for making this year’s ‘State of’ report possible.

Executive summary

This Workforce Strategy was developed by Skills for Care in collaboration with the adult social care sector – including people who draw on care and support. It seeks to set out where we are now, the drivers and case for change, and where we want to make changes to build the workforce of the future.