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Supporting the development of leadership skills

Skills for Care's leadership offer includes programmes, practical tools, and opportunities to make connections that will help leaders to develop their confidence and capability to move forward in their role.

Recruitment and retention secrets of success report

This research report explores what recruitment and retention activities work well for adult social care employers with a turnover of less than 10%. It also includes a section about what recruitment activities work well for individual employers.

The Care Certificate FAQ's - General Public

Care Cert FAQs

Research into social care workers undertaking healthcare interventions

A 2022 research report commissioned by Skills for Care exploring current practice in social care workers undertaking delegated healthcare tasks.

A celebration of innovation among the challenges of the pandemic

Sacha Wheatley, Registered Manager of Greenwich Shared Lives, and a Skills for Care Moving Up alumni, discusses how her team innovated during the pandemic and the achievements that were made among the most difficult times.

2015 Care Certificate standards

The Skills for Care, Care Certificate workbook is a free downloadable resource to support the training process and help you and your new workers cover parts of the Care Certificate. Explore the 2015 Care Certificate standards and supporting resources.

The Care Certificate Framework

Care Certificate Framework Guidance

Supporting people with COVID-19 challenges

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Commissioning rapid literature review Nov 22

Commissioning good practice rapid literature review November 2022

Praising our unsung heroes

Nicki Bones is CEO of SweetTree, a CQC rated outstanding domiciliary care company, offering services across London. Here she talks about her team as unsung heroes who are determined to continue doing their job despite the risks of working with people who have or have suspected Covid-19.