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Skills for Care Board member awarded OBE for services to care

This #GoodNewsFriday we’re saying a big well done to our Board member Beverley Tarka, who was recently awarded an OBE for services to adult social care and unpaid carers.

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.

Professional Carers share their experience on the Valuable People Programme

We hear from Professional Carers, led by Gary Nagle, who joined Skills for Care's Valuable People Programme to tackle staffing challenges during COVID-19.

How working together can improve end of life care

‘Working together-improving end of life care’ is a training pack produced in partnership with unpaid carers and practitioners across the social care, health, voluntary and private sectors to look at how working together can improve end of life care.

Understanding your responsibilities as an employer of PAs - Slides

Skills for Care Individual Employer Webinar Resources

The PA workforce in social care and health

This report outlines findings from a recent study which set out to establish a picture of personal assistants (PAs) working across social care and health in England. It looks specifically at the supply and recruitment of PAs, models of PA employment and consistency between social care and health.

#CelebratingSocialCare: diversity and dedication in care

Throughout April we’re #CelebratingSocialCare and all the great work happening across the sector. Today we have two brilliant and positive stories from a diverse workplace and an inspirational carer.

Think Care Careers

Think Care Careers has everything you need to know about working in social care. Including the different roles you can, what values and skills you need and how you can progress.

Welfare rights officer

You'll advise people around matters relating to legislation such as housing benefits, disability living allowances, employment benefits and rent support.

Nominated individual handbook - a practical guide

Nominated individual handbook - a practical guide