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Leadership programmes for aspiring directors

Jayne McCabe, National Leadership and Management Lead at Skills for Care, discusses the launch of two programmes designed to support aspiring social care directors.

Why we need more leaders from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds in social care

Munira Thobani one of Skills for Care’s board members shares her insights on the importance of encouraging diversity at senior levels in social care.

A year in care

We share a roundup of some of the most important and promising projects we’ve been working on in 2024.

Working with others: Commissioning relationships

Learn about the importance of building effective commissioning relationships. This page explains how commissioners work collaboratively with partners, providers, communities and people who draw on services to deliver better outcomes in adult social care.

How 21,000+ care providers are helping to shape the social care sector

As we prepare to launch our ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report, we look at how 21,000+ care providers are making a difference by using the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS).

Skills for Care responds to CQC State of Care 2020/21 report

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today released their State of Care 2020/21 report.

Skills for Care responds to CQC State Of Care report

Skills for Care CEO, Oonagh Smyth, responds to the CQC State Of Care report.

Skills for Care launches ASC-WDS data service and new Benefits Bundle

Skills for Care is celebrating the launch of the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), as the leading source of workforce intelligence for the adult social care sector in England.

Skills for Care’s pledge to supporting equality, diversity, and inclusion in social care

As Race Equality Week 2023 begins Oonagh Smyth, CEO and John Coughlan, Chair of Skills for Care discuss the organisation’s work to support equality, diversity and inclusion in social care and their vision for the future.

Reception for International Nurses and Midwives held at Buckingham Palace

Over the Christmas and New Year period we’re sharing some additional good news stories from the sector in 2023. This time we hear from Paula du Rand, Registered Manager, Kineton Manor Nursing Home about attending the Reception for International Nurses and Midwives working in the United Kingdom at Buckingham Palace.