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Registered manager membership

Skills for Care are the membership organisation for registered managers in England. We support them to develop best practice and knowledge, keep up-to-date and share ideas with peers.

Why social care providers are using ASC-WDS

Adult social care providers tell us why they choose to use the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) platform.

Interview: the importance of references in social care

We spoke with Dominic Headley, founder and director of Dominic Headley and Associates a specialist consultant, about the importance of references.

Nominated individuals

Information detailing the core role and responsibilities of a nominated individual

Strategic workforce planning, shaping and commissioning

Skills for Care resources can help you analyse local workforce needs, get advice about working with providers to build the skills and knowledge of the workforce and plan workforce interventions to build confidence, capability and capacity.

Advocacy worker

Advocacy workers role is to support people with decisions around housing, disability living allowance, care planning, medical decisions, financial planning and hospital admissions. Find out more about job roles in social care.

Counsellor

You'll provide emotional support to help people overcome challenges for example bereavement, living with a long term condition or drug or alcohol addiction.

Getting started with ASC-WDS

The Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) is an online data collection service that covers the adult social care workforce in England. Manage staff training needs and get access to the Workforce Development Fund, a valuable source of funding for staff training.

Delegated healthcare in action: local voices, shared solutions

This regional, in-person roadshow is for people in commissioning roles in adult social care. It is a space to share current commissioning challenges and solutions with peers and to exchange ideas about what matters in your region today.

North West

The page is a directory of the ULO-funded training that is currently available in the North West region of England.