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What data tells us about how learning and development supports retention

We round-up what our latest data tells us about how learning and development supports retention.

Vacancy rates in social care continue to rise, new Skills for Care data reports

Skills for Care’s latest workforce tracking data, released this week, shows that vacancy rates are continuing to rise across all settings in adult social care.

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Skills for Care shines spotlight on how ‘Data drives change’

This October Skills for Care is showcasing how data drives change in social care.

Social care needs to fill more than 100,000 vacancies

The adult social care sector in England still needs to fill around 112,000 job vacancies on any given day according to a new report published by Skills for Care.

How Leeds City Council’s Community Health and Well-being Service is making lives better

In this article, we hear from Cath Roff MBE, Project Director: Social Care Transformation, on the launch of the ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ and their upcoming Community Health and Well-being Service.

A look at how social care managers use Skills for Care's ASC-WDS

We spoke with managers from across the sector about how they use our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set to help manage their teams and service.

Why allyship is a vital part of preceptorship

Claire Leenhouwers, National Professional Lead – Nursing, Skills for Care discusses how allyship links into preceptorship – an important part of the nursing role.

#CelebratingSocialCare: creativity and generosity within the care community

Throughout April we’re #CelebratingSocialCare and all the great work happening across the sector. In this article we’ll be hearing about some creative and charitable activities from providers across the country.

Skills for Care responds to the announcement of funding for a workforce retention and recruitment fund

In a statement to the Commons, the Vaccines Minister Maggie Throup MP said: "Today I can confirm to the house that we are making £162.5m available of additional funding for social care through a workforce retention and recruitment fund to help local authorities work with providers to boost staffing and support existing care workers through the winter".