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Why it’s important to improve digital confidence for people working in social care

As we launch our ‘Improving digital confidence’ campaign, our Head of Digital Skills, Claire Smout, discusses why digital confidence is so important for the adult social care workforce and what Skills for Care is doing to support digital skills in the sector.

ASYE

Information about the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) which is a 12 month employment-based programme of support and assessment for newly qualified social workers (NQSWs).

Career progression

How can I develop my career in social care?

Funded recruitment and development initiatives

Skills for care funded recruitment and development initiatives are available to support adult social care employers recruit and develop new workers. From Traineeships Sector-based work academy programme, Kickstart, to Apprenticeships.

Increasing workforce capacity

We work to ensure we have the right number of people, with the right values and behaviours, working in social care now and in the future. We do this by using our data and insight to identify the issues and help policymakers to understand them, developing best practice solutions and getting them out to the sector through our networks, and promoting careers in social care.

Summary of recommendations and commitments

This strategy sets out the reasons behind the case for change. Under each subject area, it then puts forward the existing commitments of Skills for Care and partner organisations, and the recommendations for future action. View a summary of the recommendations and commitments of the Strategy.

Analyse Plan Do Review

Discover how you can use the Analyse-Plan-Do-Review approach to identify what is effective in your current induction process and any gaps or areas for improvement.

Quality Assured Care Learning Service

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Methodology

Terms and conditions

Skills for Care's terms and conditions.