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Quality Assured Care Learning Service

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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.

Methodology

We are the leading source of data for the adult social care sector.

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.

Terms and conditions

Skills for Care's terms and conditions.

Recruiting a PA

Skills for Care Individual employers guidance and support. Employing personal assistants is a way people can have choice and control over care and support arrangements; focusing on what's important to them

Annual review 2021-22

Our strategy, launched in 2021, sets out Skills for Care's direction from 2021 to 2025. It informs our work and will help support adult social care to meet the needs of our families and communities now and in the future. Our annual review 2021-22 looks at some of Skills for Care's activities under our four strategic priorities.

Before your PA starts

Skills for Care Individual employers guidance and support. Employing personal assistants toolkit, find useful guidance and templates, including for health and safety at work, redundancy measures and preparing a contract of employment.