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Workforce Development Fund opens for grant applications

Human Resources People Training by Lee Peart on March 5, 2021

Grant applications are now open for Skills for Care’s Workforce Development Fund for 2021-22. The funding will support registered managers and other frontline managers with their continuing professional development (CPD), ensuring that they’re able to

Skills for Care appoints new director of operations

Leaders People Recruitment by Lee Peart on January 13, 2021

Skills for Care has announced the appointment of Tricia Pereira as its new director of operations. A former social worker,

Skills for Care reveals over 100,000 workforce shortfall

Business Human Resources People Recruitment Research Training by Lee Peart on October 21, 2020

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.

Leaders respond after Skills for Care highlights sector workforce challenges

Business Human Resources People Recruitment Research Training by Lee Peart on October 21, 2020

Social care leaders have given their reactions after Skills for Care revealed the recruitment and retention challenges facing the sector.

Connect2Care recognised as Centre of Excellence by Skills for Care

Best Practice Business Business Practice Human Resources Innovation People Training by Lee Peart on September 24, 2020

Connect2Care has been awarded the Skills for Care Centre of Excellence certificate for innovations in learning and development.

Skills for Care resumes Workforce Development Fund

Human Resources People Training by Lee Peart on July 30, 2020

Skills for Care is inviting applications from adult social care employers in England for the Workforce Development Fund (WDF).

Half a million extra social care jobs needed by 2035, Skills for Care says

Business Human Resources People Recruitment Research by Lee Peart on July 27, 2020

The adult social care workforce will need to increase by 520,000 jobs in order to meet projected demand by 2035, a new report has warned.

Director of Operations Andy Tilden to leave Skills for Care next year

Human Resources Leaders People by Lee Peart on July 14, 2020

Director of Operations Andy Tilden will leave Skills for Care in early 2021 after 20 years of supporting learning and development opportunities for the adult social care workforce in England.

Skills for Care partners with employee referral app Care Friends

Best Practice Business Business Practice Case Studies Equipment Human Resources Innovation People Recruitment by Lee Peart on June 17, 2020

Skills for Care has announced a new partnership designed to boost the number of quality social care job candidates through sector workforce recommendations.

Outcry over freeze on social care workforce training fund

Human Resources People Training by Lee Peart on June 8, 2020

Care workers are up in arms after being told that millions of pounds of funding for training was being put on hold.

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