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{{Short description|Strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England}}
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| type = [[Company limited by guarantee]] and [[Registered Charity]]
| type = [[Company limited by guarantee]] and [[Registered Charity]]
| registration_id = Company ref 3866683 <br /> Charity ref 1079836
| registration_id = Company ref 3866683 <br /> Charity ref 1079836
| location = [[London]]
| location = [[Leeds]]
| key_people = John Coughlan CBE, Chair<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/news-and-events/news/skills-for-care-appoint-john-coughlan-cbe-as-their-new-chair-of-trustees |title=Skills for Care appoint John Coughlan CBE as their new Chair of Trustees |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref> <br />Oonagh Smyth, CEO
| key_people = Dame [[Moira Gibb]], Chair <br />Oonagh Smyth, CEO
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| revenue = £36.85m (2019/20)<ref name="Charity_Commission_Overview" />
| num_employees = 203 (2021)<ref name="Charity_Commission_Overview" />
| num_employees = 183 (2012)<ref name="Charity_Commission_Overview" />
| num_volunteers = 24 (2012)<ref name="Charity_Commission_Overview" />
| homepage = [https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk www.skillsforcare.org.uk]
| homepage = [https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk www.skillsforcare.org.uk]
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'''Skills for Care''' is the strategic body for workforce development in adult social care in [[England]].
'''Skills for Care''' is the strategic [[workforce development]] and planning body for adult [[Social care in England|social care]] in [[England]].


Skills for Care is an independent registered [[charitable organizations|charity]] working with 21,500 adult social care employers in England to set the standards and qualifications for social care workers. For the financial year ended 31 March 2018, around 85% of revenue was received in the form of an annual work programme from the [[Department of Health and Social Care]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/about_us/annual_reports/annual_reports.aspx |title=Annual Reports - Financial Statements |publisher=Skills for Care |access-date=10 August 2013}}</ref>
Skills for Care is an independent registered [[charitable organizations|charity]] working with [[employers]], [[government]] entities, and partners whose mission is to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support.<ref name="SfC Strategy">{{cite web |url=https://strategy.skillsforcare.org.uk/ |title=Skills for Care: Our Strategy |publisher=Skills for Care |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>


== Role==
== Role==
Skills for Care focuses on using data and evidence to drive change in adult social care. The organisation provide best practices, tools, resources, and intelligence to support workforce recruitment, capabilities, and culture.<ref name="SfC Strategy"/>
Skills for Care work with employers to gather data on the social care workforce through the National Minimum Data Set for Social Care ([[NMDS-SC]]) that provides robust evidence to analyse emerging issues for the social care sector. [[NMDS-SC]] and other research projects are designed to create a well trained workforce capable of meeting the challenges the social care sector faces. In August 2019, the [[National Minimum Data Set for Social Care|NMDS-SC]] will be switched to an upgraded system known as the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS). This online data collection system is the leading source of workforce data for the adult social care sector in England. It will hold information on approx. 22,000 care providing locations and 750,000 workers.


The organisation works with employers to gather data on the adult social care workforce through the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), the leading source of workforce data for the adult social care sector in England. In August 2019, ASC-WDS replaced the organisation's previous [[National Minimum Data Set for Social Care]], NMDS-SC.
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Skills for Care offers funding for training to adult social care employers through a Workforce Development Fund and a Workforce Development Innovation Fund.

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Skills for Care offers funding for training to adult social care employers through a Workforce Development Fund (WDF).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Workforce Development Fund |url=https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Funding/Workforce-Development-Fund/Workforce-Development-Fund.aspx |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=www.skillsforcare.org.uk}}</ref>


== Area networks ==
== Area networks ==
Skills for Care's six supporting area networks contribute to the improvement of social care through workforce development activities in each region of [[England]].
Skills for Care's local area teams work directly with adult social care providers, as well as with a wide range of other partners within the local health and care systems.


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Area networks also develop partnerships with employers to help them get the best out of resources available for social care workforce development in their area. They can help employers to plan their workforce development requirements.
Skills for Care's area networks act as brokers for funding for workforce development and training.


Registered manager and deputy manager networks cover 151 local authority areas, providing guidance, facilitating information sharing and space for peer-to-peer support.
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Area Networks also develop partnerships with employers to help them to get the best out of resources available for social care workforce development in their area. They can help employers to plan their workforce development requirements.


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="Charity_Commission_Overview">{{cite web |url=http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1079836&SubsidiaryNumber=0 |title=Charity overview for 1079836 - SKILLS FOR CARE LTD |publisher=[[Charity Commission]] |access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Charity_Commission_Overview">{{cite web |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/3968711 |title=Charity overview for 1079836 - SKILLS FOR CARE LTD |publisher=[[Charity Commission]] |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 28 September 2024

Skills for Care
Founded2002
TypeCompany limited by guarantee and Registered Charity
Registration no.Company ref 3866683
Charity ref 1079836
Location
Key people
John Coughlan CBE, Chair[1]
Oonagh Smyth, CEO
Employees203 (2021)[2]
Websitewww.skillsforcare.org.uk

Skills for Care is the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England.

Skills for Care is an independent registered charity working with employers, government entities, and partners whose mission is to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support.[3]

Role

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Skills for Care focuses on using data and evidence to drive change in adult social care. The organisation provide best practices, tools, resources, and intelligence to support workforce recruitment, capabilities, and culture.[3]

The organisation works with employers to gather data on the adult social care workforce through the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), the leading source of workforce data for the adult social care sector in England. In August 2019, ASC-WDS replaced the organisation's previous National Minimum Data Set for Social Care, NMDS-SC.

Skills for Care offers funding for training to adult social care employers through a Workforce Development Fund (WDF).[4]

Area networks

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Skills for Care's local area teams work directly with adult social care providers, as well as with a wide range of other partners within the local health and care systems.

Area networks also develop partnerships with employers to help them get the best out of resources available for social care workforce development in their area. They can help employers to plan their workforce development requirements.

Registered manager and deputy manager networks cover 151 local authority areas, providing guidance, facilitating information sharing and space for peer-to-peer support.

References

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  1. ^ "Skills for Care appoint John Coughlan CBE as their new Chair of Trustees". Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Charity overview for 1079836 - SKILLS FOR CARE LTD". Charity Commission. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Skills for Care: Our Strategy". Skills for Care. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Workforce Development Fund". www.skillsforcare.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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