Skills for Care

Who are Skills for Care and what do they do?

National

Working in consultation with carers, employers and service users, Skills for Care aim to modernise adult social care in England by ensuring qualifications and standards continually adapt to meet the changing needs of people who use care services.

Skills for Care do this by:

Developing national standards and a qualification framework for our sector.
Collecting skills data and researching issues affecting carers and people who use care services.
Creating a national workforce development strategy for all sectors.
Building employer-led regional support networks to liaise with health, local government and education at local, regional and national level.

Regional

Skills for Care regional committees contribute to the improvement of social care and social work through workforce development within their particular region of the country. Each regional committee reflects the make-up of the national Skills for Care board, with a majority of members drawn from networks of independent and statutory sector employers. Other members are service users and carers, staff groups and training interests.

Skills for Care Enews

Below is the weekly news from Skills for Care North West. Here you will find the main headlines and links to detailed stories and key documents.

Latest Edition

27th June 2008 SQS Update June 08

Previous Editions

2008

9th June 2008
26th May 2008
5th May 2008.
28th April 2008.
21st April 2008.
14th April 2008.
31st March 2008.
3rd March 2008.
25th February 2008.
11th February 2008.
28th January 2008.
21st January 2008.

2007

19th November 2007.
15th October 2007.
1st October 2007.
24th September 2007.
17th September 2007.
10th September 2007.
3rd September 2007.

Support, Time and Recovery (STR) Workers
A Competence Framework - Best Practice Guidance

Support, Time and Recovery (STR) workers Competence Framework
This publication is aimed not just at Support Time and Recovery workers but it also aims to inform their managers; their employers; and other staff working in mental health services across health and social care about what Support Time and Recovery workers do and their standards of performance. Please select the link above to access this publication.

Care Magazine

Please see below links to the Skills for Care "Care" Magazine

Care Magazine Spring 08 issue 7

Leadership and Management for Care Services

Please find available to download below the Leadership & Management for Care Services National Occupational Standards (NOS).

These NOS have been sent to awarding bodies to develop qualifications that will not only replace the Registered Managers Award (RMA), but also support a wide range of leadership & management in social care.

The qualifications to be available in Autumn 2008, but precise information on the timetable for when the qualifications are offered, and matters such as Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) will be the responsibility of awarding bodies.

The RMA is a valid and relevant qualification. Workers will not be expected to undertake this qualification if they have already achieved their RMA.

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