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Graduate Management learners putting learning into practice during the pandemic

02 Oct 2020

The ninth cohort of health and social care Graduate Management learners have now completed their demanding one-year programme and have been putting their learning into practice during the pandemic.

Our response to the Department of Health and Social Care's Winter Plan

21 Sep 2020

The Department of Health and Social Care's COVID-19 Winter Plan released on Friday sets out how they intend to support employers to fight the virus in the coming months.

Upon – new programme launched to support new Directors of Children's Services

14 Sep 2020

Today sees the launch of a new programme aimed at increasing the pool of future Directors of Children’s Services (DCS), supported by the Department for Education (DfE).

Adult social care workforce grows again to meet increasing demand

07 Aug 2020

The number of people working in adult social care across has increased again to 1.52 million according to a new report by ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ.

΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ response to We are the NHS: People Plan for 2020/21

30 Jul 2020

Hear what Skills for CEO Oonagh Smyth has to say about the We are the NHS: People Plan for 2020/21.

Andy Tilden to leave ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ after 20 years

13 Jul 2020

Andy Tilden will leave ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ early in 2021 to take on new challenges after 20 years supporting learning and development opportunities for the adult social care workforce in England.

2020-21 Workforce Development Fund now open for applications

13 Jul 2020

The 2020-21 Workforce Development Fund is now open for applications. Read here to find about this years key priorities and the impact the fund has had on the sector to date.

΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ partners with employee referral app Care Friends

16 Jun 2020

΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ announces a new partnership with Care Friends, an innovative employee referral app, that will boost the number of quality social care candidates by using recommendations from the sector’s own workforce.

΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ welcomes appointment of Rosamond Roughton as Director General of Adult Social Care

15 Jun 2020

΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ CEO Oonagh Smyth said: “We are pleased that the creation of this post recognises how important the efforts and sacrifices of the adult social care workforce have been during this pandemic.

΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ welcomes the appointment of David Pearson to Chair the National COVID-19 Social Care Support Taskforce

09 Jun 2020

΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ CEO Oonagh Smyth said: “΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ welcomes the appointment of David Pearson to Chair the National COVID-19 Social Care Support Taskforce announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.