1. Skills for Care update
Laura Anthony, Locality Manager (SW London), Skills for Care

2. ‘Getting started with values based recruitment’ workshops
Half-day workshops for adult social care employers who are interested in learning more about values-based recruitment
Find out about: the benefits of establishing workplace values; communicating your values – and more
Bromley – 19th Sept; Kingston – 14th Nov
No charge to attend
Book at:
We know this approach works - employers who use it report lower staff turnover and higher quality care

3. Managing Medicines event
This workshop will explore the regulations and best practice around managing medicines in domiciliary, nursing and residential care home settings
Speakers include CQC, NICE and Skills for Care
10th September (9.30am – 1pm) at Skills for Care London office
No charge to attend
Book here

4. Guide: Developing new managers & deputies
With 10,000 registered managers due to retire in the next 15 years, succession planning is key to ensuring that services continue to provide quality care
Includes guidance about identifying talent - and what learning opportunities, formal programmes and qualifications are available to develop aspiring managers

5. Activity provision: Self-assessment tool
Enables providers to evaluate their current activity provision, identify areas where improvements can be made and create an action plan
Linked to CQC’s KLOEs
Split into eight sections including Culture; Planning and Resources
Download here

6. What is the Workforce Development Fund?
A financial contribution towards the cost of workers completing social care qualifications and learning programmes, meaning you can claim back a proportion of the costs incurred on completion of the learning.
A list of funded qualifications and learning programmes and their funding value is available:
Some examples of what you could claim:
Level 2 Diploma in Care –£600
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care – £800
Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care – £1050
Lead to Succeed learning programme - £500
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for adult care -£1,500
A maximum of £2,000 per learner, per funding year can be claimed.
Find out more:

7. Stay in touch
SIGN UP for fortnightly e-news:
Laura Anthony E:
Telephone: