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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.
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù partners with employee referral app Care Friends
16 Jun 2020
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù 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.
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù welcomes the appointment of David Pearson to Chair the National COVID-19 Social Care Support Taskforce
09 Jun 2020
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù CEO Oonagh Smyth said: “²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù 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.
Approval of new apprenticeships standards
06 Apr 2020
The Lead Practitioner in Adult Care (level 4) and Leader in Adult Care (level 5) apprenticeship standards have both now been approved for delivery with the funding bands agreed at £7,000.
Video message from our CEO Oonagh Smyth thanking the sector's workforce
30 Mar 2020
Our CEO Oonagh Smyth says thank you to the 1.49 million adult social care workers who are doing such vital work keeping people safe and well in communities across England.
Applications open for funding for user led organisations to deliver training for individual employers and PAs
12 Feb 2020
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù has opened applications for user led organisations (ULOs) to apply for a grant to deliver and/or commission training for people who employ their own care and support (individual employers), and their personal assistants (PAs).
Host a graduate to bring fresh thinking into your organisation
27 Jan 2020
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù is looking for innovative social care organisations to host ambitious graduates on a one-year programme designed to develop future leaders in health and social care.
Workforce Development Fund 2020-21 now open for grant applications
24 Jan 2020
Large national organisations and lead organisations of employer-led partnerships can now apply for a grant from the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) 2020-21.
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Accolades winners announced
23 Jan 2020
Some of England’s best social care organisations are celebrating after picking up a ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Accolade award.
Accolades 2020 finalists announced
14 Jan 2020
The finalists have been announced in all ten categories for the annual ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Accolades awards.
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