Resources and funding for workforce development in adult social care in North West

Employer-led partnership contact details are towards the bottom of this page.

Skills for Care regional contact:
North West office
Farington House, Lancashire Business Park, Centurion Way, Leyland, PR26 6TW
01772 459401
northwest@skillsforcare.org.uk  

Skills for Care sub-regional contacts:

Cheshire

Colin Ashcroft / Angela Davies
colin.ashcroft@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk / a.davies@crossroadscaring.com
01244 976737

Cumbria
Brian Groves
brian.groves@skillsforcare.org.uk
01228 712796

Greater Lancashire
Brian Groves
brian.groves@skillsforcare.org.uk
01228 712796

Greater Manchester
Sue George (temporary)
sue.george@skillsforcare.org.uk
0161 456 3146

Greater Merseyside
Jon Kerr
jon.kerr@skillsforcare.org.uk
0115 737 1471

Employer led partnerships - contact details

For full addresses download the lead partners excel document.

Name of partnership	Lead partner	Telephone number	Email address
Blackburn with Darwen Soc. Care Joint Workforce	John Dobson	01254 585689	john.dobson@blackburn.gov.uk
Blackpool Care Learning Partnership	Ruth Jackson	01253 651955	ruth.jackson@blackpool.gov.uk
Bolton Health & Social Care Partnership	Lorraine Ashton	01204 337608	lorraine.ashton@bolton.gov.uk
Bury Adult Care Training Partnership	Michael Short	0161 253 5020 / 0161 253 6151	M.Short@bury.gov.uk
Cheshire Adult Social Care and Health Workforce Development Team	Colin Ashcroft or Vikki Harper	01244-976907	vikki.harper@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Cumbria Care Sector Alliance	Lesley Gill	01539-713327	lesley.gill@cumbriacc.gov.uk
Halton Social Centre Partnership	Brian Hilton	0151 471 7607	brian.hilton@halton.gov.uk
Knowsley Partnership	Sharon McFarlane	0151-443-3578	sharon.mcfarlane@knowsley.gov.uk
Lancashire Workforce Development Partnership	Dymphna Knowles	01772 761855	dymphnaknowles@lwdp.org.uk
Liverpool Social Care Training Partnership	Mikaela Williams Brown	0151-222-0575	mikaela@lscpinfo.co.uk
Manchester Children, Families & Social Care Partnership	Gill Moncaster	0161 203 2255	gillian.moncaster@manchester.gov.uk
Oldham Social Care Training Partnership	John Fraine/Linda Green	0161 770 8700	linda.green@oldham.gov.uk
Rochdale Social Care Development Partnership	Sue Adamson/Ryan Staniland	01706 714724	ryan.staniland@rochdale.gov.uk
Salford Training Partnership	Jane Wright	0161 603 4196	jane.wright@salford.gov.uk
Sefton Social Care Partnership	Kim Squire/Anne Connor	0151 330 5738/6	kim.squire@hsc.sefton.gov.uk
St Helens Care Employers forum	Carole Crowe	01744-456086	carolecrowe@sthelens.gov.uk
Stockport Care Training Partnership	Christine Ash	0161 218 1770	christine.ash@stockport.gov.uk
Tameside Training Consortium	Lynne Taylor	0161 337 0246	lynne.taylor@tameside.gov.uk
Trafford Care Consortium	Ann Marie Jones/Philomena Farrell	0161 746 9754 or   0161 748 2343	annmarie.jones@ageconcerntrafford.org.uk philomena.farrell@trafford.gov.uk
Warrington Social Care Partnership	Pauline Blyth	01925 458142	pblyth@warrington.gov.uk
Wigan Borough Joint Train. Partnership	Stella McClung	01942 486478	S.McClung@wigan.gov.uk
Wirral Borough Partnership	Jo Williams	0151 666 5082	jowilliams@wirral.gov.uk