National publications

Download a number of the most recent publications from Skills for Care.  You can visit the national Skills for Care website to download more. 

 

• "Who we are"
• Our offer to employer
• Latest Care magazine
• Working with Skills for Care in the regions

Funding

• Funding and resource guide 
• TSI funding explained

Self care

• Self care training manual (link to national website)

Qualification and credit framework (QCF) and SQS

• Learner guide
• Employer guide
• Training provider guide

NMDS-SC

• NMDS-SC briefing no. 11(Using NMDS-SC information across the social care sector)
• NMDS-SC briefing 10 (adults with learning disabilities)
• NMDS-SC briefing no.9 (older people)
• NMDS-SC briefing no. 8  (pay)
• Previous NMDS-SC briefings
• NMDS-SC case study - Hollytree
• NMDS-SC case study - Sheffcare

Practice learning

• Practice learning_1- sustaining social work practice learning with local authorities
• Practice learning_2 -  revisiting 'new approaches to practice learning'
• Practice learning_3 -  how new projects and initiatives in social work practice learning successfully mature
• Practice learning_4 - practice learning in national organisations
• Quality assurance for practice learning

General publications

• Sector route-way for care
• LeaRNS briefing six
• Sector Skills Agreement update August
• InLAWS survey - the key findings - June 2009
• Helping social care workers to support carers leaflet
• Recruitment and selection toolkit for small to medium employers
• Recruitment and retention_toolkit - personal assistants
• Skills for life toolkit
• Competencies and principles for end of life care
• InLAWS briefing April 2009
• New types of worker - key messages
• New types of worker - new and emerging roles  
• Common core principles for self care
• Leadership and Management - leaflet explaining new products
• Management induction standards
• Care training codes
• Newly qualified social workers leaflet

Stakeholder briefings

• Common Core Principles
• Qualification Credit Framework (QCF) Sept 08 update
• International work and migrant workers
• Personalisation
• Sector Skills Agreement