The North West region is one of the nine regions of Skills for Care. Skills for Care is responsible for the strategic development of adult social care workforce in England. In the North West we have four project areas:

which incorporates:

•  national minimum data set for social care
• participation with people who use services and carers
• care ambassador project
• engagement with voluntary and community sector engagement

which includes work on:

• working with providers
• new types of worker
• personalisation
• end of life care, long term conditions, self care and dignity

Workforce development covering:

• leadership and management
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• apprenticeships
• diploma 14-19
• foundation degrees
• working with education and training providers
• Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF)

Social work including:

• practice learning
• Post Qualifying Social Work (PQ)