Skills for Care Ltd

Skills for Care funds workforce development across adult social care in England, focusing on causes including disability, older people, physical health and mental health. Their programmes support training, project delivery and salaries, primarily through reimbursements for approved training courses and qualifications. Specific funded activities include recruitment, induction, retention, leadership development, staff wellbeing and equality initiatives. The Learning and Development Support Scheme, for example, provides reimbursement for eligible training courses and qualifications for adult social care employers. All funding is restricted to activities within England.

Adult social care employers across England can apply, including registered charities, community groups, companies, local authorities, voluntary groups and private providers. Beneficiaries are employers and their staff, from frontline workers to managers, ultimately improving care for service users. Applicants must be England-based adult social care employers employing care staff, with an up-to-date ASC-WDS account. No income or size thresholds apply, but operations must align with workforce development.

Skills for Care does not fund core costs, capital projects, or activities outside England. Funding is not available for activities unrelated to adult social care workforce development.

Skills for Care funds through structured schemes rather than unsolicited applications. Programmes include the Learning and Development Support Scheme, which operates on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted. Funding is provided as reimbursements for approved training and qualifications. The Trust does not fund core costs or capital works.