High quality, affordable and sector‑specific online learning now available in bid to meet the training needs of sector.
National charity Skills for Care has launched a new Training Hub built by the people who write the standards for the adult social care sector. For more than 25 years, the charity has worked closely with government, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and employers to define good and outstanding care, such as in developing the care certificate, shaping the care workforce pathway and producing statutory and mandatory training guidance used across the sector.
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Care leaders said they needed credible, up‑to‑date training that reflects current and emerging standards, is easy to use, fairly priced and genuinely supports staff to feel confident and competent in their roles. The result is the new Training Hub.
To develop the hub, the charity worked with care providers to understand their needs. That included focus groups and one-to-one consultations at every stage, to ensure all elements of the offered training meet the real-life situations and requirements of people working in care.
Training will be delivered via an award-winning learning management platform designed to suit different types of learners.
The first e-learning courses will be available on the Training Hub this month, with more added over the course of the year, providing complete range of courses targeted specifically at the adult social care sector across four key categories: meeting statutory and mandatory requirements in adult social care; enhanced care; healthy and safety; and leadership and management.
Skills for Care intends to learn from the hub, too – it says it will adjust and tailor the learning offer in response to feedback from care organisations and e-learning customers.
Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, says: ‘We’re launching the Training Hub because care providers across England consistently told us they need training that truly reflect the realities of adult social care. As the organisation that developed the care certificate and that sets the standards that other training providers measure against, we understand the complexity of the sector and the skills that care workers need to deliver high‑quality, compassionate care.
‘The Training Hub offers learning that providers can trust – training aligned with current regulation and designed around real care roles. By supporting confident, competent staff, we’re helping services focus on what matters most: delivering the best possible care and support for people who draw on care.
‘It’s designed to strengthen the whole workforce, support services under pressure, and help build skilled teams equipped to meet both today and tomorrow’s challenges in adult social care, with every penny reinvested into supporting the social care sector.’
Alison Carter, Managing Director of No Place Like Home, adds: ‘I was delighted to support Skills for Care in shaping The Training Hub and to share our experience of developing learning within a small, specialist service. It’s encouraging to see a platform that has been built with genuine input from across the sector and grounded in the realities of care delivery.
‘One of the biggest challenges we face is navigating a complex and inconsistent training market. The Training Hub offers a more joined-up, trusted approach, helping providers identify high-quality learning that is relevant, practical and aligned with how care is actually delivered. I’m really looking forward to seeing how it supports services to invest in their teams and continue raising standards across the sector.’
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