entry to social care
Entry to Social Care
This section contains information about qualifications for those who want to enter the social care sector. It also outlines the work that Skills for Care London is doing to promote careers in social care and raise the image of the sector.
Apprenticeships enable you to get on-the-job training, study for a nationally recognised qualification and earn money while you learn.
The Society, Health & Development Diploma is an exciting and innovative new qualification for 14 ? 19 year olds in England.
Find out more about the work Skills for Care London is doing to promote careers in social care. This section also contains information about Care Ambassadors, an exciting initiative aimed at promoting social care careers to young people and other groups in the community.
Find out more about the Common Induction Standards (CIS), which provide a structured start for new care staff.
A new approach to learning and qualifications for those supporting people with a learning disability has been developed.
This recruitment and retention toolkit for the adult social care sector has been produced as a practical resource for care providers to improve their recruitment and retention strategies.
The sector route-way is a form of support that Jobcentre Plus can offer to unemployed people to give them the skills and confidence to move into entry level jobs in the adult social care sector
