Why increasing numbers of young people are becoming care apprentices

Why increasing numbers of young people are becoming care apprenticesWith a record 40,000 people taking the Apprenticeship route into adult social care last year, it's now a serious career path option. Young people are taking the Apprenticeship option because it offers a work-based route to learning with a more defined career path that may not have existed in the past. Guardian social work network Skills for Care, in partnership with the Department of Health, actively promotes Apprenticeships in adult social care. Skills for Care has created the career pathways e-tool to help make working in social care not just a good job, but a great career. The e-tool is for people considering starting in social care and for those already working in the sector who are keen to see what career ... [more]

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Adult Learners' Week 2012

Adult Learners' week will take place from 12-18 May 2012 and is the UK's largest annual festival of learning which inspires thousands of people each year to discover how learning can change their lives, celebrating all kinds of ... [more]

Transforming health and social care for people with dementia

Health and care leaders have come together to drive improvements in dementia services and deliver on key ambitions set out in the Prime Minister's dementia challenge.The Champion Group brings together representatives from the ... [more]

Variations in personal budget take-up across councils

Massive variations in personal budget take-up persist between councils and regions, the latest official figures show.While 29.2% of adult care users or carers receiving community services had a personal budget in 2010-11, up from ... [more]

Public Health Partnerzone

Skills for Care is using the Guardian's new Public Health Partnerzone to showcase some of our work including case studies, interviews and videos on workstreams including Neighbourhood and Community Skills, InLAWS and the ... [more]