Workforce information and support

Learning and Skills Development contributes to safe, quality and person-centred care.

It can also ensure workforce members:

• Have the right skills and knowledge
• Have the opportunity to develop
• Have job satisfaction
• Feel empowered to take on more responsibility
• The social care and health sector skills plan outlines our dynamic approach to partnership working to ensure that the skills needs of the sector are identified and addressed
• Read the sector skills plan on the Norfolk and Suffolk Care Support website 

Social care learning and development grants and funding 

Adult social care workforce data set (ASC-WDS) account - skills for care 

The ASC-WDS is a free online data collection service that covers the adult social care workforce in England. The data collected is vital to the Government, the Department of Health and Social Care, local authorities and the Care Quality Commission as it allows them to plan, fund and monitor the sector. 

There is funding available for companies who complete ASC-WDS for various training courses and qualifications. Learn more from Skills for care - Adult social Care workforce data set.

Learning and development funding for adult social care

The Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS) is only available to care providers with an ASC-WDS account. You can claim for a wide range of training courses and qualifications. ASC-WDS includes an eligibility checker so you can easily check if you can claim. 

Eligible adult social care employers in England can claim staff training costs from the LDSS.  

Skills for care - Learning and development funding for adult social care 

Apprenticeship funding 

We have a levy share programme in place which allows employers to access apprenticeship funding for new staff or to upskill existing staff. 

This unique programme is available through the Norfolk Apprenticeships team. More information and details of how to apply.