• Our aim

    We want to transform the quality of leadership, management and commissioning in adult social care in England. To achieve this, we are dedicated to supporting and promoting excellent learning and training.

    How we do this

    We focus on three areas crucial to the delivery of excellent social care.

    • Leadership

      Transforming the quality of management.

    • Endorsement

      Highlighting excellence in training and development.

    • Commissioning

      Improving commissioning skills for better care.

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    Our approach

    We identify the strategic learning and training needs of adult social care employers and provide practical solutions:

    • We work with employers to define the values that underpin excellent social care, and make these the foundation of the learning and training programmes we develop.
    • We use the same values to endorse training programmes across the sector.
    • We work with high-quality partners to develop the best learning materials and training programmes.
    • We develop modular formats that fit in with employees’ and employers’ day-to-day operational needs.
    • We test new training programmes with employers, employees and service users. We use their feedback to ensure quality, relevance, practicality and impact.

    Annual reports and financial statements

    To download recent annual reviews, annual reports and financial statements, click on the relevant link below.

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    • The Skills Academy endorses social care training.
    • Our quality marks recognise and promote exemplary social care training providers.