Skills For Care Ltd

What Skills For Care Ltd does

Skills for Care Ltd is a registered charity (charity no. 1079836) and private limited company (company no. 3866683) headquartered in Leeds, England. It operates as the national workforce development organisation for the adult social care sector in England, providing standardised induction and leadership frameworks, digital learning, workforce intelligence, funded training programmes, and community networks to care providers, registered managers, social workers, nursing professionals, individual employers, and local authority commissioners across the country.

Its core technology assets include the Training Hub — a centralised eLearning and training portal — and the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), a workforce intelligence platform covering filled posts, recruitment, retention, international recruitment, and ICB-level statistics across the sector. The product suite spans the Care Workforce Pathway, Manager Induction Standards, Leadership Qualities Framework, the RM12 and Moving Up leadership programmes, the ASYE programme for newly-qualified social workers, Digital Learning for Managers modules, Good and Outstanding Care (CQC preparation), and the Wellbeing Resource Finder. In June 2026 the organisation launched a new Behaviour Change Framework, and in July 2026 it deployed £1 million of Impact Fund capital into social care projects.

Revenue is generated primarily through government commissioning and sector support contracts, with specific pricing not publicly disclosed. Distribution combines self-service digital channels (skillsforcare.org.uk, Training Hub), formal Registered Manager Membership, regional local networks, endorsed training provider partnerships, and direct commissioned services to government and Integrated Care Systems.

Name

Skills For Care Ltd

Legal name

Skills for Care Ltd

Website

https://skillsforcare.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Skills for Care Ltd is a registered charity serving as England's national workforce development body for adult social care, providing training frameworks, digital learning, workforce intelligence, and leadership programmes to care providers, registered managers, social workers, and commissioners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult Social Care Workforce Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Caregiver Coaching, Education & Support (HSABAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Caregiver Support, Training & Coaching (HLADAGAK), Caregiver Support, Coaching & Training (HLADALAG)

Keywords

• Adult social care training
• Workforce development services
• Social care management standards
• Care sector data intelligence
• Leadership development programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government funding and commissioning: Skills for Care operates as a charity (charity no. 1079836) primarily funded through government commissioning and sector support contracts to provide workforce development services to the adult social care sector in England.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Skills for Care Ltd is a registered charity that provides workforce development, training, and intelligence services for the adult social care sector in England. It delivers standardized frameworks, leadership and management development programmes, digital eLearning modules, workforce data and analytics, and CQC preparation support through its own digital platforms (skillsforcare.org.uk and The Training Hub) and a network of endorsed training providers. Its services are aimed at care providers, registered managers, social workers, nursing professionals, individual employers, and local authority commissioners.

Product overview

Skills for Care Ltd operates as a workforce development organization for the adult social care sector in England, offering a platform of interconnected products and services. The core offerings include The Training Hub (centralized training platform), the Care Workforce Pathway (career progression framework), and the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (workforce intelligence). These are complemented by development programmes such as the RM12 Programme, Moving Up Programme, and Digital Learning for Managers modules (11 short eLearning courses based on Manager Induction Standards). Additional offerings include ASYE for newly-qualified social workers, Wellbeing resources, and Good and Outstanding Care support for CQC compliance. The products serve different segments including registered managers, care workers, social workers, and employers, with the Training Hub serving as a central access point for many of these resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Training Hub Centralized training portal operated by Skills for Care that provides adult social care workers and managers with access to learning resources, courses, seminars, programmes, and professional development resources.
• Care Workforce Pathway
• Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)
• Manager Induction Standards
• Leadership Qualities Framework
• RM12 Programme
• Moving Up Programme
• ASYE (Assessed and Supported Year in Employment)
• Digital Learning for Managers Modules
• Wellbeing Resource Finder
• Good and Outstanding Care (GO)
• Behaviour Change Framework A framework designed to strengthen behaviour change practice in adult social care, launched on 29 June 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of employers reported that offering learning and development opportunities improved staff commitment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NDTi (National Development Team for Inclusion)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NDTi to deliver the 'Becoming a Director of Adult Social Services' programme specifically designed for aspiring DASSs ready to take the next step in their leadership journey. This is a flagship leadership development programme for senior social care leaders.
• Springhill HospicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpringhill Hospice operates as an endorsed learning provider for Skills for Care, delivering palliative care education and training programmes covering skilled symptom control, compassionate communication, advance care planning, and end of life care to care homes and medical practices across the region.
• Skills for Care Endorsed Learning ProviderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of quality assured training providers who have received Skills for Care endorsement for delivering high quality learning and development in social care. The endorsement serves as a quality mark for employers seeking reliable training partners.
• Integrated Care Systems (ICS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Integrated Care Systems across England to support workforce planning, development, and integration between health and social care services. Skills for Care provides frameworks and resources for integrated workforce strategies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NCFE: UK awarding organisation offering vocational qualifications including health and social care certifications. Comparable as a credentialing and training infrastructure provider that intersects with Skills for Care's training catalogue.
• Health Education England (now NHS England Workforce function): Statutory body responsible for NHS workforce education and training in England. Adjacent peer given overlapping workforce development remit, though focused on NHS rather than adult social care.
• City & Guilds: Major UK vocational qualification and certification body offering health and social care qualifications. Comparable as a training/credentialing provider, though operating commercially rather than as a sector support body.
• TQUK (Training Qualifications UK): UK awarding body offering vocational qualifications across health and social care. Comparable as an alternative credentialing infrastructure that competes for the same care provider training budgets.

Regional players

• Social Care Wales: Statutory workforce development and regulatory body for social care in Wales. Direct peer given Skills for Care's analogous role for England; same remit (workforce standards, training frameworks, data) in a different UK devolved nation.
• Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC): Scotland's social care workforce regulator and development body. Comparable to Skills for Care in setting standards, training, and registering social care workers, but for Scotland rather than England.
• Northern Ireland Social Care Council: Statutory workforce and registration body for social care in Northern Ireland. Mirrors Skills for Care's standards-setting, training, and workforce development role within another UK devolved jurisdiction.

Direct peers

• Skills for Health: Sister-sector workforce development organization for the UK health sector. Closest peer given parallel structure, government-funded model, and focus on workforce standards, training frameworks, and eLearning for the health workforce.
• NDTi (National Development Team for Inclusion): UK charity providing workforce and inclusion support across social care, and a strategic partner of Skills for Care for the Becoming a DASS programme. Directly comparable as a sector support and capacity-building partner.

Emerging players

• Think Local Act Personal (TLAP): Partnership programme for personalised care and support in England. Comparable as a sector-support initiative focused on adult social care workforce and commissioning practice, overlapping with Skills for Care's commissioning and PA toolkit work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skills-for-care

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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