Useful Links Directory
Links to useful websites and resources
COMPASS
COMPASS has been established since the year 2000 and exists to help support and develop the social work and social care workforce. We publish COMPASS, the annual guide to social work and social care each year which is the definitive guide to the sector, helping people at all levels find courses, start a career, or take their next step in an already established career pathway. COMPASS has the largest circulation of any publication in the sector.
Learn to Care
Learn to Care represents heads of social care learning and workforce development in all councils in England.
Social Care Code of Practice for International Recruitment
The social care workforce in England numbers around one million workers and 95,000 were born outside the UK. The sector will continue to rely on recruitment of overseas workers to make sure that social care services can continue to provide essential support for children and adults in need throughout England.
Social Care Workforce Research Unit
The Social Care Workforce Research Unit (SCWRU) is a multi-disciplinary national centre for original research into issues relating to the social care workforce. The Unit exists to develop research knowledge and to disseminate the findings to policymakers, service providers, employers and social care service user and carer groups.
The Centre for Workforce Intelligence
The Centre for Workforce Intelligence is the national authority on workforce planning and development, providing advice and information to the health and social care system. We produce quality intelligence to inform better workforce planning, in order to improve people's lives
