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Supporting our thriving professional social care community

Welcome to the Greater Manchester Social Care Academy. A best-practice virtual learning and careers hub for anyone who is, or wants to be, a part of our region’s thriving professional adult social care community. That includes people interested in starting or progressing their career, employers in the sector and those responsible for offering career advice and guidance.

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MyWay Diabetes

20-minute webinar session to update you on all things MyWay Diabetes:
Demonstration of personalised patient data platform
Improved patient registration through NHS login
How to identify, invite and help patients self-register
Free online platform helping people with all types of diabetes to learn more about their condition

Who should attend?
ICB, PCN or GP lead

Resilience-based Clinical Supervision (Foundations of Nursing Studies)

Fully funded resilience-based clinical supervision programmes for nurses working in social care.

Celebrating social care nursing on International Nurses Day

An online event to celebrate of all things social care nursing, with people who draw on care and support from all fields of practice. Monday 12 May 2025, 11:00 – 12:30

Are you interested in...

Starting you career

Learn about the different roles in adult social care and hear from those working in the sector about their experiences. You will also find advice and guidance on securing your first role and starting your journey.


Progressing your career

Understand the progression opportunities available in adult social care and routes you can take to develop your skills and move forward in your career.


Finding training opportunities

Access a wide range of sector-specific training offers to enhance your skills and knowledge or develop your workforce.

*Please note The GM Social Care Academy (GM SCA) and the GM Training Hub (GMTH) are not responsible for the content of any training, offers other than those developed by ourselves and our partners, and cannot comment on the quality of training available.


Supporting your workforce

Explore effective ways to develop your workforce, including recruitment and retention strategies, workforce planning toolkits, employee wellbeing initiatives and more.


International Recruitment

Find valuable information on international recruitment for sponsors and overseas workers to ensure good practice in the sector.

 

 

Resources from the Academy & partners

Link through to Adult Social Care Recruitment Guide article

Adult Social Care Recruitment Guide

This toolkit from the Department of Health and Social Care will guide you through the range of free resources to use when recruiting staff as part of the ‘Make care your career’ campaign.

Link through to Restructuring Social Care Services article

Restructuring Social Care Services

Care England has commissioned a series of three reports, beginning with Timely Intervention for Profitability and Compliance, with later instalments focusing on Quality and Financial KPIs and Governance and Risk Management.

Link through to Words from Evie, a Care Support Officer in Rochdale. article

Words from Evie, a Care Support Officer in Rochdale.

Evie started out as a Care Support Worker but quickly progressed and hasn’t looked back.

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