Last Updated on July 18, 2018
Entries are now open for the Skills for Care Accolades 2019 celebrating outstanding service provision.
Every one of England’s 20,300 social care organisations can now enter the Skills for Care Accolades 2019 online and showcase on a national stage what makes their highly-skilled teams the very best.
The Accolades were created by Skills for Care to recognise excellence and innovation in services offered by adult social care providers as around 1.45 million workers deliver care and support to millions of people in communities across the country.
Previous Accolades finalists say it is an opportunity to show how high-quality care services change people’s lives, and that making the final really boosts staff morale as their teams feel valued for the dedication and hard work they put day in and day out.
Skills for Care's Chief Executive, Sharon Allen said, 'With adult social care now in the news every day, the Accolades are a chance for employers to show off all the fantastic things that happen when you invest in your staff.
'Adult social care really needs to shout from the rooftops about how great our services are so the Accolades offer all our finalists a much deserved turn in the spotlight. I’ve seen for myself how it much it means for all our Accolades finalists to have national recognition for their teams.'
The 2019 awards categories are:
- Best employer of under 50 staff.
- Best employer of between 51 and 249 staff.
- Best employer of over 250 staff.
- Best individual who employs their own care and support staff.
- Best employer support for your registered manager(s).
- Best social care apprentice employer.
- Best recruitment initiative.
- Most effective approach to leadership and management.
- Most effective approach to integrated new models of care.
- Best endorsed provider of learning and development.
The Accolades are open to organisations of all sizes, including individual employers, and providers can find out more and enter online.​
The closing date for entries is Friday 7th September 2018 and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in London in March 2019.