Councils given £20m to help fund social work apprenticeships

In a move to strengthen the adult social care services, the government is funding apprenticeship training for adult social workers. 

Councils and adult care services will receive £20m from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in 2024-25. 

It arrives as part of a wider initiative to establish a career progression route for adult social care personnel. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, £53.9 million will be allocated to support 37,000 care workers in obtaining a new level 2 qualification.

Lyn Romeo, the,DHSC’s chief social worker for adults, spoke fondly of the apprenticeship funding: 

“It recognises how essential it is that we attract and support social workers into local authority adult social care departments to work with people and their families to ensure they get the best possible support to live the lives that matter to them,” said Romeo, who retires at the end of this month.

“The apprenticeship route into social work allows people to work and contribute to social care delivery while completing their social work professional qualification.

“This investment provides local authorities with opportunities to recruit more social work apprentices and will help them build a long-term sustainable workforce for the future.

Want to know more? You can read the announcement in full at GOV.UK. 

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