Training support

Social Care Academy for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 

The Social Care Academy brings together training opportunities and resources across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in one easy to access portal.

Eligibility

International care workers are eligible to access the academy if they are:

• aged 16+
• living or working in Staffordshire or Stoke-on-Trent in adult social care or aiming to join the sector

Summary

The Academy has a website containing supporting information for career development, funding for training, resources for training from local partners and resources for staff wellbeing.

It includes training information and links for:

• Digital Skills resources and courses
• Functional Skills courses, such as Maths, English and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Various training available through the academy, including e-learning, virtual classes, and in-person training programs
• Staffordshire County Council’s Community Learning Service
• Staffordshire Connects, details of ESOL courses
• Wellbeing and Recovery College, wellbeing and recovery focused courses
• North Staffordshire Wellbeing College, wellbeing workshops for people in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands

The Academy learning portal hosts face-to-face training events as well as online e-Learning. To access these, you will need to register and set up and account.

 Social Care Academy Website