About County Durham Care Academy
The role of County Durham Care Academy is to support the recruitment and retention of people in the social care workforce. Whether you are considering a career in social care or are an established professional within the sector, we can offer training and qualifications which can support your aspirations and progression.
We do this by supporting the recruitment of new people into the social care sector, examples include attracting young people and promoting social care as a career of choice with lots of opportunities to grow and develop. People who are looking for a change of career, people returning to work after a break or long-term unemployment or active retirees.
Care Academy offers training and development opportunities for people starting out with introductory course in 'Skills for working in Adult Social Care' right through to specialist roles and senior leadership, from unpaid carers to personal assistants.
We work with over 200 commissioned providers of adult social care, supporting their recruitment and enhancing the skills of the workforce.
How the Care Academy can support you
There are flexible ways to study and many courses are free of charge or have flexible finance options.
View Care Academy training and events.
Introduction to the Care Academy
Strategic Commissioning Manager, Sarah Douglas, gives us an introduction into what the Care Academy is all about.
Note: the first 10 seconds of this video contains fast scrolling/flashing content.
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