The Development and Innovation arm was created in October 2008 following a restructure of the Workforce Development team. Our remit is to work with the sector, service users and carers as well as national and local government agencies to look to the future development of the workforce in the social care, children and young people, and early years sector. .

We are all aware that the social care sector is changing as the nature of our society changes. We are all aware also that we have an ageing population in Wales, and that the care required for this population will continue to grow in the future. We are working with partners and employers to understand the needs of the future workforce in terms of skills and knowledge and also how we as a sector will work in partnership effectively in the future. We will be using this information together with others to ensure that the people working in social care in this field are prepared and fit for that task.

What's New?

Quarterly update as presented to the Workforce Development Committee

Workforce Development Update Report June 2010

Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted

The ISA registration phase of the scheme has been stopped and will not launch on 26 July 2010.

Care at Home

Results of a study that will shape the future of the Care at Home workforce in Wales are now available

Older People Workforce

A Summary of existing strategies and plans impacting on the Older People Workforce has been published

The team's telephone numbers are also available on the Contact the team page by clicking the yellow Development and Innovation tab.