Before you book your training, we recommend that you check funding eligibility first to confirm your reimbursement entitlement. All training bookings are due for immediate payment so you can only claim your funding once the training has been booked and paid for.
To qualify for reimbursement, you must meet the following criteria:
- Provide an adult social care service
- Directly employ staff in England
- Have up to date account on adult social workforce data set (https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Adult-Social-Care-Workforce-Data/Adult-Social-Care-Workforce-Data-Set/Getting-started-with-ASC-WDS.aspx)
Staff undertaking eligible training courses or qualifications must be:
- non-regulated care staff in England, including deputy and Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered managers and agency staff. Eligible employees must be employed by an eligible employer (see above) to qualify for funding
- legally employed in England and have a UK National Insurance number
There is no requirement for non-UK nationals to have resided in the UK for a specific period of time to qualify for funding.
There are no restrictions on the number of working hours that care staff must be contracted for to be eligible for this support.
LDSS funding is not available for:
- regulated members of the ASC workforce (including registered nurses, nursing associates, allied health professionals and occupational therapists)
- personal assistants, whose employers may not meet the criteria above. These employers should seek funding for training through the Individual Employer Funding scheme administered by Skills for Care
- courses and qualifications completed as part of an apprenticeship. These employers may wish to seek funding through the apprenticeship levy