Welcome to Sheffield’s Care Academy

Our mission is to retain, recruit, and develop a strong social care workforce that delivers outstanding care for the people of Sheffield.

Be the missing piece

Sheffield CARES is a collaboration between health and care organisations. 

  • we offer job advice, work experience and apprenticeships in care
  • we offer learning and development opportunities including management, specialised skills, and leadership training
  • we promote best practices and innovation within care
  • we support staff to stay working within care
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“I love my job because it's so rewarding and fulfilling, like I’m giving something back to society. I enjoy meeting so many people from different generations and backgrounds and listening to their stories. This is a job I never thought I would do! I'm honoured to get to meet so many interesting people with so many fabulous stories from all walks of life. I feel that after losing my parents and grandparents, in some ways I’ve made them proud.”
- Amanda, Support Worker

Training and events

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The Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP): June 2025

Monday 2 June 2025, 9.00am

This 4 week training course with a 1 or 2 day placement in social care has a guaranteed job interview for those who finish the course. Are you eligible? Sign up for the next training course today!

Latest news

Dementia Stars training

Over 200 care staff attended silver and gold Dementia Stars training in Sheffield in January to March 2025.

The training put care staff in the shoes of a person living with dementia.  

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Celebrating social care

This month we’re joining Skills for Care in #CelebratingSocialCare and the incredible people who work in care in Sheffield.

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