Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set

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Call the ASC-WDS Support Team on 0113 241 0969. We're available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (not including bank holidays). Alternatively, email us at ascwds-support@skillsforcare.org.uk. You can also use our help centre to get answers to popular ...
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Things you can do in ASC-WDS (PDF, 221KB) You might not know that you can: add training and qualification records use benchmarks to see how your organisation compares check whether your data meets funding requirements add and manage users What else ...
What's new
March 2025 We removed 2 questions. How much money have you spent on advertising for staff in the last 4 weeks? How many people have you interviewed for care worker roles in the last 4 weeks? November 2024 We made it possible to upload training and ...
Who should be included in the local authority return?
The LA return should be a reflection of your adult social care workforce. This is all care providing and non-care providing staff that are employed by your local authority and work within the adult social care sector. It includes all permanent and ...
Where's the confirmation form for the local authority return?
The confirmation form will be available on 8 September 2025 Download the confirmation form and fully complete it once you’re satisfied that your data has met the required criteria. The form should be sent to ascwds-online@skillsforcare.org.uk Once ...

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Where is the Bulk upload guidance?
To use bulk upload you will need the latest version of our guidance documents. Please download and save these but check back regularly to ensure you are using the latest version.
What are the requirements for the local authority return?
Local authorities have been advised by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) that they’re expected to complete an Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) return. This has been endorsed by the Outcomes and Information ...
How do I add multiple files to bulk upload?
You can now add your files by either clicking select files our dragging and dropping your files. Your files can be added together or one at a time. Note 1. As a minimum you need workplace and staff record files 2. They must be in csv file ...
Local Authority mandatory return - presentation to help you prepare for the return
The Local Authority returns window is between 9 September – 11 October 2024. The first step is to make sure someone in your organisation is identified as having responsibility for completing your return and that they can access your account. Use our ...
What workplace data will I need to add?
You’ll need to add: the workplace name and address the number of staff the employer type the main service provided any other care services provided the service capacity your service users the number of current staff vacancies the number of new ...

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