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.
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What's a bulk upload?
A bulk upload will let you add large amounts of workforce data into the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) without the need to add that data manually. Who should do bulk uploads? Skills for Care recommend bulk uploads for local ...
How do I bulk upload our data?
Follow our step by step bulk upload guide to learn how to do a bulk upload.
What types of files can we upload?
To bulk upload your data you’ll need CSV (comma-separated values) files for your workplace and staff records (training records are optional). The data must be entered in a specific format, so ASC-WDS can read it. You can download codes and guidance ...
Who should bulk upload their data?
Skills for Care recommend bulk uploads for local authorities and large private or voluntary sector employers who need to add data for a number of workplaces. Individual workplaces can also choose to bulk upload, but our findings suggest that those ...
Can I validate files before I upload them?
Your files must be validated before you can upload them and you must have a workplace file and a staff file (the training file is optional). Once you’ve selected the files that you want to upload, click the Validate files button. Your files will be ...