Entries for "Oscars of the social care world" close on Thursday 6 September

Thursday 6 September is the last day for nominations for the Skills for Care Accolades 2012/13 celebrating the achievements of the very best adult social care employers in England.

The Accolades are the Oscars of the social care world and celebrate excellence in workforce development and innovation by employers in eight categories who also compete for the prestigious Winners of Winners trophy.

The eight Accolades categories are:

1. Best employer of under 250 staff

2. Best employer of over 250 staff

3. Best individual employer who employs their own staff

4. Best provider of learning and development

5. Best employer support for social care apprenticeships

6. Best employer support for newly qualified social workers

7. Best recruitment initiatives

8. Most effective new approach to service delivery

The awards are now in their tenth year and last year’s Winner of Winners were Sunnyside House who support people with learning disabilities in Thurrock to live independent lives in their community.

Skills for Care’s chief executive officer Sharon Allen said: “All too often our sector gets unfair negative publicity so the Accolades are a chance for us to celebrate the outstanding work being done across England by really progressive employers and their teams.

“But we want more organisations to enter so if you think your workforce development programme and the efforts of your staff should be rewarded at a national level then please use these last few days to get an entry in.”

To find out more about more about the Skills for Care Accolades or to download an entry form, visit www.skillsforcare.org.uk/accolades.