DHSC have announced the new Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS), this funding is available for the ASC Workforce and replaces the Workforce Development Fund (WDF). The LDSS is intended to provide financial contributions for non-regulated ASC workforce to complete learning programmes, courses and qualifications. To access this funding employers need to meet the following eligibility criteria:
- to provide an ASC service
- directly employ care staff in England
- complete, or have already completed, the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)
Those qualifications, and courses which are funded can be found here at the list of ‘Eligible training courses and qualifications’ This scheme is for courses and qualifications that have been both paid for and started between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. Claims are submitted directly on a digital online platform through the DHSC. For more information on the funding please see the website Learning and Development Support Scheme for the adult social care workforce: a guide for employers - GOV.UK