Learning outcomes

After working through this session you will have:

• a clearer understanding of the experiences of carers

• an appreciation of the various skills, qualities and attributes that carers may develop and how some of these are transferable to work contexts

• an understanding of carers’ motivations to return to work, or to balance paid employment with their caring role

• an awareness of the factors that may help or hinder carers who are in paid employment, and the support available to them

• an understanding of your role, and your organisation’s role, in supporting carers in your workforce.