Websites
| Support for learning and career development | |
| UK and England | |
| OU: Careers Advisory Service | The Open University’s Careers Advisory Service |
| OU: Credit transfer | Credit transfer information from The Open University |
| OU: OpenLearn | Free courses from The Open University |
| OU: Skills for OU study | Develop the study skills you need for your OU course, and get the confidence you need to succeed |
| OU: Skills for OU study, English for learning | Support and guidance on English language skills |
| OU: Study at the OU | The Open University’s online prospectus |
| BBC: Skillswise | Help and advice with reading, writing and numbers |
| Directgov: Education and learning | UK information and advice on education, learning and funding in the UK |
| Directgov/ National Careers Service: Help for students with disabilities | Information and advice for students who have additional needs |
| Directgov/ National Careers Service: Job profiles | Information and advice on work, skills and career choices in the UK |
| learndirect | Information and advice on learning and skills for work |
| NARIC | Information and advice on national and international qualifications |
| Prospects: types of jobs | Graduate careers information website |
| UCAS | UK university course choice |
| UKCourseFinder | UK-wide course information |
| Scotland | |
| The Open University in Scotland | The Open University in Scotland |
| Caring for Carers | Information about study opportunities for carers in Scotland |
| Citizens Advice Scotland | Free advice on a wide range of issues – open to everyone in Scotland |
| PlanIT Plus | Information on course choice, learning and careers in Scotland |
| Skills Development Scotland | Information and advice on learning, and skills for work in Scotland, and ILA funding |
| Student Awards Agency for Scotland | Advice and information on funding for students in Scotland |
| Wales | |
| Access to learning for carers | Information about study opportunities for carers in Wales |
| learndirect: Cymru/ Wales | Information and advice on learning and skills for work in Wales |
| My World of Work | Information and advice on work, skills and career choices |
| Northern Ireland | |
| nidirect | Information and advice on learning, funding and skills for work in Northern Ireland |
Support for employers and managers | |
| Carer Positive | The Carer Positive kitemark is awarded to employers in Scotland who have a working environment where carers are valued and supported. |
| Employers for Carers | Provides some very good resources – some can be accessed on a membership or paid basis, but some are free. The website provides a useful overview of the main issues and elements of support. |
Equal Partners in Care: | The Scottish framework for learning and practice with carers and young carers. The EPiC site provides information and learning resources for workers with a role in identifying and supporting carers. |
| NHS Knowledge Network | The Knowledge Network provides evidence, information, elearning and community tools to support NHS staff with learning and practice. |
| Scottish Social Services Council: Workforce Solutions | SSKS is a gateway to a wealth of information and learning materials to support practitioners in social services in Scotland in their work and learning. |
| Step into Leadership | Whatever your role, this website will help you to find resources and information to develop your leadership skills. Employers will find resources to help create an organisational culture where leadership development is supported at all levels. |
| Working Families | A manager’s guide to managing employees with caring responsibilities. |
Support for carers There are a large number of carers centres and caring organisations. These links take you to national organisations that should be able to provide you with information about whom to contact in your local area. | |
| UK and England | |
| Carers Trust | UK-wide carer organisation membership organisation |
| Carersuk | UK-wide carers membership organisation |
| Matter | An online community for young adult carers created by Carers Trust |
| Working families | Working Families helps working parents and carers and their employers to find a better balance between responsibilities at home and at work |
| Scotland | |
| Care Information Scotland | Public information on caring for older people in Scotland |
| Carers Scotland | Scottish base for UK-wide support organisation for carers |
| Carers Trust Scotland | Scottish base for UK-wide support organisation for carers centres and carers |
| Coalition of carers in Scotland | Coalition of carers in Scotland |
| Crossroads Caring Scotland | Crossroads Caring Scotland provides practical services such as respite care to carers across Scotland |
| MECOPP Carers Centre | MECOPP works to challenge and dismantle barriers that deny Black and Minority Ethnic carers access to health, social work and other social care services in Edinburgh, the Lothians and further afield |
| Self-advocacy for Carers (Carers Scotland) | Being Heard: a self-advocacy toolkit for carers provides information and suggests techniques to help carers advocate for themselves |
| Shared Care Scotland | Shared Care Scotland works to improve the quality, choice and availability of short break provision across Scotland, for the benefit of carers and the people they care for |
| The Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance | Facebook page for The Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance |
| Wales | |
| Carers Trust Wales/ Cymru | Welsh base for UK-wide support organisation for carers centres and carers |
| Carers Wales | Welsh base for UK-wide support organisation for carers |
| Northern Ireland | |
| Carers NI | Northern Irish base for UK-wide support organisation for carers |
| Carers Trust Northern Ireland | Northern Irish base for UK-wide support organisation for carers centres and carers |
Finance and legal information | |
| UK | |
| Carers UK: Help with benefits | UK-wide benefits information and advice from Carers UK |
| Directgov: Carers and disability benefits | Government information website explaining benefits for carers and people with disabilities |
| Directgov: Lasting power of attorney | Information about arranging power of attorney in England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Scotland | |
| Children1st: What you need to know about Kinship care | Information about kinship care, including the kinship care allowance |
| Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland): Power of Attorney | A power of attorney (PoA) is a written document that gives someone else legal authority to make decisions on your behalf |
| Self-directed Support in Scotland | Information about self-directed support legislation and what it means for carers in Scotland |