The West Midlands International Recruitment Programme team has confirmed dates for it’s 2026-27 Live Legal and HR Webinar Series for care providers and local authorities. The next webinar will take place [...]

Gill Kelly, WM-ADASS Associate International Recruitment Programme, attended the Staffordshire Local Authority Managers Quality Networking Forum on 21 April 2026, joining more than 200 care managers and a wide range of [...]

WM-ADASS, in partnership with Citizens Advice Shropshire, has launched a new Skilled Worker Information Pack designed to support international care workers living and working across the West Midlands. The guide provides [...]

Dr Kathryn Hudson, International Recruitment Learning & Evaluation Lead at WM-ADASS, shares reflections from the International Conference on Integrated Care 2026 (ICIC26) and the learning emerging from the West Midlands International [...]

The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that the International Recruitment Regional Fund for the adult social care sector will continue for 2026/27. The government is making up to [...]

Welcome to the latest International Recruitment Bulletin. While 2026 has begun with some challenges for international recruitment across the West Midlands – including a rise in sponsor licence revocations which has [...]

On the 27th February 2026, Coventry City Council held a Care Workers Engagement Event, which proved to be a tremendous success, welcoming hundreds of care workers through the doors for a day of support, advice and connection.  [...]

It was great to have a presence, alongside delivery partners, West Midlands Care Association (WMCA) and Lifted, at the  Midlands Regional Conference – Evolving Together – in February, hosted by Skills for Care in Birmingham.  The West Midlands [...]

our Voice has been designed to provide a safe space and alternative way for international care workers, living in the West Midlands, to share their experiences of coming to the UK and [...]

Eight local authorities have funding to deliver International Recruitment (IR) enhanced offers until March 2026. These initiatives provide targeted support to displaced international care workers and local care markets. New 2025/26 Enhanced Offers (January [...]

This month The MJ ran an article from Pete Fahy, Vice-Chair and International Recruitment Lead of the West Midlands ADASS branch and Director of Adult Services & Housing at Coventry City Council, exploring how [...]

International care workers arrived in the UK with hope. For many, the Health and Care visa represented more than a job. It was a promise of stability, a chance to build [...]