The initiative offers full-time care assistant employees, or their children, funding to undertake an OU undergraduate degree.

The first Caremark office to trial the initiative was in Pulborough, West Sussex, which unveiled its offering in October last year.

Post-Brexit, slow recruitment issues have faced the home care sector, but the OU collaboration is aiming to tackle this as full-time staff can access up to £9k of funding for any undergraduate degree for a dependent child. 

Part-time workers are also eligible and can benefit from paid course fees of up to £6k for themselves or their child on a part-time course.

Caremark’s OU funding programme aims to lessen the financial burden on its employees and keep existing staff fulfilled in their roles. The initiative will hopefully improve the shortage of workers for businesses in the care sector, which are struggling to recruit staff at this time.

For more information on the Caremark initiative, visit here.

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