TY - JOUR AB - This case study examines the reasons that the National Skills Academy for Social Care established the first national social care management trainee scheme for newly qualified graduates. Using information from the National Skills Academy Social Care Team and confidential interviews, this case study describes how the scheme was set up, its aspirations and initial responses from the 20 graduate trainees. VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1747-9886 DO - 10.5042/ijlps.2010.0520 UR - https://doi.org/10.5042/ijlps.2010.0520 AU - Statham Daphne AU - Bernard Jennifer PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/01/01 TI - ‘Don't expect an easy pathway’: establishing the first national social care management trainee scheme for newly qualified graduates T2 - International Journal of Leadership in Public Services PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 53 EP - 60 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -