Training and Supporting Carers: The National Evaluation of the Caring with Confidence Programme

The Caring with Confidence (CwC) programme aimed to provide support to 37,000 carers in England. It was the largest programme of training for carers ever planned in the UK, with a total budget of £15.2m over three years. It was designed to provide training and support to carers, thereby giving them greater choice and control in different aspects of their lives.

The evaluation comprised a three-year study carried out at the University of Leeds between June 2008 and May 2011. The study team was asked to: provide an account of the National Team in setting up, implementing and sustaining CwC; report on the success or otherwise of CwC in delivering its objectives; assess the impact of CwC on carers taking part in the programme; and assemble evidence on the impact of CwC on the organisations contracted to deliver it.