International Recruitment – Displaced Worker Scheme

As part of the Department of Health and Social Care’s 2024-26 International Recruitment Project, SESCA is assisting “displaced overseas care workers” (those who have lost their sponsorship due to their employer having their licence revoked) in securing new sponsorship with reputable providers in the Southeast.

We are connecting displaced care workers with providers who meet specific criteria. And we are supporting these providers with funding and guidance to ensure they can offer the necessary support to help these displaced workers, many of whom may have had difficult experiences, settle into their new roles.

It has been commissioned as part of the Department of Health and Social Care International Recruitment Funding initiative and Berkshire Care Association are in collaboration with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care (ADASS) and South East Social Care Alliance (SESCA). We would like to give special thanks to the contributors from across the sector involved in developing it.

The immigration system is constantly changing, and although the SESCA International Recruitment Hub is updated from time to time, the GOV.UK website provides official, up-to-date guidance.

Real Life Perspectives on International Recruitment

SESCA’s latest video showcases the inspiring stories and first-hand experiences of care workers and providers engaged in International Recruitment across the Southeast. Alongside these stories, Erica Lockhart, Chair of SESCA, shares insights into the support we’re offering providers to sponsor displaced migrant care workers.

SESCA International Recruitment Hub

Berkshire Care Association is a member of the South East Social Care Alliance (SESCA), which is the South East arm of the Care Association Alliance. The CAA has 50 local care association members, 10 of which are in the South East. SESCA work across the South East to share ideas and best practices that will benefit their local membership and the wider social care community.

Their International Recruitment Hub will provide information and resources specific to the South East of England, designed to help you overcome the barriers to international recruitment while upholding ethical practices.

Additional guidance from SESCA -employing international students

SESCA International Recruitment Hub

International Recruitment Sponsor a displaced migrant care worker

As part of the Department of Health and Social Care’s 2024-25 International Recruitment Project, BCA is working with SESCA to assist “displaced overseas care workers” (those who have lost their sponsorship due to their employer having their licence revoked) in securing new sponsorship with reputable providers in the Southeast.

SESCA have implemented a scheme to connect identified displaced care workers with providers who meet specific criteria. We plan to support these providers with funding and guidance to ensure they can offer the necessary support to help these displaced workers, many of whom may have had difficult experiences, settle into their new roles.

If you are interested in supporting displaced workers, please express your interest by completing the form here

BCA is working with SESCA for this project and communication may come directly from SESCA or from our local area hub in Oxfordshire, OACP.

Resources for Download

Please feel free to download, print and share the following flyer. Several services have reported to us that they have had displaced workers approaching their premises in person looking for work and/or a new sponsor for their skilled worker visa. The flyer has details of the support available to displaced workers and how they can register with the scheme; your staff can hand out the flyer to any displaced workers approaching your service.

Displaced worker flyer A5 July 2025 for printing

Displaced worker flyer A5 July 2025 Digital

Displaced worker flyer Postcard July 2025 for printing

Displaced worker flyer Postcard July 2025 Digital