Social services in Sweden currently face several different challenges and extensive transition processes. Skills provision in social services is a challenge that is expected to grow as a result of demographic changes, with an increasing number of older people in need of support and fewer of working age. High workload with many administrative tasks, exposure to threats, violence and unauthorised influence also pose major challenges for social services. The target groups of social services and their needs are constantly changing and require an organization that is prepared to adapt to meet individuals and their needs. The ongoing societal developments of gang crime, system-threatening crime and disinformation also have a significant impact on social services. Social services are facing a major transformation as a result of a new Social Services Act, which is planned to enter into force on 1 July 2025. The new law will mean a major shift for the entire social services with an increased focus on accessibility, prevention perspectives, knowledge-based interventions and increased opportunities to provide interventions without prior aid assessment and decisions. In parallel, there is also a transition to good and close care that affects both the regions' operations and parts of the municipal operations. The transition is about care, health and social care being given closer to the individual and based on the individual's conditions and needs based on their current life situation. The new Social Services Act and the transition to good and close care are two important tools for managing the transition to the social services of the future, and to a sustainable social service for employees, managers and society at large. However, in order for these tools to be fully used, employees and managers in the social services need to be equipped with the help of skills development, in order to create the conditions for a long-term good supply of skills. As the needs for skills development are very extensive and complex, they need to be mapped and analysed and a well-developed plan for the skills development efforts needs to be developed before they can be started. That is the purpose of this preliminary study. The City of Stockholm is the initiator of this preliminary study and the project will be run by the social services and the elderly administration, in collaboration with the eleven district administrations, which are responsible for the majority of the activities carried out within the social services in the city. The new Social Services Act and the transition to good and close care not only pose challenges for the City of Stockholm, but all municipalities in the region face similar challenges. In order to get an understanding of the challenges and needs of the neighbouring municipalities in the region already at this initial stage, we plan to conduct three exploratory workshops together with other municipalities in the region, with Storsthlm as the convening partner. During the pre-study, dialogue will also take place with the three universities in the Stockholm area that conduct social work education – Stockholm University, Södertörn University and Marie Cederschiöld University College. The goal is to collaborate with them, among other things, on the work-based education (VFU) so that it gradually develops in line with the skills transition in the social services. The efforts planned in the preliminary study are an important piece of the puzzle in achieving the goal of the Stockholm region being an open, equal, equal and inclusive region, which is one of the objectives of the regional development plan, RUFS 2050. Since the preliminary study focuses on the development of social services' ability to adapt, it also contributes to several goals within Agenda 2030 - Goal 1 No poverty, Goal 3 Good health and well-being, Goal 4 Good education for all, Goal 5 Gender equality, Goal 8 Decent working conditions and Goal 10 Reduced inequality.