Thursday 16 October 2025
New CPL quick guide: supporting your learning journey
We have published a new quick guide to continuous professional learning (CPL).
Thursday 9 October 2025
New resource for everyone working with children, young people and their families
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), in partnership with the Scottish Government and key stakeholders, has today launched a new resource: Supporting Scotland’s Children: Core Knowledge and Values.
Monday 6 October 2025
A Register for the future – one year on
It has now been over a year since we introduced significant changes to registration, qualifications and skills to help make registration simpler and easier to understand
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Scotland’s care workforce reached high in 2024
Scotland’s social service workforce continued to grow in 2024, reaching 214,750, the highest level since records began in 2008. That’s according to a new report published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today.
Thursday 4 September 2025
New SSSC Convener shares his vision
Peter Murray was appointed Convener of the SSSC Council on 1 September 2025. His appointment runs to 31 August 2028.
Latest news
13 Nov 2025
Palliative Care Education Framework gets a refresh for 2025
We’ve worked in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) to refresh the Palliative Care Education Framework to bring it in line with the vision of the new Scottish Government palliative care strategy and delivery plan for 2025 – 2030.
12 Nov 2025
MyLearning QR code generator
We’ve launched our new self-service MyLearning QR code generator, a simple and effective way for employers and learning providers to help people record their learning quickly and easily.
07 Nov 2025
Tender opportunity for research into sector perspectives on workforce regulation in adult social care
The Skills for Care and Development Alliance is commissioning the next phase of a UK and Republic of Ireland-wide research study exploring the impact of workforce regulation in adult social care.
