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06 Oct 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

Professional standards Social service workforce SSSC registration

30 Sep 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.

Workforce data

23 Sep 2025

Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme open for applications

Applications for cohort 28 of the Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme (DLP) are open to all health and social care settings in Scotland including health, social care, social work, housing, charities and the third sector.

Your learning

22 Sep 2025

Social care staff invited to get a free flu vaccine

Social care staff of all ages who have direct hands-on duties are eligible to receive the flu vaccine this year. Appointment booking is open now.

Social service workforce

17 Sep 2025

Supporting Disclosure Scotland changes

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Care Inspectorate are supporting Disclosure Scotland with changes to the PVG scheme to help applicants and care providers with the changes.

Social service workforce SSSC corporate

15 Sep 2025

Have Your Say Workforce Wellbeing Survey – sharing results events

We're holding free online events to share valuable insights and key messages from our first Have Your Say Workforce Wellbeing Survey. Over 6,500 members of the social service workforce had their say on a range of issues, like terms and conditions, pay, access to training and qualifications, support and wellbeing.

Social service workforce

12 Sep 2025

SSSC Council Members appointed

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Natalie Don-Innes MSP has appointed two new SSSC Council Members, Alison Todd and Tricia Stewart. Their appointment is from 1 September for three years.

SSSC corporate

11 Sep 2025

Free learning resources for fitness to practise conditions

One of the sanctions that can be imposed on your registration following a fitness to practise investigation is a condition.

Professional standards Your learning

11 Sep 2025

Simplifying fitness to practise - making our guidance more accessible for all

We’ve done a lot of work recently on improving the accessibility of our fitness to practise guidance documents and have produced several documents in Easy Read format. 

Professional standards

11 Sep 2025

Fitness to practise referral trends

Over the summer, we’ve been keeping an eye on the rising numbers of fitness to practise concerns being referred to us.

Professional standards

04 Sep 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.

SSSC corporate

03 Sep 2025

Recruitment open for the next CEIM Leaders programme

Recruitment is now open for cohort seven of the Care Experience Improvement Model Leaders programme (CEIM Leaders). 

Leadership Social service workforce Your learning