Applications to the 2025-26 Voluntary Sector Development Fund (VSDF) are now open. The fund supports voluntary sector organisations providing social services that are a registered charity and are registered with the Care Inspectorate.

Our recent consultation on expanding the Register showed strong support for including the proposed new groups. The SSSC Council approved the proposal in May and we’re waiting for Scottish Ministers approval of the recommendations before going ahead.

We’re making changes to our website and to do this we need to shut down MySSSC and the SSSC website on Monday 26 May until the afternoon of Tuesday 27 May. 

From 3 May, we’ll start asking a sample of registrants who are due to submit their annual declaration to also provide additional information about how they have completed CPL and demonstrated learning against the core learning elements. 

In June 2024 we changed CPL for registrants to focus on key skills and knowledge required depending on your role and the stage of your career, for example induction or changing jobs. Registrants need to cover core learning elements to meet the CPL requirements.

Have you visited our continuous professional learning (CPL) website?

We opened the public consultation about increasing registration fees on 30 September 2024. The consultation lasted 12 weeks and closed on 23 December 2024.

We recently held online events to support employers to understand how people should meet the new continuous professional learning (CPL) and return to practice (RTP) registration requirements which came into effect in June 2024. 

We’re consulting on a proposal to add new groups of workers from the social service workforce to the SSSC Register and want to hear your views on the proposal. 

Thank you for responding to our consultation on the proposal to increase SSSC registration fees. The consultation closed on Monday 23 December 2024.

Following the changes to our Register earlier this year, workers now need to apply for registration within three months of starting their role. They still need to be registered within six months as before.  

Training providers and employers are invited to offer the new SVQ Integrated Health and Social Care SCQF Level 7, which the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has approved. This qualification promotes the integrated value of health and social care.