Guidance for employers and workers who are unable to apply for registration between 10 April and 3 June 2024.

Following our consultation in autumn 2023 we’re introducing return to practice requirements for social workers who’ve been out of social work practice and off the SSSC Register for more than two years. The new requirements will take effect from 3 June 2024.

Do you have staff whose registration is due for renewal between 1 March and 31 May 2024? 

Following our consultation in 2022 we’re preparing for changes to our Register and here’s what you need to know.

We are consulting on a new qualification, still in development, which  will allow individuals to work across different roles and settings.

A new report providing a snapshot of the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Register gives a unique insight into the social work, social care and children and young people workforce.

When was the last time you signed in to your MySSSC account and checked your contact details and personal information?

We know registrants and employers have lots of questions about how the Future Proofing Programme (FPP) changes affect them, so we’ve answered some of them in our FPP FAQs.

Applications to the 2023-24 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.

As an employer, you have a responsibility to make sure your staff are registered within six months of starting their role.  

You don’t need a qualification to start working in social care or children and young people services as we can register you with a qualification condition. However, it’s important you do work towards it and keep in touch with us.

Seventy-five voluntary organisations across Scotland are benefitting from grants totalling more than £1 million to help social care workers gain qualifications, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) announced today.