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.

We’re pleased to announce the popular leadership programme, You as a Collaborative Leader (YaCL) will run again in Autumn 2025. The programme is open to anyone working in health and social care, examples of who would be suitable for the programme are senior social workers and care home managers.

Quality improvement knowledge and skills is an important area for development in social services and one that we want to support. We are working with partners to raise awareness and help people working in social services to access this support.

Applications for cohort 27 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.

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have developed a new National Induction Framework for Social Care.

We’re pleased to support NHS Education for Scotland (NES) with their new approach to quality improvement (QI) learning.

We’ve improved the Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) portal for the Early Learning and Childcare Workforce to provide better support for the workforce.  

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.

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

We have produced a new learning resource for people working with children and young people to support you to use the SSSC Codes of Practice, the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Promise in your practice.

We’re working with Scottish Government, Skills Development Scotland and other partners to develop a graduate apprenticeship route to becoming a social worker.

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