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03 Dec 2024

CEIM Leaders programme – recruitment open

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

Your learning Leadership

28 Oct 2024

Keeping you informed about the National Occupational Standards (NOS) Review 2024/25

We are working with partners across the UK to review the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Health and Social Care and Childcare learning and development.

Your learning

16 Oct 2024

National Induction Framework (NIF) – update, survey and focus groups

In summer, we told you about the work NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the SSSC are doing to develop a new National Induction Framework for Adult Social Care staff.

Your learning Consultations and surveys

01 Oct 2024

NQSW Supported Year introduced

The Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) Supported Year is mandatory from today, 1 October 2024. It’s part of the framework that will set out a clear pathway for social workers and employers from qualification to advanced practice.

Employers Your learning Social service workforce

30 Sep 2024

Seeking your views - new dementia resources improvement project

We’re supporting the Care Inspectorate as they develop new dementia resources and we want frontline staff who provide care to people with dementia to take part in the co-design.

Your learning

24 Sep 2024

Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme open for applications

Applications for 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

30 Aug 2024

NQSW Supported Year forums

We’re hosting quarterly forums to support implementation of the Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) Supported Year. These are for NQSWs undertaking a Supported Year, those supervising NQSWs and employers and strategic leads for NQSWs. 

SSSC registration Your learning Employers

28 Aug 2024

Revisiting a National Induction Framework for Scotland

With over 2,000 people joining the social care sector each year and even more changing roles within it, staff and employers are investing significant time and money in the induction process.

Your learning

30 Jul 2024

Join over 4000 social care workers with preventing infection control app at their fingertips

With over 4,000 users our Preventing infection in social care settings app has been a big hit with the social care workforce. A year on from its launch, we look at who is using it and the impact it has made in supporting practice.

Social service workforce Your learning

30 Jul 2024

Celebrating improvement leaders

We recently held a graduation event to celebrate the success of the CEIM Experience Improvement Model Leaders Programme (CEIM Leaders).

Leadership Your learning

12 Jul 2024

2024-25 VSDF open for applications

Applications to the 2024-25 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.

Your learning Social service workforce

11 Jul 2024

Better fitness to practise prospects for qualified workers

At the SSSC we use the data and information we gather from fitness to practise to help understand how we can better support the workforce.

Social service workforce SSSC registration Workforce data Your learning