Digital skills are becoming part of everyday work in social services. DigiSkills is a new free online learning resource designed to help you feel more confident using digital tools, data and technology in your role. 

Applications to the 2026-27 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.

Try our new cyber resilience learning resources for Scotland’s social care workers and managers. We’ve published two resources, one for anyone working in social care and one for social care managers.

The SSSC and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) are asking people across the social care and children and young people sector to share their views on revised apprenticeship frameworks.

We’ve launched two updated MyLearning badges to help care home staff create more meaningful activities in care homes across Scotland.

We’ve looked at the most common themes in referrals we investigated and closed from April 2025 to March 2026. Understanding these themes can help registered workers and employers identify areas for reflection and improvement.

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), Care Inspectorate and Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) are working together to support improvement in social care.

We’ve worked with Public Services Delivery Scotland (formerly NHS Education for Scotland) and Qualifications Scotland to develop a new Recognition of Prior Learning Matrix which allows workers, employers and assessors to evidence prior learning towards the SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Levels 6 and 7.

If you or your staff are looking to gain a qualification as part of your SSSC registration, it's important to make sure you choose the right one.

We’ve created two short explainer videos to support your learning. The videos, designed for the social work, social care and children and young people workforce, as well as members of the public, explain who we are, what we do and what it means to be registered with us.

SSSC Director of Workforce, Education and Standards, Laura Lamb, welcomes the publication of Valuing Practice: Scotland’s Framework for Social Work Education and Learning on World Social Work Day.

We’ve updated the Additional Support Needs (ASN) Toolkit to help childcare professionals quickly find high quality learning resources that support inclusive, child‑centred practice.