The Scottish Government is consulting on proposed changes to SSSC registration requirements to add three new groups to the SSSC’s Register. The three groups are people working in adult day care services, offender accommodation services and social work assistants.

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 published our six-monthly survey report on Scotland’s social work workforce with details on the number of filled and vacant social worker and senior social worker posts in local authorities in December 2025.

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) has published its latest Register snapshot report giving a unique insight into the social work, social care and children and young people workforce on their Register.

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 regulate people working in social work, social care and children and young people services in Scotland and the Care Inspectorate regulates registered social care services. We recognise that workers recruited from overseas are a hugely valuable and important part of the social care workforce.

Members of the social work, social care and children and young people workforce face a number of challenges but remain committed to the people they support and want to make a difference in their lives.

We’re continuing our review of the qualification and modern apprenticeship frameworks and want to share an update on the progress so far.

We’ve published our 2025 Registrant Survey Snapshot Report. Our annual registrant survey plays a key role in informing our work and we use it to help improve our services.

It’s been a year since we launched the Social Care Career Options Tool (SCCOT) in April 2025. Developed in partnership with Public Services Delivery Scotland (formerly NHS Education for Scotland) it provides a single, comprehensive digital resource covering 77 roles and career pathways across social care.