Qualification criteria - all workers in a care at home service
To register with the SSSC you need to be employed in a service that is registered with and regulated by the Care Inspectorate. If you are unsure whether you are eligible for registration, speak to your manager.
The SSSC operates a function based register. This means that workers are registered on the basis of their job function, not their job title. You need to be employed to undertake the function for which you seek registration.
Managers in post before 21 January 2011 must gain registration by the date of required registration 31 January 2014.
Managers new to post after 21 January 2011 have six months from the date they start in the post to gain registration with the SSSC.
The anticipated dates for registration for supervisors and workers is:
| Date of register opening | Date of compulsory registration | |
| Supervisors |
2014 |
2017 |
| Workers | 2017 |
2020 |
The Scottish Government will announce the confirmed dates in due course.
What happens if you don't register?
If you fall into this group you must be registered with the SSSC or be registered with another regulatory body by the date of required registration. If you don't it will mean your employer will be committing an offence.
Please click the below link relevant to your registration
Further information about the qualification criteria and principles
