All about registration What qualifications do I need to register with the SSSC
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Applicants for registration who do not hold the required qualifications may, if they meet all the other eligibility criteria for registration eg evidence of ‘good character', be granted registration subject to the condition that they achieve the required qualifications within a specified period - normally their first three year period of registration.
If your job title is Social Worker and you are carrying out the functions of a social worker you are required to register with the SSSC. You should hold a degree in Social Work or equivalent.
If you are a social work student studying the new degree, postgraduate or fast track programme you must be registered with the SSSC for the duration of your course.
* Guidance for training providers delivering management and supervision programmes When registering with the SSSC managers of services must hold or gain any award in management that is certificated at or above SCQF Level 8* (minimum of 60 credits) showing evidence the award has been mapped against the National Occupational Standards (NOS) Leadership and Management for Care Services. Training providers wishing to confirm that their management programmes lead to an award that fulfils this criteria need to provide evidence to the SSSC that the programme is recognised within their own institution as a management programme and that it fulfils the criteria of mapping outlined above. This evidence may be in the form of a grid showing where the institution's course maps to the required NOS. The evidence should be accompanied by a letter from the Academic Registrar, Dean or Head of Faculty confirming the course meets the criteria outlined above and the quality assurance standard set by their own institution, QAA or the appropriate awarding body. Download:
If you would like to check this or the qualifications listed under the relevant function listed for your role you can call the SSSC on Lo-call: 0845 60 30 891. |
To register a worker must satisfy the criteria for registration. This includes holding the appropriate qualifications for the job they do.
Guidance for mapping management qualifications (