It's time for practitioners in day care of children services to apply for registration

Friday, 08 July 2011 14:51

All practitioners working in day care of children services must be registered with the SSSC by 30 September 2011. 

Workers don't have to have achieved the relevant qualification for the role before applying to be registered with the SSSC.  As long as a worker is carrying out a practitioner role they can be registered with a condition which allows them three years to achieve the relevant qualifications.

What is a 'practitioner'?:

• workers who identify and meet the care, support and learning needs of children and contribute to the development and quality assurance of informal learning activities and/or curriculum.  They may also be responsible for the supervision of other workers.

Anyone carrying out these duties must apply for registration as a practitioner.  In addition, any worker in a day care of children service who has the sole responsibility for the health and safety of children would be required to register as a practitioner.  Based on the information gathered by the SSSC and Social Care Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) most workers within day care of children services are working as practitioners. 

The quickest and easiest way to apply for registration is by completing the online registration form.  The interactive form will guide you step-by-step through your application, helping you to get it right first time. 

This is very important that employers know their responsibilities about registration because if they continue to employ practitioners who are not registered with the SSSC or another regulatory body will be committing an offence under new government legislation. 

Find out more about applying for registration or compulsory registration or download our information leaflet.