The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for raising standards in the Scottish social service workforce. Our vision is a competent, confident workforce, capable of delivering high quality services that has the confidence of the public, those who use services and their carers. We put service users and carers at the centre of everything we do.

There are around 198,000 social service workers in Scotland, providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable sections of our society. They deserve to be helped by staff who have suitable training and qualifications for their job. Over the next few years we will register key social service workers involved in providing or delivering social work, social care services and early education and child care. They will be expected to meet agreed standards of conduct, practice, education and training.