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SSSC CPD courses and requirements

The SSSC has replaced post-registration training and learning (PRTL) days and hours with continuous professional learning (CPL). Registrants confirm their learning in an annual declaration, covering set core learning elements, and a random sample is checked.

What the SSSC expects

  • CPL is confirmed in an annual declaration at re-registration; you do not upload your record
  • Social workers cover 8 core learning elements; other registrants cover 7
  • Learning on trauma-informed practice and on adult and child protection is required for everyone
  • A random sample of registrants is asked to have their learning endorsed

Facing a fitness to practise concern? Read our SSSC remediation guide

Summary checked against Scottish Social Services Council guidance in September 2026. Always confirm the current rules with your regulator. Official guidance

How our courses fit into your CPD

Relevant learning

Topics tied to professional standards: probity, boundaries, communication, consent, records and safe practice.

Built-in reflection

Prompts that help you write about what you learned and how it changes your practice.

Certificate for your records

A CPD certificate with your name, the course and the CPD hours for each completed course.

These cross-profession courses cover honesty, boundaries, confidentiality, communication, records, complaints and fitness to practise, principles that apply across health and social care. Most worked examples come from healthcare settings.

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