It’s nearly six months since we introduced the new continuous professional learning (CPL) requirement and soon we will start sampling registered workers’ learning.

We are overwhelmed by the positive response for our MyLearning app. Since launching it last November, over 5,000 people have used the app, nearly 40,000 learning logs have been recorded and 800 people have shared their learning journal with someone else.

Free coaching is available to support all health and social service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for this coaching has been extended for another 18 months.

The University of Glasgow is offering new fully funded 10-week courses to social service workers in Scotland. 

We’ve published a new guide which offers information and advice to support Dementia Ambassadors in their role.

The flexible workforce development fund (FWDF) supports Scottish employers to provide new learning opportunities for their existing workforce.

We are working with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) to offer social service workers the chance to undertake the Scottish Improvement Foundation Skills programme starting this spring.

We are working with NHS Education for Scotland to offer funded places for the Scottish Improvement Leader (ScIL) programme.

We have published a toolkit of information to support placement providers, students and centres to support the safe return of students to placements.

We’ve developed a new app, MyLearning, to help you record and reflect on the learning you do every day. It’s free and you can use it to record your continuous professional learning (CPL).

We’ve updated the supplementary guidance for SVQ assessment centres dealing with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic when assessing candidates. This replaces the previous guidance issued in May 2020.

SSSC Open Badges have been very popular over the last few months with lots of social service workers visiting the website for the first time. We’ve produced guidance for managers to help workers get the most from their learning activity.