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Who can Register

There are over 44,000 people working in social care across Northern Ireland. This workforce includes Social Care Workers, Social Care Managers, Social Workers, Probation Officers, Education Welfare Officers and Social Work Students. They work across a range of care services, in residential and day centres, community facilities and in people’s homes.

Registration with the Social Care Council is compulsory.

To find out more about your Registration click on the relevant link below:


System upgrade - Notice of May downtime

Due to a planned system upgrade, the Social Care Council website and Learning Zone will be offline intermittently for a period of time on the morning of Tuesday, 20 May 2025. We apologise for any inconvenience. You will still be able to access online services using My Portal.