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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:


Scheduled maintenance

Due to scheduled maintenance on our online services ‘My Portal’ – anyone who wishes to start, progress or submit an application for registration will not be able to. These services will resume Wednesday 16 October 2024. Thank you for your patience.