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Annex C Information on
SSSC registration
In March 2004 the Scottish Social Services Council (
SSSC) set the qualification requirements
for early education and childcare workers for registration
with the
SSSC.
Since there are a wide range of job titles used in the
sector the
SSSC has categorised the parts of the
Register for early education and childcare workers on the
basis of job functions. Therefore, there will be a part of
the Register for each of the following categories of early
education and childcare workers:
Support workers are workers who have
delegated responsibility for providing care and support to
children.
Practitioners are workers who identify and
meet the care, support and learning needs of children and
contribute to the development and quality assurance of
informal learning activities and/or curriculum. They may
also be responsible for the supervision of other
workers.
Managers/lead practitioners are workers
who hold responsibilities for the overall development,
management and quality assurance of service provision
including the supervision of staff and the management of
resources.
Examples of jobs in early childcare and
childcare linked to categories for
registration
Support Worker | Practitioner | Lead Practitioner/Manager |
|---|
seasonal play worker | play leader | manager |
|---|
nursery assistant | nursery nurse | officer in charge |
|---|
play assistant | nursery officer | co-ordinator |
|---|
support for learning
assistant | nursery assistant | play manager |
|---|
breakfast club assistant | play assistant | early years manager |
|---|
wraparound care assistant | playgroup worker | out-of-school care
co-ordinator |
|---|
| early education and childcare
worker | |
|---|
| early years worker | |
|---|
Applicants for registration who do not hold a required
qualification may, if they meet all the other eligibility
criteria for registration, be granted registration subject
to the condition that they achieve the required
qualification within a specified period of time, normally
the first three years of the registration period. Access to
registration will have to be gradual to allow sufficient
time for workers to access and achieve the required
qualifications.
There is a range of qualifications that can meet the
requirement for registration. To obtain a copy of the full
list go to
www.sssc.uk.com or
telephone 01382 207101 or email
enquiries@sssc.uk.com
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