Our Partner Councils

NISCC is the regulatory body for the social care workforce in Northern Ireland. We are also the NI member of the UK Alliance ‘Skills for Care & Development’, which is the Sector Skills Council for training and development of the social care, children’s and young people’s workforce. Click on the links below to find out more about our partner councils in the rest of the UK.

General Social Care Council

Responsible for regulation and registration of the social care workforce in England. Responsible for regulating social work training and development. Check the news section information and opportunities for consultation.

Website: www.gscc.org.uk/
Telephone: 0207 397 5100

Care Council for Wales

Responsible for regulation and registration of the social care workforce in Wales. It promotes and regulates social care education and training and provides guidance on social work training and development. Check the news section for information and opportunities for consultation.

Website: www.ccwales.org.uk/
Telephone: 029 2022 6257

Scottish Social Services Council

Responsible for regulation and registration of the social care workforce in Scotland. It promotes and regulates social care education and training and provides guidance on social work training and development. Check here for the news section for information and opportunities for consultation.

Website: www.sssc.uk.com/
Telephone: 01382 207267 

Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC)

Responsible for workforce development and skills strategy for the Children, Young People and Families’ workforce in England. A partner in the UK Alliance of Skills for Care & Development.

Website: www.cwdcouncil.org.uk
Telephone: 0113 244 6311

Skills for Care

(Formerly Topss England ) Responsible for workforce development and skills strategy for the adult social care workforce in England . It is part of a UK alliance which forms the UK Sector Skills Council for Social Care, Children and Young People. Check this site for information on skill s research and workforce intelligence development to support strategic planning across social care; the improvement of recruitment and retention of skilled staff in the sector.

Web: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/
Telephone: 0113 245 1716