On 30th November 2025 the title ‘Social Care Worker’ will become a legally protected title in Ireland. This means anyone currently working as a social care worker will need to register with CORU. The two-year window for existing social care workers to gain access to the register will enter its second and final year on 30th November 2024.

As part of Fórsa’s commitment to supporting members and members’ colleagues we have a webinar planned for social care professionals. It will take place on Saturday 30th November 11am-1pm via Zoom. This will be a once off event to prepare social care professionals for statutory regulation with CORU.

All aspects of statutory regulation for social care workers will be covered by the webinar. Attendees will be taken through the registration process so they will be able to avoid any confusion or pitfalls when registering. There will also be explanations of what the code of conduct will mean for workers, and a breakdown of what CPD requirements will be in place. 

The webinar follows on from the regional roadshow which ran from February to September. The roadshow consisted of a series of in-person seminars in regional centres across the country. Due to space limitations the regional seminars were only open to Fórsa members. As this will be online and not face the same issue, the webinar is open to all social care professionals regardless of membership.

Encouraging members to attend, Fórsa national secretary Linda Kelly said “During the webinar we will lay out everything our members and their colleagues need to know in a clear and concise manner, so you will be able to focus on your work without having to worry that you may have missed something.”

The seminar is free to attend for social care professionals regardless of whether they are Fórsa members. To register follow this link here. 

You can also print this leaflet and display it in your workplace to encourage colleagues to attend.

The webinar will take place Saturday 30th November from 11am to 1pm online via Zoom.

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