SACSSP
General Notices
General Notices are the official communication by the Registrar on policy and practice-related matters that must be officially communicated to registered social service professionals; employers of social service professionals as well as training institutions that are involved in the education and training of social service professionals. General Notices provide information regarding matters that pertain to practice and interest of the professions and is an official directive (circular) on matters related to policy, practice, conduct and resolutions of Council and/or a Professional Board. Click on the links to access the General Notices that have been issued each year.
2025
SACSSP General Notice 3 of 2025: SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT AMENDED REGULATIONS ON FEES PAYABLE BY SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS (SACSSP)
SACSSP General Notice 2 of 2025: DISCONTINUATION OF THE ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND INTRODUCTION OF A MANUAL REGISTRATION SYSTEM AS OF 1 MARCH 2025
Erratum SACSSP General Notice 1 of 2025: FEES PAYABLE TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS (SACSSP)
SACSSP General Notice 1 of 2025: FEES PAYABLE TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS (SACSSP)
2024
SACSSP General Notice 10 of 2024: UNEMPLOYED SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS: APPLICATION FOR THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANNUAL FEES FOR 2025/2026
SACSSP General Notice 9 of 2024: REQUEST FOR LISTS OF NAMES OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS TO VERIFY THE REGISTERS
SACSSP General Notice 8 of 2024: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OF ASSESSORS AND MODERATORS OF PORTFOLIOS OF EVIDENCE (POE) FOR CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORK
SACSSP General Notice 7 of 2024: APPOINTMENT OF MR SELEKA HITLER SEKHITLA AS REGISTRAR OF THE SACSSP
SACSSP General Notice 6 of 2024: NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF GENERAL NOTICE 6 OF 2024-ELECTION OF ONE CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKER TO SERVE ON COUNCIL
SACSSP General Notice 6 of 2024: BALLOT PAPER FORM 4B FOR CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKERS
SACSSP General Notice 5 of 2024: AUTHORISED SIGNATURE SACSSP PRACTICE CARDS
SACSSP General Notice 4 of 2024: DATABASE OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKERS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
SACSSP General Notice 3 of 2024: REGISTRATION OF SPECIALITY IN FORENSIC SOCIAL WORK AND CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK
SACSSP General Notice 2 of 2024: REMINDER ANNUAL FEES PAYABLE FOR 2024 – 2025
SACSSP General Notice 1 of 2024: ANNUAL FEES AND REGISTRATION
SACSSP
Administrative Notices
Administrative Notices are communication from the administration of the SACSSP that pertains to the operational matters related to Council’s office and administration. Click on the links to access the Administrative Notices that have been issued during each year.
2025
2024
SACSSP Administrative Notice 10 of 2024: Office Closure for Festive Season
SACSSP Administrative Notice 9 of 2024: Early Office Closure on 11 December 2024 for a Staff Year-End Function
SACSSP Administrative Notice 8 of 2024: Early Office Closure due to a Joint Memorial Service of the Late Dr. Maria Mabetoa, 4th SACSSP President
SACSSP Administrative Notice 7 of 2024: Office Closure Due to SACSSP 25th Year Anniversary Celebration Event
SACSSP Administrative Notice 6 of 2024: Early Office Closure for Easter Holidays
SACSSP Administrative Notice 5 of 2024: Early Office Closure due to no water in Riviera
SACSSP Administrative Notice 4 of 2024: Closure due to no electricity in Riviera
SACSSP Administrative Notice 3 of 2024: Electricity is restored in Riviera
SACSSP Administrative Notice 2 of 2024: Early Office Closure due to no electricity in Riviera – 20 February 2024
SACSSP Administrative Notice 1 of 2024: Early Office Closure due to no electricity in Riviera – 19 February 2024
SACSSP
Statements of Meetings
Statements that provide a synopsis of the key issues that emerged during ordinary meetings of Council, the Professional Board for Social Work and the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work are issued by the Secretariat after such meetings. This keeps registered social service professionals, stakeholders and the public informed of relevant issues. Click on the links to access the statements that have been issued:
(please note these public statements of meetings are not the minutes of such a meeting, neither should be assumed to be)
STATEMENTS ON MEETINGS OF COUNCIL
Statement of the 70th meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 69th meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 68th meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 67th meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 66th meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 65th meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 63rd meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 62nd meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 61st meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 59th meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
Statement of the 55th meeting of the South African Council for Social Service Professions
STATEMENTS ON MEETINGS OF THE PROFESSIONAL BOARD FOR SOCIAL WORK
Statement of the 61th meeting of the Professional Board of Social Work
Statement of the 60th meeting of the Professional Board of Social Work
Statement of the 59th meeting of the Professional Board of Social Work
Statement of the 58th meeting of the Professional Board of Social Work
Statement of the 57th meeting of the Professional Board of Social Work
Statement of the 56th meeting of the Professional Board of Social Work
Statement of the 55th meeting of the Professional Board of Social Work
Statement of the 54th meeting of the Professional Board of Social Work
Statement of the 53rd meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 51st meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 50th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 49th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 47th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 46th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 45th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the joint meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work and Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 43rd meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 42nd meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 41st meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 40th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 39th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 37th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
Statement of the 36th meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work
STATEMENT ON MEETINGS OF THE PROFESSIONAL BOARD FOR CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORK
Statement of the 53rd meeting of the Professional Board of Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 52nd meeting of the Professional Board of Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 51th meeting of the Professional Board of Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 50th meeting of the Professional Board of Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 49th meeting of the Professional Board of Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 48th meeting of the Professional Board of Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 47th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 46th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 44th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 43rd meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 42nd meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 41st meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 40th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 39th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 38th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 37th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the joint meeting of the Professional Board for Social Work and Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 35th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 34th meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 33rd meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 32nd meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
Statement of the 31st meeting of the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work
SACSSP
Board Notices
The Social Service Professions Act 110 of 1978 and Regulations empower the Registrar to issue Board Notices that are published in the Government Gazette under her signature. Board Notices are official statutory communication on matters as sanction by the Act or Regulations as to ensure that the specific content is available to the general public, inclusive of social service professionals and employers. Click on the links to access the Board Notices:
2025
Board Notice 747 of 2025 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT NOTICE OF FINDINGS IN TERMS OF SECTION 22(2)(C) OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS ACT 110 OF 1978: DECEMBER 2023 TO NOVEMBER 2024 (BOARD NOTICE 747 OF 2025 PUBLISHED IN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 52199 OF 28 FEBRUARY 2025)
2024
Board Notice 682 of 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS FOR ONE MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE 5TH SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS (SACSSP) IN TERMS OF SECTION 5(1)(B) OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS ACT 110 OF 1978
Board Notice 589 of 2024 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT NOTICE OF FINDINGS IN TERMS OF SECTION 22(2)(C) OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS ACT 110 OF 1978: JULY 2022 TO NOVEMBER 2023 (BOARD NOTICE 589 OF 2024 PUBLISHED IN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 50528 OF 19 APRIL 2024)
Board Notice 588 of 2024 NOTICE IN TERMS OF REGULATION 11 ON THE ELECTION ONE PERSON IN TO SERVE AS A MEMBER ON THE 5TH SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS IN TERMS OF SECTION
5(1)(B) OF THESOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS ACT 110 OF 1978
Board Notice 562 of 2024 SACSSP NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT ONE CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKER TO SERVE ON COUNCIL
2023
Notice of Request for Nominations of Candidates for the Elections of Members (Board Notice 398 of 2023 Published in Government Gazette 48017 of 10 February 2023)
2022
Professional Conduct Notice of Findings in Terms of Section 22(2)(c) of the Social Service Professions Act 110 of 1978: July 2018 to June 2022 (Board Notice 375 of 2022 published in Government Gazette 47665 of 9 December 2022)
Notice in terms of section 5(7) members to serve on the 5th South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP), 5th Professional Board for Social Works and 4th Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work (Board Notice 316 of 2022 published in Government Gazette 46705 of 12 August 2022)
2021
Notice in terms of regulation 11 of the names of persons nominated as candidates for the election of Members of the 5th South African Council for Social Service Professions, 5th Professional Board for Social Work and 4th Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work; and extension of notice for the nomination of one (1) social auxiliary worker nominated by social auxiliary workers to serve on the 5th Professional Board for Social Work (Board Notice 4 of 2021 published in Government Gazette 44799 of 2 July 2021)
SACSSP
Invitation Notices
Click on the links to access the Invitation Notices:
2025
SACSSP Invitation Notice 1 of 2025: WEBINAR ON MANUAL PROCEDURES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS
2024
SACSSP Invitation Notice 12 of 2024: Stakeholders round table discussion on improving Social Work professional practice and ethical conduct in South Africa
SACSSP Invitation Notice 11 of 2024: Webinar on continuing professional development for Social Service Profesionals
SACSSP Invitation Notice 10 of 2024: Online Administrative Support Service to Practitioners Requiring Assistance to Complete the Online Registration and Verification Form
SACSSP Invitation Notice 9 of 2024: Workshop for Skills Development Providers Offering External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) On Social Auxiliary Work and Auxiliary Child and Youth Care Work
SACSSP Invitation Notice 8 of 2024: Online Administrative Support Service to Practitioners Requiring Assistance to Complete the Online Registration and Verification Form
SACSSP Invitation Notice 7 of 2024: Re-Launched Online Registration and Verification Form for Community Development Practitioners
SACSSP Invitation Notice 6 of 2024: Webinar on Ecometric Technology for the Profession of Social Work and Social Auxiliary Work
SACSSP Invitation Notice 5 of 2024: Joint Webinar between Sacssp and Naccw on Registration and Code of Ethics of Child and Youth Care Workers
SACSSP Invitation Notice 4 of 2024: Re-Launch of the Online Registration and Verification Form for Community Development Practitioners
SACSSP Invitation Notice 3 of 2024: Webinar on the Regulations Defining the Scope of Practice of the Profession of Social Work
SACSSP Invitation Notice 2 of 2024: International Child and Youth Care Workers Week Commemoration
SACSSP Invitation Notice 1 of 2024: Webinar on Regulations Regarding the Registration of Students
2023
SACSSP Invitation Notice 4 of 2023: Reminder: Webinar on Regulations Relating to Fees Payable by Social Service Professionals.
SACSSP Invitation Notice 3 of 2023: Webinar on Regulations Relating to Fees Payable by Social Service Professionals.
SACSSP Invitation Notice 2 of 2023: Webinar on Regulations for Child and Youth Care Workers, Auxiliary Child and Youth Care Workers, and Students Child and Youth Care Workers.
SACSSP Invitation Notice 1 of 2023: Third Summit on the Ongoing Crisis in the Development of the Child and Youth Care Profession, Hosted by the Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work.
2022
SACSSP Invitation Notice 1 of 2022: Virtual Stakeholder Roundtable to Support the Development of Child and Youth Care Work
SACSSP
Elections 2022
Information on the SACSSP 2022 elections for Members to serve on the 5th Council, 5th Professional Board for Social Work and 4th Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work is available. Please read both documents carefully. Click on the toggle to access the Election documents.
Election Documents
Board Notice 248 of 2022 published in Government Gazette 46288 of 29 April 2022
This Board Notice sets out the details of the elections and announces the Polling Day. Polling Day is the last day of the voting period when votes may be cast and accepted by the Returning Officer and that is 16h00 on 16 May 2022.
No late ballot papers will be accepted
Information Brochure on the voting procedures and introduction of candidates
In this information brochure you will find:
- Background information on the SACSSP’s 2022 elections.
- Information on the voting procedures in step-by-step guides.
- Names of all the candidates with a short biography.
Enquires related to the SACSSP 2022 elections to be directed to elections@sacssp.co.za
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