Please take time to read the FAQs which provide answers to the most common questions about Digital Skills for Social Workers.

I am not registered with the NISCC. Can I take part in the Digital Skills for Social Workers?
Yes. You don’t have to be registered with NISCC to take part in the Digital Skills for Social Workers.

I am registered with the NISCC. Do I have to complete the Digital Skills for Social Workers?
No. Taking part in the Digital Skills for Social Workers is voluntary. Some people have found working through the programme to be a useful way of building evidence of continuing professional learning (CPL).

Do I need to complete all Digital Skills for Social Workers?
No, you can complete as many or as few as you like.

Do I need to complete the Digital Skills for Social Workers in order?
No, you can work through the topics in any order you want.

Why ‘Digital Skills for Social Workers‘?
The Digital Skills for Social Workers concept was inspired and influenced by the University of Edinburgh & SSSC’s 23 Things programmes”. The “23 Things” concept originated in a programme called Learning 2.0 run by and for staff at The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, which has led to many other 23 Things programmes around the world.

I can’t access some of the content because of my employer’s firewall. What can I do?
You can contact your organisation’s IT provider to ask for the site to be allowed through the firewall. IRISS provide some helpful advice to support you make a business case. Alternatively, you could try accessing the content from home or through your mobile phone network.

Can I reuse any of the content in the NISCC Digital Skillls for Social Work?
Yes. All the content (unless otherwise indicated) is licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0. This means that you are free to share, re-use, modify, adapt any content providing you give appropriate credit, indicate if any changes you made and provide a link to the license.

I have a question that is not covered here. Who should I contact?“
Contact NISCC at learningzone@niscc.hscni.net

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