All NQSWs will produce a Portfolio of their evidence towards the Supported Year and this will be Validated and Endorsed before it is submitted to the SSSC. This section will give an overview of the documents needed and exemplars on how these might look.

CPL Review Template which includes the Initial Development Discussion, the Mid-Point Development Discussion, and the End-of-Year Development Discussion.

CPL Review Template – Anonymised Exemplar

Feedback from both Professionals and People using services, their family and carers captured throughout the Supported Year.

There should be a minimum of 2 pieces of feedback from professionals and 2 pieces of feedback from the people you work with.

Feedback – Anonymised Exemplar

Individual Development Plan which includes how the NQSW and Supervisor has planned out their Mandatory Learning Activities, Training, Shadowing etc.

Individual Development Plan – Anonymised Exemplar

Mandatory Learning Activities should be recorded in a place that both NQSW and your Supervisor can access them, and may need to be sampled by others such as Team Managers, Workforce Development or the SSSC.

SSSCs MLA Guidance – Guide to meeting NQSW Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) Requirements 2025