Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 29th September, 2023.

The Social Care Workers Registration Board, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 31 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), with the approval of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the Minister, hereby makes the following bye-law:

2. (1) The bye-law may be cited as the Social Care Workers Approved Qualifications bye-law 2023.

(2) The bye-law comes into operation on 28 September 2023.

3. In the bye-law –

“the Act” means the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (no.27 of 2005) (as amended from time to time);

“the Register” means the register of the Social Care Workers Registration Board established under section 36(1)(a) of the Act.

4. The Social Care Workers Registration Board, for the purposes of Section 38(2)(a) of the Act, hereby approves the following qualifications as attesting to the standard of proficiency required for registration in the Register:

(1) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Practice, Atlantic Technological University

(2) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Care, Atlantic Technological University

(3) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Care, Atlantic Technological University

(4) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Practice, Institute of Technology, Sligo

(5) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Care, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

(6) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Care, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

(7) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care, Dundalk Institute of Technology

(8) Bachelor of Arts in Social Care, Munster Technological University

(9) Bachelor of Arts in Social Care, Institute of Technology, Tralee

(10) Honours Bachelor of Arts (Social Care), National University of Ireland, Galway

(11) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies (Professional Social Care), Quality and Qualifications Ireland, delivered by Carlow College, St. Patrick’s

(12) Bachelor of Arts in Social Care, Quality and Qualifications Ireland, delivered by The Open Training College

(13) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Professional Social Care Practice, South East Technological University

(14) Bachelor of Arts in Professional Social Care Practice, South East Technological University

(15) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Studies in Professional Social Care, South East Technological University

(16) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies in Professional Social Care, South East Technological University

(17) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Practice, South East Technological University

(18) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Care, South East Technological University

(19) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Professional Social Care Practice, Institute of Technology, Carlow

(20) Bachelor of Arts in Professional Social Care Practice, Institute of Technology, Carlow

(21) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Studies in Professional Social Care, Institute of Technology, Carlow

(22) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies in Professional Social Care, Institute of Technology, Carlow

(23) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Practice, Waterford Institute of Technology

(24) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Care, Waterford Institute of Technology

(25) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies in Social Care, Technological University Dublin

(26) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Studies in Social Care, Technological University Dublin

(27) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care, Technological University Dublin

(28) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Care, Technological University Dublin

(29) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Care, Technological University Dublin

(30) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies in Social Care, Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown

(31) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Social Studies in Social Care, Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown

(32) Bachelor of Arts in Social Care, Dublin Institute of Technology

(33) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Practice, Institute of Technology, Tallaght

(34) Bachelor of Arts in Social Care Practice, Institute of Technology, Tallaght

(35) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Care, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

(36) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies in Social Care, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

(37) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Practice, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

(38) Bachelor of Arts in Social Care Work, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

(39) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Work, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

(40) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Care, Athlone Institute of Technology

(41) Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies in Social Care, Athlone Institute of Technology

(42) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Practice, Athlone Institute of Technology

(43) Bachelor of Arts in Social Care Work, Limerick Institute of Technology

(44) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Care Work, Limerick Institute of Technology

The Minister for Health approves the making of this bye-law.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health,

18 September, 2023.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

GIVEN under the seal of the Social Care Workers Registration Board,

28 September, 2023.

HELENA DOODY,

Chairperson, Social Care Workers Registration Board.

LISA MOLLOY

Member, Social Care Workers Registration Board

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This bye-law identifies the qualifications awarded in the State which are approved by the Social Care Workers Registration Board as attesting to the standard of proficiency required for registration with the Social Care Workers Registration Board.