accreditation

The accreditation of social workers is set to cost £3.5m, it has emerged.

The Department for Education has put out a contract for the accreditation of social workers and estimated that the value of the contract is £3.5m.

The contractor will be required to deliver the accreditation and assessment system for children and family social workers in [...]

Just nine per cent of social workers think the government’s proposals for a National Assessment and Accreditation System for children and family social workers will build a more stable workforce.

BASW carried out a survey with 538 social workers and 59% said it would act as a disincentive to recruitment and retention. Many members, both [...]

The government has announced the next stages for the assessment and accreditation of social workers as part of its reform programme.

The Department for Education has published a tender document seeking a contractor to set up a system to assess and accredit children and family social workers in England.

The document outlines that the Department wishes 8,000 [...]

An overwhelming 91% of social workers think the introduction of the new assessment and accreditation scheme should not be a priority for the social work profession.

A survey of 100 social workers carried out by public sector union UNISON found that social workers would rather the government focused on funding, training and reducing caseloads.

“The Government’s reform [...]

Chief social worker confirms that children’s social workers who fail accreditation will not lose their registration with the Health and Care Professions Council

Social workers who fail the accreditation process will be forced to re-take the test, although they will remain registered with the Health and Care Professions Council it has emerged.

Giving evidence to the Education [...]