Social worker assistant

Certification authority: 
Social Work England, a non-departmental public body
EQF Level of the qualification: 
4
Country: 
GB United Kingdom
Evaluate the core competences
needed for this job
Core competences 
Counselling skills including active listening and a non-judgemental approach.
Knowledge of sociology and an understanding of society and culture.
Work closely with communities, health professionals and other agencies.
How can the certification be obtained? 
Apprenticeship
Individual application
Validation of prior learning
Portfolio of Evidence
Description of the procedure for the validation of prior learning 

To register as a social worker, you must have completed a recognised social work qualification.

    Your certificate must show the date your qualification was awarded. If it doesn’t, you will need a letter from your institution confirming this date. Social worker England may contact your course provider to gather information about the areas you covered throughout your studies.

    To support your application, you will be asked to write a letter explaining how your education, training and experience meet our professional standards. You may wish to submit this with your application. Advisers will assess your qualifications and experience to decide whether they meet our standards for registration.

    If we feel there are significant areas in which your application does not show that your skills, knowledge and experience meet our standards, SWE may ask you to undertake a period of adaptation. This is a period of supervised practice and/or academic training intended to make up for the shortfalls that have been identified.

    Documents needed 

    You will need to provide the following as evidence of your qualification:

    • your certificate
    • the name and address of your course provider
    • the name and address of the awarding body
    • a full transcript showing all the modules you studied
    Contact point 

    Social Worker England 1 North Bank, Blonk Street, Sheffield, S3 8JY

    Telephone: +44 (0)808 196 2274

    Is it possible to obtain a partial validation?: 
    No ❌