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United Kingdom

(Revised on 27/10/2009)

Notes:

  1. The list of recognized qualifications is compiled by the Social Workers Registration Board based on the best information available at the time of compilation.

  2. The list is compiled for general information and reference only without prejudice to the exercise by the Board of any of its powers and functions in assessing individual social work qualification/training programme. The Board reserves the right to revise the list of recognized qualifications (includes making new additions and deletions) as appropriate.

  3. A social work qualificationawarded in the U.K. that is accredited by the former Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW) (closed on 30 September 2001), or  the General Social Care Council (GSCC) of England (closed on 31 July 2013), the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC), the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC),  the Care Council for Wales (CCW) or the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC), the body succeeding the GSCC on 1 August 2013, is, in principle, recognized by the Board for registration.

  4. The list is presented in two parts, demarcated by the new accreditation system introduced in the U.K. commencing from 2003 or 2004 (subject to the region).

  5. The social work qualifications listed in Part 1 were led by the pertinent programmes with historic approval by the then CCETSW and GSCC,  and NISCC, SCCC, and CCW  which awarded a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) for the completion of those programmes in or before 2003 or 2004, subject to the region.  An applicant for registration, who holds a qualification on the list is required to produce a copy each of the certificate in respect of the social work qualification awarded by the tertiary institution concerned and the DipSW issued by any one of the said Councils (except the HCPC).

  6. The qualifications listed in Part 2 are led by the new honours degree programmes in social work approved by HCPC (or formerly the GSCC), NISCC, SCCC, and CCW in or after 2003 or 2004, subject to the region. An applicant for registration who holds a qualification on the list is required to produce a copy of the certificate in respect of the social work qualification awarded by the tertiary institution concerned.

  7. The Board will consider, on an individual basis, an application for registration filed by a holder of a social work degree that is led by a distance education programme or an off-shore programme, notwithstanding that the programme is approved by any one of the said Councils.

  8. As the Councils may from time to time review their accreditation criteria and revise their lists of approved programmes, any person who intends to pursue social work studies in the U.K. should assume personal responsibility to verify with the Council of the region concerned whether the programme leading to the qualification he/she expects will be approved in the year of graduation. The Board may, where appropriate, examine the U.K. social work qualification held by an applicant for registration on individual basis notwithstanding that such a qualification is led by a programme currently approved by an individual Council.  In any circumstances, the Board reserves the discretionary power to recognize any social work qualifications for registration led by the social work programmes which are approved by the respective Councils.

 

Health and Care Professions Council
Address: Park House, 184 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4BU, England, U.K.
Telephone: (0)845 300 6184
Fax: (0)20 7820 9684
Website: http://www.hpc-uk.org
E-mail: education@hpc-uk.org

Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Address: 7th Floor, Millennium House, 19-25 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7AQ, North Ireland, U.K.
Telephone: 02890 665390
Fax: 02890 669469
Website: http://www.niscc.info
Email: info@niscc.n-i.nhs.uk

Scottish Social Services Council
Address: Compass House, Riverside Drive, Dundee DD1 4NY, Scotland, U.K.
Telephone: 0131 244 1949
Fax: 0131 244 3494
Website: www.sssc.uk.com
Email: enquiries@sssc.uk.com

Care Council for Wales
Address: 6th Floor, Southgate House, Wood Street, Cardiff CF10 1EW, Wales, U.K.
Telephone: 02920 226251
Fax: 02920 384764
Website: www.ccwales.org.uk
Email: info@ccwales.org.uk

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Region Qualification Mode University Faculty / Department Remarks
England Master of Science in Psychiatric Social Work Post graduate Manchester University School of Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Arts in Social Work Post graduate Keele University School of Social Relations last intake not later than February 2004
England Master in Social Sciences (Social Work) Post graduate University of Birmingham Department of Social Policy and Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Bachelor of Science (Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies Under graduate University of Bath Department of Social and Policy Sciences accredited since 1998-1999, last intake not later than February 2003
England Bachelor of Science (Hons) Sociology and Social Work Under graduate University of Bath School of Social Sciences accredited until 1997-1998
England Master of Arts in Social Work Post graduate The University of Liverpool Department of Sociology last intake not later than February 2004
England Bachelor of Sciences (Hons) in Nursing and Social Work Studies (Learning Difficulties) Under graduate South Bank University Faculty of Health last intake not later than February 2004
England Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work Post graduate South Bank University School of Health and Social Care last intake not later than February 2004
England Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Studies Post graduate South Bank University School of Health and Social Care last intake not later than February 2004
England Master in Social Work Post graduate University of Bristol School for Policy Studies last intake not later than February 2004
England Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Science Under graduate Middlesex University N/A accredited until 1998-1999
England Bachelor of Sciences in Social Work with Social Welfare Under graduate University of Bristol School for Policy Studies last intake not later than February 2004
England Postgraduate Diploma in Psychiatric Social Work Post graduate Manchester University School of Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Arts in Social Policy and Social Work Post graduate Manchester University School of Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Diploma in Higher Education Non graduate Manchester University School of Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Postgraduate Diploma in Social Policy and Social Work Post graduate Manchester University School of Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Arts in Social Work Post graduate Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Applied Community Studies last intake not later than February 2004
England Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work Post graduate Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Applied Community Studies last intake not later than February 2004
England Diploma in Higher Education Non graduate Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Applied Community Studies accredited until 1998-1999
England Diploma in Higher Education Non graduate Leeds Metropolitan University Faculty of Health and Social Care last intake not later than February 2004
England Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Under graduate Middlesex University N/A accredited since 1999-2000, last intake not later than February 2003
England Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and Social Policy Under graduate University of Hull Department of Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Social Work Post graduate University of York Department of Social Policy and Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Arts in Social Work Post graduate University of Warwick School of Health and Social Studies last intake not later than February 2004
England Diploma in Higher Education Non graduate University of the West of England, Bristol Faculty of Health and Community Studies accredited until 1999-2000
England Diploma in Social Work (DipHE) Non graduate University of the West of England, Bristol Faculty of Health and Social Care accredited since 2000-2001, last intake not later than February 2004
England Bachelor of Social Sciences in Social Work Under graduate University of Southampton Department of Social Work Studies last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Arts in Social Work Post graduate University of Nottingham Centre for Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work Post graduate University of Bristol School for Policy Studies last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Arts in Social Work Post graduate University of Leicester School of Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Work Under graduate University of Huddersfield School of Human and Health Sciences accredited until 1997-1998
England Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Social Work Under graduate University of Huddersfield School of Human and Health Sciences accredited since 1998-1999, last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Arts in Applied Social Studies Post graduate University of Exeter Department of Social Work and Probation Studies last intake not later than February 2004
England Master of Arts in Social Work Post graduate University of East Anglia School of Social Work last intake not later than February 2004
England Diploma in Higher Education Non graduate University of Derby N/A accredited until 1997-1998
England Diploma in Higher Education in Applied Social Work Non graduate University of Derby N/A accredited since 1998-1999, last intake not later than February 2004
England Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Applied Social Work Under graduate University of Derby N/A last intake not later than February 2003
England Diploma in Social Work Non graduate University of Bristol School for Policy Studies accredited until 1998-1999
England Diploma in Higher Education Non graduate University of Luton Diploma in Social Work Program last intake not later than February 2004
Northern Ireland Diploma in Higher Education in Social Work Non graduate University of Ulster at Jordanstown N/A last intake not later than March 2004
Northern Ireland Bachelor of Science (Hons) Social Work Under graduate University of Ulster, Magee College N/A last intake not later than March 2004
Scotland Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Work Under graduate University of Stirling Social Work Programmes last intake not later than February 2004



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