Non-local Social Work Qualifications from other Countries/Regions
For countries or regions which are yet to be known of having any accreditation and registration body in social work or if the accreditation principles of theirs are not accepted by the Board as comparable to the social work qualifictions awarded in Hong Kong, the Board may at its sole discretion conduct an assessment of the qualification or may upon application conduct such on an individual basis. The Board would compare the concerned social work qualifications with the Board's criteria and standards set out in the "Principles, Criteria and Standards for Recognizing Qualifications in Social Work for Registration of Registered Social Workers"("PCS") and decide it is satisfied that the professional standards of the programme are equivalent to those in Hong Kong or not. The Board is not to list out the social work qualifications which have been assessed individually.
Criteria and Procedures for Individual Assessment
Graduates with social work qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong that are not recognised by the Board may apply for an individual assessment at their own cost when submitting registration application. Please refer to sub-section 5.1.2(b) of the Principles, Criteria and Standards for Recognizing Qualifications in Social Work for Registration of Registered Social Workers for the required documents.