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All about registration Information for social service workers Social workers Post Registration Training and Learning
All about registration Information for social service workers Social workers Post Registration Training and Learning
| Social workers - Post Registration Training and Learning |
 The Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) requirements are set down by the SSSC's (Registration) Rules. These state the training and learning requirements that all registered social workers, ie workers who hold a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) or an equivalent award, must meet in order to ensure their continued suitability for registration. On 5 June 2006 amendments to the SSSC’s Registration Rules were approved and revised PRTL requirements have been introduced for registered social workers. From that date social workers who are registered for the first time or whose registration is renewed by the SSSC will be subject to the revised PRTL requirements. All registered workers are required to undertake the same amount of PRTL regardless of the number of hours worked (ie this means even if you work part time you still have to do the same amount of PRTL as a full time member of staff). Newly Qualified Social WorkersFor the purposes of registration, newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) are students who have been awarded the Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) or a new undergraduate or postgraduate social work degree after 1 April 2006.
Social workers registered or have renewed their registration on or after 5 June 2006
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