Welcome to the Care Council for Wales website

The Care Council promotes high standards for social care workers to improve safeguards for users of social care services.  Our aim is to ensure that the 150,000 children and adults who are receiving social care services at any one time in Wales can rely on a workforce that is properly trained, appropriately qualified and effectively regulated.

News room ...  New study to review the Codes of Practice Social worker in conduct hearing held in Ewloe on 21-24th April 2008 Social Work Bursary rates for 2008/09 confirmed - find out more here The Approval and Visiting of Post Qualifying Courses for Social Workers (Wales) Rules 2006 - bilingual version - to Rules for Training page

Current Consultations... Practice Learning and Assessment – Draft requirements for a course in practice learning and assessment of social work students prepared as part of the post qualifying framework of training for social workers. Responses by 31 May Children's Care, Learning and Development NOS Incremental Review - The review process will be taking place during the next few weeks until early summer time. The bulk of the information gathering will happen in March and April. Last date for responses extended to 30th May Health and Social Care NOS Incremental Review - The review process will be taking place during the next few weeks until early summer time. The bulk of the information gathering will happen in March and April. Date for responses extended to 30 May

Service User and Carer Participation Pages









Your Voice in the Care Council

The Care Council for Wales held an event for service users and carers, and representative organisations on Tuesday 5 February 2008 in Wrexham.

The event offered unique opportunities for open debate and discussion with service users, carers and representative organisations. There was an opportunity to explore the work of the Care Council and to address how we can continue to ensure service users and carers influence all areas of our work.

A full account of the event will be posted here in due course. For general enquiries about the Your Voice in the Care Council, please contact Laura Evans on 029 2078 0666

The Care Council is committed to making sure that service users and carers are at the heart of its agenda.

Visit our new Participation pages to see how you can get involved. 

Bursaries for Social Work Students

If you are interested in training to become a Social Worker, visit our student funding pages to find out more about the funding opportunities available

 

Do you want to be involved in social work training?

The Care Council has published an easy-read version of the Standards on involving service users and carers in the degree in social work in Wales

We also have a leaflet that explains more about how you can get involved and what this will mean for you.  Click here to view the leaflet

Are you interested in a career in social care?



The Faces of Care materials focus on the real life experiences of those working within the social care sector and those receiving social care services, the range of job opportunities available and an overview of the training opportunities and qualifications available in the sector

Here's the link to Faces of Care website

Further information pages about a career in social care