Community Based Services for Adults
Predecessor Qualifications
Team Leader, Team Manager, Project Manager, Project Leader
DipSW, CSS, CQSW
CSWB, CSWD
Senior Social Work Practitioner, Senior Practitioner
DipSW, CSS, CQSW
CSWB, CSWD,
Approved Social Worker
DipSW, CSS, CQSW, CSWB, CSWD and ASW/MHA
Social Worker
DipSW, CSS, CQSW, CSWB, CSWD,
Assessor Care Manager
NVQ 4 Care
Social Work Assistant /Support Worker/Project Worker
NVQ 3 Care
NVQ 3 Promoting Independence
ICSC, PCSC
Further information on the National Minimum Standards for job roles can be found on the CSSIW website.
Required or Recommended Occupational Qualifications
Vocationally Related Qualifications
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Appendix 5 - List of Qualification AbbreviationsQualification Framework
Preface by the Chair, Care Council for Wales
Introduction to the Qualification Framework
The Development of the Qualification Framework
Use and Structure of the Framework
The Qualifications and Standards Sub Committee (QSSC)
Criteria for Supporting Vocationally Related Qualifications
Contact Points for Standard Setting Organisations for Listed Occupations
Modern Skills Diploma for Adults (MSDA), Modern Apprenticeships and Technical Certificates
List of Qualification Abbreviations