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Regulation of Training

The Care Council for Wales is responsible for the regulation of training for social workers at both Qualifying and Post-Qualifying level.

The Care Council operates a quality assurance system for the following awards:

  • Social Work Degree
  • Post Qualifying courses in Social Work

As part of the regulation of training, the Care Council for Wales uses the following standards for the Social Work Degree which were produced after consultation in 2005:

Standards for the involvement of service users and carers

Standards for practice learning for the degree in social work

The following page gives further details and background information of standards for training leading to a qualification in the regulation of care services.