Care Council Website - Higher Education Institutions

Registration and Conduct

Employers and Higher Education Institutions

Information for Higher Education Institutions

There are 8 providers of social work degree courses in Wales. All applicants to social work degree courses in Wales and final year students completing their degree and intending to practice in Wales must register with the Care Council for Wales.

Applicants are invited to complete an online registration form.

Useful documents

Information for Social Work Degree Course Providers

Verifying and Endorsing Applications Guidance - Student and NQSW (Employer)

Registration Process - Social Work Student

Registration Process - Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW)

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Approved Courses

Universities in Wales offering the Social Work degree :

Bangor University

(No intake in 2011/12)

Bridgend College

(franchised from UWIC)

Glyndŵr University

Swansea University

University of Glamorgan

University of Wales, Newport

University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC)

Distance Learning:

The Open University

Accredited Masters in Social Work in Wales:

Cardiff University

Information on courses in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland can be found via their regulatory Social Care Councils websites

Information about registration and employers and HEI

Registration resources for employers

Employers Renewal and Post-Registration Training and Learning (PRTL)

Social Workers and Social Care Workers qualified outside the UK