What factors influence whether higher education institutions offer social work qualifying courses?
Partly level of local demand for social workers and whether the course is financially viable. 11. How effectively do the DCSF, DIUS, and the Children’s Workforce Development Council ensure adequate training capacity and workforce planning? It isn’t possible to answer this question from my perspective. Post-qualifying training and career paths 12. How can the quality, suitability and take-up of post-qualifying training be assured? See below 13. What factors influence the continuing development of newly-qualified social workers and their future career decisions? See below 14. How well do employers support the development of social workers? See below CWDC has stated that the current PQ framework is not fit for purpose for training social workers in child protection. The current PQ framework is designed as a professional development programme for all child care social workers, and as such it offers a CPD follow up to the degree course for social workers in all aspects of children’s social
