Education & careers in social care

Organisations who can advise on social work education and careers.

Social work recruitment campaign
Tel: 0845 604 6404
The Department of Health’s website for all the information you need on starting a career in social work or social care.

Social Work Admissions System/University and College Admissions Service
Tel: +44 (0)870 1122211
Applications for social work courses are made through the Social Work Admissions System (SWAS), part of UCAS. UCAS is the central organisation that processes applications for full-time undergraduate courses in UK universities and colleges.

Education Development International
Tel: +44 (0)8707 202 909
Education Development International offers a range of NVQ courses in health and social care.

Social Work Education Participation
Email: swep@scie.org.uk
Social Work Education Participation is a website for service users, carers, staff of higher education institutions, practice educators, students and all organisations and individuals who want to ensure that user and carer involvement in social work education is of a consistently high standard.