General Social Care Council
Protecting the public by requiring high standards of professional education, conduct and practice of all social workers
Education and training
Post qualifying education
As part of the GSCC's drive to equip a trained and trusted workforce, social workers are required to keep their skills and knowledge up-to-date. One way to do this is to study for a post qualifying (PQ) award.
Under the framework of PQ awards introduced in 2005, you can study for a university or college award which has been approved by the GSCC. These awards are at three academic levels: specialist, higher specialist, and advanced - allowing you to progress in a logical way as you continue your studies. You can also choose courses from five different areas of practice.
These are:
- Children and young people, their families and carers;
- Leadership and management;
- Practice education;
- Social work in mental health services; and
- Social work with adults.
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Viv Howorth
13 Oct 2011 at 2:32pm
Please can you advise me re Enabling and Learning Module for the Specialist Award? I am sure that the GSCC amended the learning outcomes for this Module to include supervision of other people besides social work students. BAAF and Sheffield Hallam run a Specialist Award and I am certain there was an email to this effect but can't find it.
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Gracia Tsimba
21 Feb 2012 at 12:11pm
Fantastic page, got all I wanted to know about PQ. Keep it up