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 documents
On this page you can download guidance on the Post Qualifying (PQ) framework, specialist standards and requirements as well as copies of past PQ Updates.
Main framework documents
Approval of post-qualifying courses rules - November 2005
Revised post-qualifying framework for social work education and training
Specialist standards and requirements
Social work in mental health services - revised autumn 2010
Children and young people, their families and carers
Leadership and management - revised 2010
PQ Updates and reports
2011
The future of the post-qualifying framework for social work
The teaching and assessment of safeguarding within approved post-qualifying (PQ) courses
2010
Letter providing guidance regarding the 'badging' of stand alone PQ modules
2009
PQ Requirement, letter from Head of Social Work Education
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