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Study Details: 14 months
Want to become a social worker but don’t have a degree in social work? Discover our fast-track social work programme which leads to a postgraduate qualification. This course is delivered in partnership with local authorities in the East Midlands. Some sessions are online and some are in-person in the East Midlands.
You'll learn and undertake placements required by Social Work England to qualify in 14 months. Teaching is delivered full-time by experienced academics through a blended learning approach.
It is likely you'll have to study in the evenings and at weekends to meet the requirements to qualify within the 14 months of the programme. There are set holiday periods throughout the course.
We're delivering the Department for Education commissioned step up to social work programme for the East Midlands Local Authorities regional partnerships.
Working in partnership with the East Midlands Local Authorities, our programme prepares social workers with the knowledge, skills and experience needed to succeed in the social work profession.
Some learning sessions are delivered online, but others are delivered in person within the East Midlands – not in Lancashire.
To apply to the programme, you’ll need to have:
A minimum 2:2 undergraduate degree qualification (level 6)
6 months’ full-time (or equivalent) direct experience, either in a paid or voluntary capacity, of working with vulnerable children, young people and/or families, carers or vulnerable adults
GCSEs in English or English language and mathematics at grade 4 (C) or above (or an approved equivalent)
After you've completed the course, you'll be able to apply to register withSocial Work Englandas a qualified social worker. This means you will be able to begin a career as a Social Worker. Find out more about how to become a social worker.
Core Modules:
Preparing for Social Work Practice
Social Work Practice Experience 1
Understanding and Applying Social Work Law and Policy
Social Work Practice: Experience 2
Theories for Understanding Self and Others Across the Life
Course
Complexities and Debates in Social Work Practice
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