This section of the site is intended to provide you with information about Continuing Professional Development and Post Qualifying Awards for Social Workers.

This section is further divided into:

* Your questions answered — a comprehensive explanation of how the PQ framework operates, set out in the form of a series of questions and answers. Click on any of the questions in the list to go to the appropriate page.

Access to the individual parts of this section is from the navigation bar on the left. Underneath ‘the PQ framework’ you will see these listed, and you can click on them wherever you are in this section.

Continuing Professional Development

Why do I need to know about Continuing Professional Development?

How do I develop my practice skills?

How does the Post-Qualifying Awards Framework link to CPD?

Awards

How do I decide which of the PQ Awards is the right one for me?

What are the requirements of the Post Qualifying Award in Social Work?

What are the requirements of the Advanced Award in Social Work?

Routes

What is the Accredited Course route?

What is the Supported Learning Route?

What are the main stages of the two routes?

How do I decide which route is the right one for me?

Can I combine routes?

Registration

How do I register with the GLPQ Consortium?

Am I eligible to register for an Award?

What is an Award going to involve in time and money?

What financial support is available?

Links

How can I find out about accredited courses and programmes?

How does the Practice Teaching Award link to the PQ Framework?

How does the Approved Social Worker Award link to the PQ Framework?

How does the PQ Child Care Award link to the PQ Framework?

Candidate Support

What is the role of a mentor?

What does a portfolio consist of?

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