Written question WQ91194

The Welsh Government funds Social Care Wales who have put in place guidance and a comprehensive framework for NQSWs entitled First three years in practice (socialcare.wales). This brings together what is expected of social workers and their employers and provides a framework for social work employers to develop their own model of support for the first three years of a social workers professional practice. This sits in conjunction with the code of practice for social care employers Employers-code.pdf (socialcare.wales). The document also states that NQSWs are expected to engage in this process and refers to practice guidance for social workers . Practice-guidance-social-workers.pdf (socialcare.wales). Social workers who qualified in Wales on or after 1 April 2016 complete the Consolidation programme which forms part of the first three years in practice framework. (Consolidation programme for newly qualified… | Social Care Wales).