social care and childcare qualifications

Savvy_Sue

gizmo111 wrote: »

Social Care is a huge area

True, and when I went on the GSCC website the other day I'm blowed if I could see any information about anything other than social WORKER qualifications! If it's there, maybe one of you knowledgeable people could point to it ... because one thing I'm confident of, and that's that the OP would be hard pressed to get onto a degree course in social work without any experience!

gizmo111

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

True, and when I went on the GSCC website the other day I'm blowed if I could see any information about anything other than social WORKER qualifications! If it's there, maybe one of you knowledgeable people could point to it ... because one thing I'm confident of, and that's that the OP would be hard pressed to get onto a degree course in social work without any experience!

Thats because they only regulate social workers and student SW's at present.
For info on other childcare options then thiis is the place to be http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/qualifications/recent-qualifications

It always has been that you need exp to become a SW and you used to have to b 26 years old as well, its a little different and more academic now.

Savvy_Sue

gizmo111 wrote: »

Thats because they only regulate social workers and student SW's at present.
For info on other childcare options then thiis is the place to be http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/qualifications/recent-qualifications

It always has been that you need exp to become a SW and you used to have to b 26 years old as well, its a little different and more academic now.

Well, I could be getting completely confused here, but I appreciate the difference between SW and Childcare qualifications. However you seemed to be saying that the GSCC covered / regulated all social care work, ie care workers going into people's homes, care workers in residential settings, people working with vulnerable clients in other settings etc etc etc.

And I know that there are moves to get the latter qualified, but it's not at all obvious to me where on the GSCC site you can find information about such qualifications!

gizmo111

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Well, I could be getting completely confused here, but I appreciate the difference between SW and Childcare qualifications. However you seemed to be saying that the GSCC covered / regulated all social care work, ie care workers going into people's homes, care workers in residential settings, people working with vulnerable clients in other settings etc etc etc.

And I know that there are moves to get the latter qualified, but it's not at all obvious to me where on the GSCC site you can find information about such qualifications!

I never mentioned the GSCC ! It was mentioned here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=45159600&postcount=9

there were plans for all to be registered gradually but it hasn't happened. CWDC has details of qulaifications for children, no idea about adults.

baybeebug

http://careerpathways.skillsforcare.org.uk/career/matrix.html

This is probably the best site I know to tell what you need and time scales ect

NMSE12

Hi in answer to the OP, you will need on the job qaulifictions so NVQ's or equivillant. If you can't get a paid position with training you can do voluntary. I work in child services and started voluntary work almost 4 years ago to gain my NVQ3 health and social care Adults and children and young people which covers a massive amount and will open doors into many different career routes. Level 3 is the minimum you will need to work with children and either have to have it or be eady to start working towards it straight away. Good Luck any questions feel free to PM me x