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Social Worker - Assessed Year in Employment (AYE)

All registered social workers are required to develop and maintain their knowledge and skills to practise competently and safely

As a Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) you will receive extra support to develop your skills, knowledge and competence through the Assessed Year in Employment (AYE). This supports the transition from student to employee and offers the opportunity to demonstrate sustained, continuous and effective competence in the workplace.

 

You have now successfully completed your Degree in Social Work – what next?
All registered social workers are required to develop and maintain their knowledge and skills to practise competently and safely. This begins with the Assessed Year in Employment (AYE) followed by Professional in Practice – a framework through which social workers can undertake professional awards and gain professional credits for a broad range of learning and development which can be gained through taught or self-directed study.

How does AYE support Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW)?

The AYE is designed to ensure that newly qualified social workers have made the transition from student to employee and have demonstrated sustained, continuous and effective competence in the workplace.
As a newly qualified social worker you will receive extra support to develop your skills, knowledge and competence through the ‘Assessed Year in Employment’. This ensures you have made the transition from student to employee and are competent to practise in the workplace.
I have been called for AYE Audit – What does this mean?

As the regulator for setting and maintaining standards, the Social Care Council is required to perform an annual audit of registrants completing the Assessed Year in Employment (AYE). Your Assessed Year in Employment (AYE) will either be almost complete or completed when you are called for audit. You will need to complete and submit an Audit Submission Form.

To learn more about what to expect during the AYE and more about the AYE audit process click on the tiles below to access digital guides.

The digital guides work best when launched from Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari web browsers.
If you need any help/support accessing/using these guides, please contact the Social Care Council

All registered social workers are required to develop and maintain their knowledge and skills to practise competently and safely

As a Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) you will receive extra support to develop your skills, knowledge and competence through the Assessed Year in Employment (AYE). This supports the transition from student to employee and offers the opportunity to demonstrate sustained, continuous and effective competence in the workplace.

 

You have now successfully completed your Degree in Social Work – what next?
All registered social workers are required to develop and maintain their knowledge and skills to practise competently and safely. This begins with the Assessed Year in Employment (AYE) followed by Professional in Practice – a framework through which social workers can undertake professional awards and gain professional credits for a broad range of learning and development which can be gained through taught or self-directed study.

How does AYE support Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW)?

The AYE is designed to ensure that newly qualified social workers have made the transition from student to employee and have demonstrated sustained, continuous and effective competence in the workplace.
As a newly qualified social worker you will receive extra support to develop your skills, knowledge and competence through the ‘Assessed Year in Employment’. This ensures you have made the transition from student to employee and are competent to practise in the workplace.
I have been called for AYE Audit – What does this mean?

As the regulator for setting and maintaining standards, the Social Care Council is required to perform an annual audit of registrants completing the Assessed Year in Employment (AYE). Your Assessed Year in Employment (AYE) will either be almost complete or completed when you are called for audit. You will need to complete and submit an Audit Submission Form.

To learn more about what to expect during the AYE and more about the AYE audit process click on the tiles below to access digital guides.

The digital guides work best when launched from Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari web browsers.
If you need any help/support accessing/using these guides, please contact the Social Care Council