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Health and Personal Social Services (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Section 4: Recognition of attainment of standards by social workers

Provides NISCC with a power to make rules relating to the standard of proficiency to be attained by social workers and the way in which the standard can be attained through a course or other means of learning and can be recognised by a certificate or other means (e.g. credits, etc).

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