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PART 4SOCIAL CARE WORKERS

“Appropriately qualified”

85Qualifications gained outside Wales

(1)An applicant for registration in the social worker part of the register satisfies the requirements of this section if the applicant is an exempt person who by virtue of Part 3 of the General Systems Regulations is permitted to pursue the profession of social worker in the United Kingdom (having, in particular, successfully completed any adaptation period, or passed any aptitude test, that the applicant may be required to undertake pursuant to that Part of those Regulations).

(2)An applicant for registration in the social worker part of the register satisfies the requirements of this section if—

(a)the applicant has, elsewhere than in Wales, undergone training in social work, and

(b)either—

(i)that training is recognised by SCW as being to a standard sufficient for such registration, or

(ii)it is not so recognised, but the applicant has undergone such additional training as SCW may require (whether undergone in Wales or elsewhere).