“Appropriately qualified”
84“Appropriately qualified”
For the purposes of section 83 a person is appropriately qualified if—
(a)in the case of an application for registration as a social worker, the applicant—
(i)has successfully completed a course approved by SCW under section 114 for persons wishing to become social workers,
(ii)satisfies the requirements of section 85 (qualifications gained outside of Wales), or
(iii)satisfies any requirements as to training which SCW may by rules impose;
(b)in the case of an applicant for registration as a social care worker of any other description, the applicant—
(i)has successfully completed a course approved by SCW under section 114 for persons wishing to become a social care worker of that description, or
(ii)satisfies any requirements as to training which SCW may by rules impose in relation to social care workers of that description.
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).