Introduction:

The Social Work Degree Apprenticeship offers the opportunity for those in paid employment with a social work/care provider to undertake a combination of on-the-job training and degree learning to become a registered social worker. Once qualified, you will be able to engage in a career characterised by working in partnership with adults, as well as children and families to promote positive change in their lives. The role will also see you engage in the vital activity of protecting people from harm, abuse and exploitation.

This degree apprenticeship is an alternative route to qualify as a social worker with a mixture of on and off-the-job training. You will study core modules one day per week supported by the employer, with some additional time for induction at the beginning of each academic year.

The Social Work Degree Apprenticeship is designed to support employers in developing and retaining current staff as well as attracting new talent. Apprentices will study alongside their work and will have the opportunity to put their learning into practice immediately, which will, in turn, positively benefit the organisation and service users.
Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship (including the End-Point Assessment), Apprentices will be able to apply to the register as a Social Worker through the professional regulator Social Work England (SWE).

How you’re taught

The apprenticeship has been designed into ten modules over a 36-month period. Apprentices will follow a one day release pattern which will consist of:

• Face-to-face teaching on campus
• Independent study
• E-Portfolio
• Blending learning activities
• Work-based projects
• Tutorials
• Seminars.

The variety of teaching methods used reflects the core subjects, social policy as well as areas of practice that are covered as part of curriculum, meaning that Apprentices are able to combine both academic and practice learning in a way that is relevant, informative and inventive.