Course summary

On this three year, part time Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship you will work for four days per week with your employer and attend university for the remaining weekday. When you complete the course you will graduate with BA (Hons) Social Work and be qualified as a professional social worker. You will be eligible for registration with Social Work England. This degree apprenticeship will prepare you for employment as a newly qualified social worker. You will develop strategies on strengths-based working, resilience and self-care as you engage with theory and current debates about contemporary social work practice. You will explore the underlying concepts, principles, methodologies and skills used in contemporary social work practice. This course is an opportunity to critically reflect upon your values, and to feel safe to take risks in sharing uncertainties and conflicts. This course provides the knowledge, skills and values you need to meet the Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship and Social Work England’s Standards, and the Professional Capabilities Framework. This course is developed in consultation with West Sussex County Council to ensure that your studies are relevant to the current needs of employers.