The NMDS-SC qualifications list contains a range of current qualifications recognised within the social care sector
Establishing the level and number of qualified workers within the social care sector will enable Skills for Care to identify skills gaps and training needs. For employers it is equally important, for the same reasons.
The NMDS-SC qualifications list contains a range of current qualifications recognised within the social care sector. Some on the list are specific individual qualifications, others are “grouped qualifications” containing several individual qualifications grouped together as one item. They are arranged in different areas for ease of reference.
The list covers the key qualifications for Skills for Care, but there is also space on the worker’s record to enter others that employers may find it useful to capture.
Please select all of the listed qualifications that have been achieved by this worker. Then indicate the year in which each qualification has been achieved. If the worker is working towards a qualification and has not yet achieved it, then select it in the 'working towards' column.
For the specific individual qualifications, it is not possible for a worker to have achieved and be working towards the same one.
But for the “grouped qualifications” on the list it is possible for a worker to have achieved and be working towards different specific qualifications in the same group.
The NMDS-SC qualifications list is as follows (“grouped qualifications” are shown in bold) :
NVQ’s
Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2
Health and Social Care NVQ Level 3
Health and Social Care NVQ Level 4
Care NVQ Level 3
Care NVQ Level 4
Caring for Children & Young People NVQ Level 3
Any Learning Disability Awards Framework (LDAF) qualification
A1, A2 or other Assessor NVQ
V1 or other Internal Verifier NVQ
L20 or other Mentoring NVQ
Other health and care related NVQs – this includes Blood Donors Support Level 2, Promoting Independence Level 3, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support Level 3, Dialysis Support Level 3
Basic Skills qualification at Entry Level
Basic Skills qualification at Level 2
MANAGEMENT AWARDS
Registered Manager’s (Adults) NVQ Level 4
Registered Manager’s (Children’s) NVQ Level 4
Other management awards - this includes Diploma in Care Service Management, Certificate in Management Studies, Diploma in Management Studies
SOCIAL WORK
Social Work degree (UK)
Combined Nursing & Social Work degree
Social Work diploma or other approved UK or non-UK Social Work qualification. This includes: Diploma in Social Work (DipSW); Certificate in Social Service (CSS); Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW); Letter of Comparability to the CQSW issued by CCETSW to social workers trained outside the United Kingdom; Courses recognised by the Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (AAPSW) which lead to membership of the association; Courses recognised by the Institute of Medical Social Workers which lead to eligibility for registration of an associate of the institute (AIMA or AMIA); Probation Certificate or satisfactory completion of courses recognised by the Recruitment and Training Committee; Certificate in Social Work issued by the Council for Training in Social Work; Certificate in Child Care or Home Office Letter of Recognition in Child Care; Any other UK or non-UK social work qualification approved by any of the social care regulatory councils of the UK.
POST QUALIFYING AWARDS IN SOCIAL WORK
Post-Qualifying Award in Social Work (PQSW) Part 1
Advanced Award in Social Work (AASW)
Child Care Award (CCA)
Mental Health Social Work Award (MHSWA)
Practice Teacher Award (PTA)
Introduction to Practice Teaching (“5 day”) Award
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Any professional Occupational Therapy qualification
Any Registered Nursing qualification
Any nursery nursing qualification
Any childcare, preschool or play work qualification
Any teaching qualification
Any qualification in assessment of work-based learning (WBL) other than social work
Any other relevant professional qualification
Any other qualification relevant to the social care sector
Any other qualification relevant to the job role