Assessment and accreditation process for child and family social workers: Development, implementatio

Descriptions

The contract will seek contractor(s) to set up an operational system for the assessment and accreditation of child and family social workers in England. They will need to create a clear framework and delivery structure to ensure assessment rollout for approximately 8 000 social workers between November 2017 and December 2018. A range of elements will need to be delivered including:1. Assessment centres on a regional basis;2. Recruitment and training of assessors and observers;3. Recruitment and training of actors for simulated observation;4. Preparing and expanding a pre-existing digital platform to be ready for National roll out;5. Design and implementation of a system for result feedback to employers and individuals including a data base for securely storing results;6. Design and implementation of a system for dealing with retakes, concerns, queries and appeals processes.