Qualifying probation training: implications for social work education

Date
2001-04-01
Authors
Knight, C. H.
Ward, David, 1946-
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN
1470-1227
Volume Title
Publisher
Peer reviewed
Abstract
Description
This collaborative paper examines the new (then) qualifying training scheme for probation officers and the implications for social work education. It considers partnerships with employers and the contractual relationship with HE institutions. It identifies the strengths of a competence based, outcome-focused and evidence based curriculum (‘What Works’); and it critically reviews the implementation of procedures for inter-linking lower level qualifications and crediting prior learning and achievement. The target audience was academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field of training across social work and probation practice, at a time when the concept of employment-based learning was still relatively new.
Keywords
RAE 2008, UoA 40 Social Work and Social Policy & Administration
Citation
Knight, C.H. and Ward, D. (2001) Qualifying probation training: Implications for social work education. Social Work Education, 20 (2), pp. 175-186.
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