Guidance

Assessed and supported year in employment for newly qualified social workers

How organisations that employ newly qualified child and family social workers can take part in the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) programme.

Applies to England

Overview

The assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) is a programme that gives newly qualified social workers extra support during their first year of employment. The programme aims to develop their skills, knowledge and professional confidence.

ASYE is open to all newly qualified social workers employed in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

The ASYE programme for social workers who work with children and families is based on the the post-qualifying standards (PQS), formerly known as the knowledge and skills statements for child and family social work.

Register to provide ASYE

Employers of child and family social workers

Employers of child and family social workers can get up to £2,000 for each newly qualified social worker they support through ASYE.

This funding is provided by the Department for Education and distributed by Skills for Care who also provide tools and events to help employers manage the ASYE programme.

Register to provide ASYE for child and family social workers by emailing [email protected].

Employers of adult social workers

Register to provide ASYE for adult social workers by emailing [email protected].

Further information about ASYE

You can find more information about ASYE on the Skills for Care website.

Updates to this page

Published 12 June 2015

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