The National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS), which aims to provide a clear career pathway for social workers, is set to be rolled out nationally in 2020. Currently 56 sites in England are early adopters of the scheme, which covers the roles of practitioner and practice supervisors. The assessment is based on the Knowledge and Skills Statements for social workers, published in 2015 and updated in 2018. These set out everything practice supervisors, leaders and social work practitioners need to know and be able to do. The assessment has two elements - a knowledge assessment, which is an online multiple choice test; and simulated practice assessment involving a role play of two scenarios. The NAAS lead within a local authority will decide with the social worker whether they are ready to take the assessment. Before being assessed, social workers can do a practice assessment to identify gaps in their knowledge.
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