The call from Unison comes after a survey it conducted found that 93 per cent of social workers said the National Assessment and Accreditation System will increase the pressure on already overstretched local authorities.
Under current plans, the system will not be fully implemented until 2019, with the arrangements initially being introduced voluntarily at 31 councils first. Social workers will be able to start taking the exams from November this year.
But the overwhelming majority of social workers (97 per cent) who took part in Unison's survey said they didn't have enough time to prepare for, or take part in, the assessment and accreditation process.
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