The findings have prompted calls for employers to provide more opportunities for training and development.
Published in the council's annual report into social work education and training in England, a lack of ringfenced funding, availability of instructors and assessors, and the lack of provision for workload relief are all contributing factors to the low uptake of post-qualifying programmes.
Raising Standards: Social Work Education in England 2008-2009 also found that more higher education institutions (HEI) met the required standards of the social work degree course but concerns remain about the quality of social work degrees.
GSCC chair Rosie Varley said: "The findings of the Raising Standards report are a clear indication that while there has been an improvement in HEI performances there is still some way to go."
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