The "first phase of rollout" for the new accreditation system, during which frontline child and family practitioners and practice supervisors in 31 volunteer areas will be accredited, is due to begin this year.
A notice published by the Department for Education to organisations interested in bidding to deliver the system reveals that social workers are likely to be able to start sitting the tests in as little as nine months' time.
The document reveals that whoever wins the contract will need to ensure "the assessment of approximately 8,000 social workers between November 2017 and December 2018".
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