The report said that despite a “difficult start”, the College of Social Work is beginning to make progress, with 1,000 paying members and 10,000 prospective members.
It also said there had been “considerable progress” in delivering an Assessed and Supported Year in Employment for newly qualified social workers, which where adopted, had received positive feedback.
“Early reports from the programme suggest that those participating felt more confident and proactive in their approach to supervision,” the report said.
Members of the reform board also praised the impact of new standards for employers, which they said had “contributed to the drive towards sector-led improvement”.
However, the board acknowledged that implementing many of the reforms will be challenging in “very difficult times”.
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