A total of 74 councils are participating in the latest round of the 14-month Step Up to Social Work programme.
The programme aims to help people work towards a social work qualification while getting intensive workplace experience.
Children’s minister Edward Timpson said: “I want to attract the highest calibre candidates to become social workers for vulnerable children.
“Step Up to Social Work offers a training route to exceptional people who can draw on their wider professional and life experience.
“They can deliver the very best for the children and families who need them, and feel rewarded by making a real difference to children’s lives.”
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