About This Course
The Practice Educator module / award has been designed to prepare registered social workers to offer an assessed placement for a student social worker. This can be within either undergraduate or post-graduate/master鈥檚 level programmes. The module is commissioned through a partnership of the six local authorities in North Wales (Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Wrexham, and Ynys Mon). The module is co-ordinated by Bangor University, with additional teaching partnership from Wrexham University.
Who is this course for?
This course is specifically for registered social workers in Wales who have at least 3 years post-qualification practice experience. Employers will ensure that applicants on this module are allocated a social work student to provide a placement. These placements are a minimum of 80 days.
Why study this course?
The module provides an introduction to social work practice education in Wales. As well as knowledge about planning and managing a whole placement, concepts of adult teaching and learning will be explored, considering factors that create environments conducive to student learning, developing skills and confidence in assessing competence and providing effective feedback on student practice and written records, identifying learning needs and opportunities, and supporting struggling students.
The module is approved by , and its successful completion is recognised as an assessor qualification within The Framework for the Degree in Social Work in Wales (2023).
How long does this course take to complete?
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Three full days of face-to-face training (location to be confirmed)
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Online support sessions
Entry Requirements
Candidates joining this module must be qualified and registered social workers.
Their nomination must be supported by their employer.
Employers must confirm that nominated candidates will be able to attend the training days which involves 3 full days, face-to-face, as well as additional on-line support sessions.
Employers will also ensure that candidates are allocated a social work student for which they will provide a placement of at least 80 days.
Application
How to apply
To secure a place on this course, employers (usually local authorities) are required to nominate and approve suitable members of the workforce for the course. It is not possible for individuals to apply directly to Bangor University for a place on this course.
For further information, please contact Gwenan Prysor, Course Director g.prysor@bangor.ac.uk