A Registered Social Worker-Provisional (RSW-P) can apply to convert to a Registered Social Worker (RSW) at any time as long as he/she can fulfill the conditions of a Registered Social Worker.  

 

A Registered Social Service Practitioner (RSSP) can apply to convert to a Registered Social Worker-Provisional (RSW-P) or a Registered Social Worker (RSW) at any time so long as he/she can fulfill the conditions of a RSW-P or a RSW respectively. This means that a RSSP is not required to renew his or her current accreditation in order to apply for conversion to RSW-P or RSW. 

 

You will be asked to update your Personal Particulars, Education, Employment and Personal Declaration for the conversion. In addition, you will be asked to submit the following requirements for the different categories of conversion:

From RSW-P to RSW:

  • Have at least one year of post-qualification full-time Social Work experience locally 
  • Obtain a pass (75% mark) in the Online Ethics Quiz at point of application 
  • 80 hours of relevant in-employment training[1]; 
  • 1,000 hours of supervised practice[2] obtained from employment after completing Social Work qualification.
From RSSP to RSW-P:
  • Possess at least a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Diploma in Social Work recognised by the Social Work Accreditation and Advisory Board (SWAAB)

From RSSP to RSW:

  • Possess at least a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Diploma in Social Work recognised by the Social Work Accreditation and Advisory Board (SWAAB) 
  • 1,000 hours of supervised practice[2] obtained from employment after completing Social Work qualification.

For applicants who graduate with a degree or graduate diploma in Social Work before 2014, the supervised practice hours during employment may be obtained from a supervisor without a recognised degree or graduate diploma in Social Work or at least 4 years of Social Work experience. 

 

To apply for conversion of accreditation status, please log into your account and choose the “Conversion” option.

 

[1] “Relevant in-employment training” refers to all in-house and externally conducted training in a Social Work or Social Work related area which would enhance the professional delivery of services by the Social Worker in his / her area of work; documents showing proof of courses / workshops / conferences attended or in-house training endorsed by the Social Worker’s employer would be acceptable as proof of having received the relevant training hours stipulated. 

 

[2] “Fulfillment of 1,000 Supervised Practice hours:  

  • Must be obtained within two years for RSW-P to apply for Conversion to RSW 
  • Include at least 50 hours of clinical supervision of which 30 hours must be one-to-one sessions with a Social Work Supervisor 
  • Must align with the Social Work competencies at entry level with the Skills Framework for Social Service 
  • Must complete and submit the new Supervised Practice Declaration Form for the 1,000 hours of supervised practice 
  • Social Work Supervisor must be a RSW with at least four years of Social Work experience post-qualification, of which one year must be in Singapore