Meet employer standards
Information to help you manage your workforce and meet the eight standards for employers.
Introduction
Read about the Local Government Association (LGA) employer standards, the health check and the employer standards resources.
Standard 1: Strong and clear social work framework
Why having an effective framework to guide social work practice is important for social work employers.
Standard 2: Effective workforce planning systems
Using effective workforce planning systems to make sure your workforce can meet current and future service demands.
Standard 3: Safe workloads and case allocation
How employers make sure that social workers have safe, manageable workloads.
Standard 5: Supervision
Making sure social workers can reflect critically on their practice through high quality, regular supervision.
Standard 6: Continuing professional development (CPD)
Ensuring social workers are provided with the time and opportunity to learn, keep their knowledge and skills up to date.
Standard 7: Professional registration
Supporting social workers to maintain their professional registration with the regulator.
Standard 8: Strategic partnerships
Creating strong partnerships between employers, higher education institutions and other training providers.