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North-South Cooperation

North South Co-operation

Recent changes in the political and economic climate, both in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland, have opened up a range of new opportunities for cross-border co-operation. The potential gains from working together across the border to achieve common goals are now being highlighted in many different contexts.

Social work education and training is one of the areas that benefit from crossborder co-operation. The awarding bodies for social work - the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (NI) now Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) in the North and the National Social Work Qualifications Board in the South - recognised this in 1996 and were concerned about the then low level of co-operation and the issues in relation to recognition of qualifications.

The two organisations therefore embarked on their first joint project with a fact-finding focus. Since then, the number of common undertakings has grown steadily and now, some years later, co-operative structures are firmly established.

Thanks to the 1996 initiative, social work education and training is well ahead of many other areas in terms of North - South relationships.

Some of the aims of the co-operation include:

Joint activities so far include:

For more information on North - South co-operation in the area of social work education and training please contact:

National Social Work Qualifications Board
8 - 11 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel. 01 - 676 6281
(from Northern Ireland 00353-1-6766281)
Fax. 01 - 676 6289
(from Northern Ireland 00353-1-6766289)
E-mail nswqb@nswqb.ie
Web www.nswqb.ie

On 1 October 2001, the functions of the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW NI) were transferred to the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

Northern Ireland Social Care Council
7th Floor
Millennium House
Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7AQ
Tel. 028 - 90417600
(from the Republic of Ireland 048-90417600)
Fax. 028 - 90417601
(from the Republic of Ireland 048-90417601)

 

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