Four in five apprentices gained social work qualification in first cohort, figures show

Just over four in five of the first cohort of social work apprentices gained their qualification, official data has shown.
According to Skills for Care, 82.7% of apprentices qualified as a social worker in 2021-22, including all of those who completed the course. The remainder (17.3%) did not finish their training.
With the apprenticeship, which takes three years, having been rolled out in 2019, this represents the first full cohort to complete the degree-level programme.
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