Section 7: Functions of the Council.

The Council shall-(a) determine the standards of knowledge and skill of candidates aspiring to be members of the Institute;
(b) ensure that those admitted into the Institute as members upgrade their knowledge through regular attendance of seminars, workshops and Mandatory Continuous Professional Education Programs (MCPEP) designed to raise their skills as social work practitioners and experts;
(c) regulate and control the social work profession through adequate screening of prospective desirous candidates who apply (enroll) for memberships; and
(d) do such other things that in its opinion are necessary to ensure the effective performance of the functions of the Institute under this Act.