NIGERIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WORK (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2022

Section 17: Registration as social worker.

2022Section 17 of 31Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) A person is entitled to be registered under this Act and to receive a registration certificate as a social worker if-
(a) he has attended a course of training approved by the Council under section 15 of this Act;
(b) the course was conducted at an institution approved, or partly at one of the institutions and partly at another;
(c) he holds a minimum certificate in social work awarded by any institution recognised by the Council;
(d) he holds a certificate of experience issued on completion of one year internship in an approved institution or agency;
(e) he is of good character; and
(f) he pays all prescribed fees.
(2) The Council shall determine the nomenclature for the different levels of licenses applicable to the qualifications.

Cite this section

Section 17, NIGERIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WORK (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2022 (2022).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/nigerian-council-for-social-work-establishment-act-2022/section/17/