As a Registered Social Worker, you must:
- adhere to the Code of Conduct
- hold an Annual Practising Certificate
- hold a current Competence Certificate; and
- undertake Continuing Professional Development.
Provisional registration
If you are Provisional Registration and want to move to Full Registration.
You will need a Full Competence Certificate and 2000 hours of supervised social work practice in New Zealand post qualification. Below is the form to be completed by your manager/supervisor.
Name change
As a Registered Social Worker you are legally required to inform the Board if you change your name or practising under a different name that we have you registered under.
Download the ‘Change of Name‘ form, complete and mail to the SWRB office.
Change of Name and Statutory Declaration
Residential, mailing or work address change
Registered Social Workers are legally required to inform the Board of residential, mailing or work place address changes.
You can update your details anytime by logging into your APC online account anytime or alternatively email apcrenewals@swrb.govt.nz
