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Where a social work practice educator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a social work practice educator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Social work practice educators teach, supervise and assess social work students prior, during and after they have obtained their degree. They contribute to their placement and have the authority to recommend students on the basis of appropriate evidence.

Also known as practice placement worker, practice educator, practice-based educator, practice social work educator, practice placement facilitator, social work field instructor, practice placement coordinator.

Professionals 69 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: social work assistant, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
mental health social worker 79% covered social work assistant 80% covered education welfare officer 71% covered residential home adult care w… 70% covered social worker 69% covered social work practice educ… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from social work practice educator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a social work practice educator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A social work practice educator needs 69 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • assess social work students management skills
  • supervise students in social services management skills
  • action research education
  • supervision of persons business, administration and law
  • conduct field work information skills
  • adult education education
  • apply anti-oppressive practices assisting and caring
  • apply case management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • make legislation transparent for users of social services communication, collaboration and creativity
  • negotiate with social service stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a social work practice educator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Social work practice educator is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a social work practice educator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.