Assessed Year in Employment (AYE)
NISCC must ensure that all registrants are fit and competent to be on the Social Care Register and that they meet the requirements to maintain their registration. Newly qualified social work graduates are placed on the social work part of the register with a condition on their registration that they complete an ‘Assessed Year in Employment’ (AYE).
The AYE is designed to ensure that newly qualified social workers have made the transition from student to employee and have demonstrated sustained, continuous and effective competence in the workplace. Employers must confirm to the NISCC that the registrant is fit to practise as a fully accountable social worker before the AYE condition can be removed.
NISCC guidance on meeting the AYE is available below.
You can also contact the NISCC Registration Team for advice (Tel: 028 9041 7633)