Electronic Copies of Outcome Letter & Certificate of Accreditation 

With effect from 1 February 2019, electronic versions of the Outcome letter and Certificate of accreditation will replace the current hardcopies.

Accredited professionals will receive outcome of new, conversion and renewal applications by email to view letters and certificates from their accounts.

Green Lane for Social Workers who were Previously Accredited

A Green Lane for qualifying social workers was launched in October 2022. 

If you: 

(a) were previously accredited as a Registered Social Worker (RSW) but your accreditation has lapsed; and

(b) have 20 years of practice experience in both Direct and Indirect Practice (e.g. management, research, policy education); and

(c) are employed in a social service agency, government agency, hospital, institutes of higher learning or registered charity or society engaged in social work practices, 

Apply now at https://accreditation.sasw.org.sg/.

Number of Accredited Professionals

More than 2000 social workers and social service practitioners have applied for accreditation. As at 30 June 2023, there were 341 Registered Social Workers-Provisional (RSW-P) and 2126 Registered Social Workers (RSW). To date, 88 Registered Social Service Practitioners (RSSP) remain on the register.