For Community & Social Services
The Community and Social Services (CSS) Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) is a national Continuing Education & Training (CET) framework developed by the industry for the industry with strong support from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). It maps out the occupational standards required by more than 50 job titles in the following nine CSS sub-sectors:
- Early Childhood Education
- Student Care
- Youth Care & Outreach
- Protection & Rehabilitation
- Community Development
- Social Work
- Therapy Services
- Disability Services
- Senior Services
The CSS WSQ framework aims to professionalise the CSS WSQ workforce by incorporating the world’s best practices and providing career upgrading pathways that are based on the competency requirements of different job levels.
For the employee, the CSS WSQ provides the means by which your capabilities can be recognised by employers; shows you the training and skills you need; guides you in your career progression; and helps you to make a career switch to and across the nine CSS sub-sectors.