Nearly 900,000 people apply for social workers' occupations to be increasingly recognized

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23rd Question: Nearly 900,000 people apply for social workers' occupations increasingly recognized

Xinhua News Agency "Xinhua View Point" reporter

The vocational qualification examination of the national social workers in 2022 was held on June 18th and 19th. About 890,000 people applied for this year, setting a record high.

Social workers are the abbreviation of social workers, not "community workers". The work content covers all aspects of social life: from poverty alleviation to rural rejuvenation, social rescue to children's protection, correction from community to anti -drug and detoxification, from post -disaster service to epidemic conditions Prevention and control. Social workers are important participants in grassroots social governance.

In recent years, the number of applicants for professional qualifications for social workers has increased sharply year by year. What are the reasons behind the popularization of the examination? What is the prospect of social workers?

Applicants are increasingly increasing

After graduating from Fujian Medical University, Dong Yani entered the work service center of Fuzhou Maska Detoxification Social Work Service Center. She noticed that there have been increasing number of people who have participated in the professional qualifications of social workers in the past two years.

"If you continue to engage in this industry, you will generally choose to verify if you continue to engage in this industry." She said, "The verification heat reflects from the side that the social worker industry is more recognized by the society, and more and more people are beginning to understand the industry. "

The professional level evaluation of social workers is divided into three levels: assistant social workers, social workers and senior social workers. There are certain thresholds for research. For assistant social workers, the fresh graduates of social work can apply for the exam; those who have obtained other professional bachelor's degrees or above can apply for social work for 2 years; You can apply for the exam for 4 years.

According to statistics, since 2019, the number of applicants for professional qualifications for social workers has increased significantly year by year, with an increase of more than 100,000 people each year. Candidates cover community workers, social organizations, staff of enterprises and institutions, and fresh graduates of social work majors in colleges and universities.

According to Zou Xueyin, Secretary -General of the Chinese Society of Social Work, about 890,000 people applied for the exam this year, setting a record high.

In recent years, the hot performance of social workers' examinations is that the number of other professionals has more and more applicants. People outside the civil affairs system are increasing. Come more.

Zou Xueyin introduced that the pass rate of the professional qualification examination for social workers has different years. Taking the assistant social worker as an example, according to statistics, the average pass rate in the past five years is 22%.

Why heating up?

The continued increase in the demand for professional social workers in social governance is an important reason for the heating up of the professional qualification examination of social workers.

Zou Xueyin said that with the improvement of social governance, the division of social work occupation has also continued to refine, and communities, pension, medical, anti -drug, judicial, education and other fields have greater social work and employment needs. For example, a document issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs proposed that by the end of 2022, it was trained to train 100,000 part -time elderly social workers.

"The current number of professional social workers is far from meeting social needs. Talent gaps in various fields are large, and this is especially true of pension services, judicial, medical care and other fields." Zhaoping said.

In some places, the social workers' professional talent awards measures are formulated to give corresponding subsidies or disposable rewards to those who are engaged in a certain period of social work and obtain a professional qualification certificate for social workers to encourage the level of professionalization. In Meng Zhaoping's view, this is also the need for professional service forces to enter the grass -roots governance framework.

Zhang Jie, director of Fuzhou Trust Social Work Service Center, who has been elected as "China's Most Beautiful Social Workers", has been engaged in social work since 2008. "When I first started social work, social recognition was low; if there was a social worker certificate in hand, it was easier to obtain trust."

Dong Yani introduced that some community workers, townships and village workers have verified that they are out of work. Some government purchase services have certain requirements for social workers' permits. At the same time, social workers are relatively small in competition, the working environment is relatively stable, and the working hours are relatively fixed. It is also a good employment choice for many people.

In social work service agencies, social workers also have advanced channels from front -line social workers to supervision and institutional managers.

"Social workers solve the problem of the dilemma. By helping them to connect and fight for resources, they can be seen by their dilemma and make the society more fair. I think this is a job with a sense of career value." Huang Chengyan, who began to be a social worker in the village in 2018, said that because he was "lit" at some stage of his life, he also wanted to "light up others".

"Social workers are mainly service work. They must have the spirit of dedication and sacrifice, and have high ethical and values ​​requirements for practitioners." Said Gan Langtang, director of the Department of Sociology of Fuzhou University.

How is the prospect?

"Development potential is great." Zou Xueyin said that according to relevant estimates, my country needs 2 million to 3 million social workers, and there are currently 1.63 million social work professionals in my country; as of now, 737,000 people who have obtained professional professional qualifications for social workers Essence

Gantang believes that it is now a good period for the development of social workers. On the one hand, the problems of migrant workers, community governance, and pensions that are accompanied by urbanization and aging, and the demand for social workers has continued to grow; on the other hand, the government is also promoting the popularization of social workers, increasing purchase services, social workers' institutions The number increases faster.

Zou Xueyin said that the career development space and institutional environment of social workers will become better and better. In recent years, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has vigorously promoted the construction of social work stations of townships (streets). It is expected that more than 100,000 social work positions can be added at the end of the "14th Five -Year Plan" to greatly expand employment space. The "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan for the Construction of Shanghai Social Work Talent Team" proposed that by 2025, the total number of social workers in Shanghai will reach 200,000, and the number of relevant certificates related to the professional level of social workers will reach 45,000. The station coverage is 100%.

Zhang Huiping, a professor at the Department of Social Work and Social Policy of Renmin University of China, said that in some people's impression, anyone can do social work, and the threshold is low. In fact, the professionalism of social workers is very professional, and it needs strong communication skills, relevant professional knowledge such as law, psychology, and deeply cultivating the grassroots levels to accurately grasp the needs of the masses and solve the problems of the masses in a timely manner.

Some grass -roots administrators have reported that the social workers 'stations are now fully pushed away, but due to the low salary and benefits, the loss of talents is serious, and many places are facing the predicament of professional talents and unable to recruit social workers' stations. Due to the lack of professional talents, some social organizations have also encountered a bid in projects where the government purchases public services, or was forced to suspend the project after winning the bid.

It is worth looking forward to that governments at all levels have issued a number of policy documents for social workers' salaries. Some localities make detailed regulations on government purchase projects to ensure the professionalism of social service projects and the stability of social workers' salaries.

Zhang Huiping suggested that social workers should further improve their service capabilities, attach importance to the growth of social workers' professional talents, and build a professional, professional, and vibrant social worker team.

Zou Xueyin said that the top -level design system for the development of social workers has been continuously improved, and it is currently exploring the introduction of relevant legislative documents. In terms of talent training, colleges and universities should pay attention to the cultivation of specialized talents from general talents to the division and people; the professional qualification examination of social workers must be more professional, and the examination of professional knowledge and practical ability. For working social workers, they must also vigorously carry out continuing education and professional training to continuously improve their professional services.

"Social workers must be prepared to be in trouble." Zhang Huiping said that in the face of grass -roots social governance challenges, social workers can only win social recognition if they really like and are willing to serve people who are in trouble. (Reporter Shu Jing, Gao Lei, Deng Qianqian, Qin Xingxing, Wu Jianfeng)

【Edit: Li Yan】

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