Thursday, 22 October 2020 Social Work-Study Program (IKS), Faculty of Da'wah and Communication UIN Sunan Kalijaga in collaboration with the Education, Research, and Social Counseling Agency of the Ministry of Social Affairs held an Opening of the Social Work Certification Competency Test for the Education Pathway. At this opening, the Head of the Center for Professional Development of Social Workers and Social Counselors, Dra. Tati Nugrahati, S.E., M.Si highly appreciates the good relationship with the Social Work-Study Program of UIN Sunan Kalijaga, this is the second time holding a Competency Test for social workers in the Education pathway. On this occasion, one of us has carried out a mandate as outlined in law 11 of 2009 and law number 14 of 2019, where it is emphasized that for human resources who have a background in social work program study or HR administering social welfare it is obligatory to obtain or take a certification test, although in any case, the recognition of 1 competency certification indicates that the person concerned can be said to be qualified HR.

Mrs. Kapus hopes that UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta hopefully all of them will have graduates who are marked because a certificate of social worker competence is one of the requirements for participating in both practical and social welfare services, the implementation of the competency test has been running smoothly and hopefully the results are good, then just the interview test. All participants follow what has been determined by the committee, only one more step, hopefully, the participants, God willing, can all pass. The Ministry of Social Affairs is ready to open the widest possible opportunity for anyone who wants to take the social worker certification competency test, the Ministry of Social Affairs Pusbangprof does not charge any fees, only asking for the application letter. all facilitated by Pusbangprof Kemensos RI and hopefully, there will be no changes in the future, hopefully, the Indonesian state will always be a prosperous soul.

The opening of the Competency Test for social workers for the Education pathway was led by the head of the Social Work-Study Program, Mrs. Siti Solechah, S.Sos.I., M.Si. and was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication Prof. Dr. Marhumah, M.Pd. and subsequently opened by the Vice-Rector III for Student Affairs and Cooperation, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Dr. Abdur Rozaki, M.Si. On the occasion, he expressed his gratitude to Pusbangprof Peksos and Pensos Ministry of Social RI for organizing this activity and hopes that all participants will follow it well and all participants pass this competency test. Besides, he added that apart from this collaboration, he hoped there would be a continuation of cooperation in other forms for the alumni of the social work-study program, the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta.

The Competency Test for the Social Worker Certification for education was held on October 22-23, 2020, conducted online or online, which was attended by 33 students of the Social Work-Study Program (IKS), Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta.

The Opening Ceremony of the Social Worker Competency Test for the UIN Sunan Kalijaga Education path was carried out online using the zoom meeting application and live Youtube with the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QqiifPYKD