Participants in the intermediate social work certificate examination should pass all subjects within two consecutive examination years. Since 2008, the intermediate social work certificate has been subject to a unified national examination. The intermediate social work certificate examination includes three subjects, of which social work practice (intermediate) is subjective and other subjects are objective.
Students who take the social work examination should pass all the examinations within two consecutive examination years. Those who pass the examination will get the Professional Level Certificate of Social Workers in People's Republic of China (PRC) printed by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and jointly printed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This certificate is valid nationwide.