Social Worker CE Requirements in Czechia

A Social Worker must complete 48 CE / continuing-education hours every 2 years in Czechia.

Czechia does not mandate specific CE subjects for Social Worker beyond the general requirement — any board-approved continuing education generally counts. Always confirm with the regulator.

Generally yes — Czechia does not require live or interactive hours for Social Worker, so approved online / home-study CE can typically satisfy the requirement. Home-study note: Not specified. The statute (§ 111(2)) recognizes only structured forms: specialization education at universities/higher vocational schools, accredited-program courses and education programs organized by ministries, professional internships, participation in training events, and participation in conferences. Pure self-study is not an enumerated qualifying form, so there is effectively no home-study allowance..

Under § 111(1) of Act No. 108/2006 Coll., the EMPLOYER is obliged to ensure the social worker receives further education (další vzdělávání) of at least 48 hours per 2 consecutive calendar years (equivalent to ~24 hours/year). If the employment does not last the whole calendar year, or for excused absence longer than 1 calendar month, the requirement is reduced by 2 hours for each such calendar month. Employees in a probationary period are exempt. This is a statutory continuing-education duty framed as an employer obligation rather than an individual license-renewal condition (there is no individual state registration/licensing body for social workers). Qualification to practice requires higher/tertiary education of social, or social-and-legal, or social-pedagogical, or social-healthcare, or special-pedagogical focus per § 110. A parallel duty applies to 'pracovník v sociálních službách' (care workers) under § 116.