Training project a success with men

A project aimed at encouraging men in Scotland to pursue a career in childcare is celebrating success at the end of its first year. Men Can Care, based in Paisley, began recruiting in January. Since then, 34 men have completed the 39-week programme and gained a level 3 Scottish Progression Award in working with children and young people, and 25 of them have now moved on to an upskilling programme to take either an HNC in social care or the SVQ level 3 in working with children and young people.