State of confusion?

Practitioners with an NNEB predating the 1989 Children Act are increasingly worried that, with the development of the Accreditation of Prior Experience and Learning (APEL) last year, they have been effectively downgraded to Level 2. Simon Vevers asks if there is any basis for their concerns. For many dedicated childcare practitioners, who previously had no more than an introductory level qualification, it seemed a golden opportunity to get to Level 3 to match their extensive experience in the sector. When the Westminster government's Sure Start Unit funded the development of the Accreditation of Prior Experience and Learning (APEL) last year...