Views sought on role of new skills council

Employers and staff in the early years sector are being invited to have their say on what form a Sector Skills Council representing their interests should take. The consultation is being managed on behalf of the early years sector by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and follows the Government's abolition of all 72 National Training Organisations, including the Early Years NTO, on 31 March, and its decision to replace them with a smaller number of SSCs. However, the Government has indicated that it is unlikely the early years sector will qualify for SSC status as it is not big...