Scots rule out APEL fast-track route

By Nicole Curnow, Nursery World, 28 October 2004

Early years practitioners in Scotland who operate at level 3 but do not hold a formal childcare qualification cannot access the APEL qualification because it has been deemed 'unsuitable' for the Scottish market at present. The 'fast-track' route to a level 3 childcare qualification, which was accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in England in September 2003, is the first Government-devised award to use the APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) assessment methodology.

Early years practitioners in Scotland who operate at level 3 but do not hold a formal childcare qualification cannot access the APEL qualification because it has...

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