Scotland demands clarity on training

Scottish early years associations have called for clarification over which organ- isation is to be responsible for workforce development following the closure of the Early Years National Training Organisation (NTO) in the spring. The NTOs are being replaced by a smaller number of larger Sector Skills Councils, which will also be UK-wide. A bid for one for the early years submitted by the Council for Awards in Childcare and Education (CACHE), the parent body of the Early Years NTO, was rejected last December.