The meeting was a last chance for employers, umbrella bodies and others to give their views on the most effective structures to put in place to oversee the sector's training needs. They were presented with a report considering the options available, prepared by independent consultant Elaine Sauve and funded by the Department for Education and Skills.
The report, Towards a Sector Skills Council: a Feasibility Study for the Early Years Sector, explains how NTOs for all sectors were disbanded in March and will be replaced by a smaller network of Government-licensed Sector Skills Councils (SSCs). Among other criteria, SSCs must have an employment base that is of economic or strategic significance, though the early years workforce would not be judged large enough to qualify.
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