Nursery World - Guide shows way to right training

Aguide to help early education and childcare practitioners develop their skills by choosing the right training for their needs has been produced for the Scottish Executive. The document, An initial guide for those involved in early education and childcare, has been designed to help those working in daycare, out-of-school and playwork settings to identify appropriate education and training under the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework.

The document, An initial guide for those involved in early education and childcare, has been designed to help those working in daycare, out-of-school and playwork settings to identify appropriate education and training under the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework.

The framework has 12 levels, and most early education and childcare qualifications are at level five and above. The new HNC in Early Education and Childcare, available from 1 August, will be worth 96 credit points, and the learning time is around 960 hours. Learners can achieve qualifications at their own pace and it is possible to work towards some qualifications on a part-time basis, gathering credit points along the way. All SCQF levels and credit points will be shown on Scottish Qualifications Authority certificates from the end of this year.

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