ScotCollege in Dumbarton, on the outskirts of Glasgow, opened last year and is currently recruiting students for its second twelve-month course. Students graduate with an SVQ level 2 qualification in childcare and education and the college's Scot Nanny Diploma. The course is approved by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and on completion candidates are given the option to progress to a third level where they will obtain the equivalent to an HNC in childcare.
However, Tricia Pritchard, the professional officer for the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses, said, 'There's absolutely no way a level 2 is an adequate qualification for working in sole charge. We wouldn't like to see a newly qualified nanny, if it's only a level 2, one-year course, in sole charge of a baby. Perhaps they could work in a job where the children are older and the mother is around at home, and gain from the experience to work towards level 3. But we would be very concerned at a level 2 being sold to the nanny market as a qualified nanny.'
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