A tug of war is taking place over whether the Level 5 apprenticeship standard should contain a foundation degree or the standard ‘licence to practice’ at Level 3, Nursery World has learned.
The Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education (IfATE ) has suggested that just a Level 3 qualification should be mandatory. This is despite results of a trailblazer-led survey showing that 97 per cent of employers would enrol practitioners on a Level 5 apprenticeship if they had the choice, and 99 per cent saying that a Level 5 apprenticeship would be more attractive with a funded foundation degree included.
Laura Upton, chair of the Early Years Trailblazer group for developing Level 5 and Level 6 apprenticeship standards, said, ‘Despite the overwhelmingly positive response from the sector in favour of mandating a qualification equivalent to a foundation degree/HND, the IfATE are still not convinced.’
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