A national conference in London last week heard that 100,000 qualified staff would be needed to support the growth of the out-of-school sector in the UK over the next five years, but playwork training is underfunded and few colleges offer courses. The conference was organised by the Kids' Clubs Network (KCN) and SPRITO, the National Training Organisation for the playwork sector.
KCN chief executive Anne Longfield said, 'With such an enormous expansion of out-of-school clubs there is a desperate need to recruit and train thousands of playworkers. This needs to be an urgent priority for Government, colleges and the new Learning and Skills Councils.
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