Assistants offered landmark training

James Tweed
Wednesday, December 19, 2001

Two new education qualifications for teaching assistants have been tipped to have as big an impact on raising professional standards as the NNEB did on its introduction more than 50 years ago. The Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education (CACHE) has been accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in England and Awdurdod Cymwysterau Cwricwlwm Ac Asesu Cymru in Wales to offer two certificates for teaching assistants at Levels 2 and 3. Both the CACHE Level 2 Certificate and the Level 3 Certificate for Teaching Assistants are based on the new occupational standards for teaching assistants developed by the Local Government National Training Organisation.