Since September 2014, Ofsted-registered out-of-school clubs and holiday play schemes have no longer been required to employ staff with childcare or playwork qualifications. Coupled with swingeing cuts to local authority play services, there are now fewer qualifications for playworkers in England.
However, Play Wales has developed a suite of qualifications, which will be available for delivery in England from Spring 2020, designed to provide coherent progression. These comprise Agored Cymru Level 2 Award in Playwork Practice, Agored Cymru Level 2 Certificate Playwork: Principles in Practice, and Agored Cymru Level 3 Diploma Playwork: Principles into Practice. Play Wales is running a Train the Trainer course for the qualifications which will take place in November and December.
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