The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has confirmed it isdeveloping a Level 2 certificate for early years, social care andlearning development support services.
An A-level-equivalent qualification for these sectors is already beingprepared, under the title of the Level 3 Diploma for the Children andYoung People's Workforce. It is intended to replace all existing Level 3qualifications to become the only one valid for those entering theworkforce from next September.
But concerns had been raised in the early years sector that a Level 2qualification is needed as a stepping stone for inexperiencedemployees.
Michael Freeston, director of quality improvement for the Pre-schoolLearning Alliance, said: "CWDC received strong views from the childcaresector and we are pleased it has listened." He added that there must bea work-based assessment in the qualification to ensure students canapply skills to their chosen sector.
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