Sector skills council Skills Active said it has found a number of playwork employers in England that are signing staff up for the Children's Workforce Development Council's (CWDC) Level 3 diploma for the children and young people's workforce, despite the course not having a playwork path or covering any of the playwork principles.
Lesli Godfrey, Skills Active's senior programme manager for playwork, education, training and qualifications, said: "People are under the impression CWDC's Level 3 diploma is for anyone working with children. This is not the case.
"The feedback we've had from employers found there are a lot of people who, although they are early years-qualified, don't have the necessary playwork understanding needed."
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