Early years trainers and staff are getting to grips with the new Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce launched last summer, which will eventually replace existing awards.
The idea behind the change, championed by the Children's Workforce Development Council, is to make life simpler and more straightforward for both employers and staff by having just one qualification at Levels 2 and 3 for the sector.
However, the qualifications regulator, Ofqual, recently ruled that college students, who are generally younger and less experienced than work-based learners, need to undertake more practical work placements than initially envisaged in the Diploma. The awarding bodies are now looking at building on the Diploma to create a two-year college course.
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