- Under radical proposals from the Children's Workforce Development Council, Level 3 childcare qualifications will shift from full-time and part-time courses, delivered in further education colleges, to 'on-the-job' training, with substantially reduced teaching and training hours.
We believe that childcare workers need to be educated, and not simply 'trained'. Yet by our calculations, teaching hours under the proposed changes could be slashed from 1,100 hours at present to as low as 420 (see box). Such a change will be at best a mistake and at worst, positively dangerous for children.
The existing Edexcel and CACHE national childcare qualifications equip students with a thorough knowledge and understanding of children's developmental needs and how to meet them, together with the skills to be safe and effective practitioners.
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