Awarding bodies and sector organisations have raised concerns that the early years T-Level won’t equip students with a licence to practice.
While more details on the Education and Childcare T-level, scheduled to be rolled out from 2020, were released in a public consultation that was open for just two weeks and closed yesterday (10 June), it is still unclear whether qualified students will be able to count in ratios at Level 3.
One issue is the number of work placement hours T-Level students must complete. The consultation document proposes a minimum of 45 days on an industry placement, but awarding bodies and sector organisations claim this would fall short of the Early Years Educator (EYE) criteria. However, the consultation says it is likely that the number of work placement hours will be increased for the Education and Childcare T-Level.
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