Early years training provider PBD has linked up with University Campus Suffolk (UCS) to make it easier for students to progress to a degree-level qualification.
From September 2014, students who complete the City and Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Leadership through PBD will be able to skip the first year of the Foundation Degree in Early Years Practice at UCS Ipswich and move straight to the second year.
PBD was one of the first training providers to offer the Level 5 Diploma, which has been available since April, with more than 100 candidates signed up so far.
Ross Midgley, director of PBD, said, 'We are delighted to be working with UCS. The Nutbrown Review identified the lack of progression opportunities for early years staff as a key problem. This unique collaboration creates a clear route all the way from Level 2 through to Early Years Teacher Status.
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