Qualifications deemed full and relevant on the CWDC Qualifications List will now be available to new learners beyond spring 2012, creating further uncertainties around the status of the new Level 2 and 3 Diplomas for the Children and Young People’s Workforce, intended to be the sole full qualifications at these levels.
The move comes in support of the Government’s review of early years qualifications, led by Professor Cathy Nutbrown. A statement about any future cut-off dates will be made in the Government’s response to the Nutbrown Review, which is expected to be published in summer 2012.
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