This year has seen a shake-up of qualifications and training in the early years. The first apprentices to take part in the new Level 3 apprenticeship are now reaching their end-point assessments, while the first cohort of students on the new Level 2 apprenticeship, based on standards launched in March, are just starting their studies.
Meanwhile in September, students at 33 schools and colleges began studying for a new qualification, the Education and Childcare T-Level. The two-year, college-based vocational programme of study at Level 3 is equivalent to three A-Levels and includes ‘a minimum’, for childcare students, of 750 hours’ work placement, according to the qualification specification.
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