Nursery World - Sector endorsed early years foundation degree: Good for business

A decade on from launching the sector-endorsed Early Years Foundation Degree, Kingston University has carried out research to gauge employers' views on its impact. Yasmin Mukadam reports on her findings.

Over the years Kingston University's sector-endorsed Early Years Foundation Degree (EYFD) has grown in recognition as a vocational qualification, offering work-based practitioners a flexible way of achieving an academic qualification and working towards a full degree and, since 2007, a route to EYPS.

A key success to the growth of the EYFD has been the strength in working collaboratively with nine FE partner colleges to develop and deliver the EYFD to work based practitioners.

The EYFD has been an important part of the aspiration for a graduate-led workforce, supported by local authorities under the former Graduate Leader Fund.

The aim of Kingston University's research was to find out if its content continues to be of value to the early years labour market and whether its work-based learning delivery model supports the needs of employers.

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