Delegates at Nursery World's conference in March were asked by the CWDC's Pauline Jones to imagine a brave new world, where one level 3 qualification would supersede others. This, she said, would bring clarity to the workforce and help the sector meet the Government target that all staff be qualified to level 3 by 2015.
CWDC is aiming to have this new qualification in place by September 2010 to capitalise on the introduction of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), which will replace the existing National Qualifications Framework.
Ms Jones, CWDC's national development manager, says, 'The units of the qualification will be developed from September to December 2009. We have not yet finalised the specification, as this will be done in collaboration with key stakeholders, but we expect the model to have three sections.'
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