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Analysis: The new Level 3 Diploma - Is it outcomes or input that count?

Does the new Level 3 qualification herald a fresh era of professionalism for the workforce, or completely the reverse? The CWDC's Pauline Jones and Chiltern College's Chris Lawrence argue for and against it.

WHY WE ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT THE NEW DIPLOMA

By Pauline Jones, assistant director at the Children's Workforce Development Council

Recent weeks have seen some organisations and individuals voicing their concerns that the new Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce is 'dumbing down the early years sector'. However, there are many others who are supportive and who have played a key role in its development. So, why are we at CWDC confident that the learning outcomes of the new diploma represent what candidates must know, understand and be able to do to be 'occupationally competent'?

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