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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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