Nursery World - Call for Level 5 to include foundation degree

A trailblazer group which is pushing to get a foundation degree included in a Level 5 apprenticeship wants to hear from employers.

The group is consulting on a proposal that students on the Level 5 apprenticeship Early Years Lead Practitioner standard achieve both the apprenticeship and a foundation degree, which is two thirds of an honours degree.

The trailblazer group, tasked with developing apprenticeship standards, believes delivering both qualifications together is ‘vital’, according to documents seen by Nursery World.

They say that ‘to ensure this apprenticeship standard achieves the desired outcomes of raising quality, enhancing career prospects and attracting talent to the early years sector, a foundation degree must be mandated to the apprenticeship standard.’ However, the body which approves apprenticeships is understood to be resistant.

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