Accredited courses in playwork are being offered by the new training division of one of the UK's largest voluntary providers of out-of-school care to address the shortage of qualified playworkers.
Schoolfriend etc runs 500 after-school, breakfast and holiday clubs in 72 local authority areas, with plans for 1,000 more clubs.
Fiona Mortlock, the head of the new training arm Schoolfriend tec, said, 'We had lots of clubs waiting to register with Ofsted but couldn't, as they had no qualified staff. People may have 20 years' experience in playwork but no qualifications, which means they cannot be a play leader. Letting people train on the job kills two birds with one stone.'
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