The Children's Workforce Development Council has confirmed the eight organisations which will lead the next recruitment phase of the Early Years Professional Status programme.
Each organisation will deliver training in a particular geographical area and has an agreed funding allocation for candidates. Most will work with a range of consortia partners across a number of sites, to ensure that training is accessible to candidates nationwide.
Following the competitive tender, the eight organisations are:
- Anglia Ruskin University (London, East of England, North East and North West)
- Best Practice Network (South East, London, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber and South West)
- Kingston University (London and South East)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (East Midlands, North West, Yorkshire and Humber, North East)
- Eastern Leadership Centre (East of England)
- University of Northampton (East Midlands)
- University of Chichester (London and South East)
- University of Worcester (South West and West Midlands)
Over 1,700 CWDC-funded candidates now have the opportunity to enrol on the programme in January 2012, adding to the 8,300 accredited EYPs and 1,800 candidates currently in training.
Future intakes will run from January 2012 until March 2014 with over 7,000 new EYPs expected to enrol over this period.
- Details for the eight organisations at www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/early-years/eypsproviders
- Read our story with comments from the first EYP providers to be revealed
