Nurseries are reporting an increase in the number of job applicants who have undertaken online childcare courses mistakenly believing they were full and relevant qualifications, which they say is having a ‘huge’ impact on a sector experiencing a worsening recruitment crisis.
This is not a new problem, but according to Sophie Hayter, N Family Club’s apprenticeship manager, who supports the nursery group’s compliance team in checking early years qualifications are full and relevant, it appears to be increasing. She believes this could be having a ‘huge impact’ on the sector, which is already under great pressure with a worsening recruitment crisis, ‘making it harder for employers and their settings’.
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