Colleges across Scotland can bid for a share of the £50,000 Men in Early Years Challenge Fund to run pilot projects aimed at increasing the number of men enrolling on NC (National Certificate) and HNC (Higher National Certificate) Childhood Practice courses.
Currently, just four per cent of Scotland’s early learning and childcare workforce are male.
Similarly, in 2016-17, of the 1,793 students enrolled on the HNC Childhood Practice course, just four per cent were men.
Minister for children and young people Maree Todd announced the new fund while meeting with male practitioners at Highland Fling Nursery in Portobello.
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