Nursery World - Playwork skills body comes a step closer

Playwork has moved a step closer to having its own official body to oversee workforce development and training. The move follows a bid from SPRITO, the former National Training Organisation (NTO) for sports, recreation and the allied occupations, including playwork, to become the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for active leisure and learning. A SPRITO spokesman said he anticipated that the result of the bid would be known in around three months time, following consultations with the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and partner organisations.

The move follows a bid from SPRITO, the former National Training Organisation (NTO) for sports, recreation and the allied occupations, including playwork, to become the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for active leisure and learning. A SPRITO spokesman said he anticipated that the result of the bid would be known in around three months time, following consultations with the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and partner organisations.

This is the organisation's second attempt to win SSC status, after making it to the shortlist of six 'trailblazer' SSCs but failing to win the bid in January 2002.

SPRITO put in the bid on 9 July, after winning a development contract six months ago from the Sector Skills Development Agency to put forward an expression of interest.

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