We need to persuade the Government that there is no place for a labour-market model in the childcare workforce for the future. CACHE's - and the sector's -model is that childcare is a skilled occupation, with a defined identity requiring practical and analytical skills and social competencies.
And it is not only an occupation in its own right - it links into the wider social care sectors and provides a clear progression route to other areas. The important point for the future is that the Vocational Education and Training model is not just one to be applied to young people. It is vitally important that it is available to the over-25s who make up a significant part of the childcare workforce, a large percentage of whom have no formal education qualifications.
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