The role of the playworker is at the forefront of Government moves to step up universal childcare. Creative and multi-tasking, this breed of practitioner must be capable of contributing to a strategic framework while ensuring that children benefit from free play.
To achieve this, updated Level 3 and new Level 4 qualifications in playwork will be launched this summer. These reflect the national occupational standards approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) in November last year.
Drawn up by SkillsActive, the playwork sector's Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning, the occupational standards respond to a new need to lay down stepping stones for career development.
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