Nursery World - T-Level placements ‘too short’

There is growing concern among training providers and awarding bodies about the number of work placement days students on the Education and Childcare T-Level will undertake, as it has emerged that placements are being piloted at just 40 days.

The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed to Nursery World that initial pilots of the Education and Childcare T-Level work placements have been under way this academic year (2017/18). Placements have been for a minimum of 40 days, equivalent to fewer than 270 hours. However, providers could exceed this if they wanted to.

The decision to pilot 40-day placements is a surprise given that Education and Skills Funding Agency guidance states that placements should be an average length of 50 working days, within a range of 45 to 60, for a minimum of 315 hours. The Institute for Education’s consultation on the content of the Education and Childcare T-Level, which closed at the end of last month, proposed a minimum of 45 days.

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