Nursery World - Training for playwork

A London-based out-of-school provider is running a scheme to encourage more teenagers to train as playworkers. Kids' City, formerly Trojans, is offering free playwork training and work placements to young people aged 14 to 19 years old who are not already in education, training or employment. The initiative is backed by a local regeneration fund grant.

Kids' City, formerly Trojans, is offering free playwork training and work placements to young people aged 14 to 19 years old who are not already in education, training or employment. The initiative is backed by a local regeneration fund grant.

The initial training involves a two-day Playwork Basics course and induction where individual training plans are devised. The work placements then last for four months. During that time participants should acquire first aid, food hygiene and health and safety certificates.

A successful drop-in day held last week yielded three applicants for each of the ten places that Kids' City is offering. The trainees are paid at the minimum wage and they gain experience in a well-established organisation.

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