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New course gets down to business

A new childcare business skills course at Level 5 has been launched due to popular demand. Karen Faux finds out why.

Childcare professionals working in a business support or advisory capacity who wish to achieve a recognised business qualification specifically for the early years can now sign up for the Level 5 Award in Business Support.

This builds on the momentum created by 4Children's Business Champions programme, which was funded by the DfE from 2012 to March 2013 and was designed to boost business performance for a wide range of settings.

An evaluation carried out by the Office for Public Management highlighted the effectiveness of this programme. One hundred Business Champions were created representing a mix of individuals from the PVI sector, local authorities, independent consultancies and schools. All are now putting their enhanced skills to good use through local networks that are supporting wider sustainability and performance in the sector.

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