A further 2.4m is to be spent on training for the childcare workforce, education minister Cathy Jamieson has revealed. 'To allow for further expansion and development of the early years workforce I am making available an additional 2.4m to local authorities from 2004 onwards. I can also announce that we have exceeded our target to train 5,000 new childcare workers by 2002. More than 6,000 qualifications have been awarded since 1999. Our goal is to have all those working in the sector holding a qualification, or working towards one.' Ms Jamieson was speaking at Men in Childcare's conference 'When Men Become Carers', where she stressed that children benefit if care settings are more representative of society and have men as care workers.
A further 2.4m is to be spent on training for the childcare workforce, education minister Cathy Jamieson has revealed. 'To allow for further expansion and development of the early years workforce I am making available an additional 2.4m to local authorities from 2004 onwards. I can also announce that we have exceeded our target to train 5,000 new childcare workers by 2002. More than 6,000 qualifications have been awarded since 1999. Our goal is to have all those working in the sector holding a qualification, or working towards one.' Ms Jamieson was speaking at Men in Childcare's conference 'When Men Become Carers', where she stressed that children benefit if care settings are more representative of society and have men as care workers.
