If you are interested in working with children, then this is the part of the website for you. It supplies you with ideas for training; funding options and plenty of contacts so you can start finding out what area of work suits you best.
There are so many qualifications available for you to access; before deciding on what to take it may be useful to gather an overview of what you will be able to do at the end of each qualification. Below is a quick overview; for a more detailed overview look at Early years education, childcare and playwork - the national framework of accredited qualifications.
| Level 2 courses (e.g. NVQ, BETEC, CACHE) Usually a one year course. |
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| Level 3 courses (e.g. NVQ, BETEC, CACHE) Usually a two year course. |
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| Level 4 courses (e.g. NVQ, BETEC, CACHE) |
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