I qualified with a BTEC National Diploma in Childhood Studies in 1998, but due to having young children myself, was not able to get a job in childcare because most nurseries in my area only take on full time staff. When I later tried to get a job, I was told my qualification is no longer valid as the EYFS was introduced a few years after, and as I have no experience of this, I cannot get a job in childcare despite having taken a two-year full time course. The more the qualifications keep being changed, the more people like me will suffer, being unable to get worthwhile jobs in spite of taking qualifications, which become worthless after a few years.
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