Nursery World - Training - New apprenticeship standards

The early years trailblazer group is now in its third incarnation, and is busy devising apprenticeship standards at Levels 5 and 6. Hannah Crown reports

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Early years apprenticeships may not sound like a gripping subject for a TV drama, but the last five years have had just about as much intrigue and plot twists as US serial House of Cards, with threats, sackings, dramatic resignations, and even allegations of bullying. But despite the first group of employers having met in 2014 to devise and define the first apprenticeship ‘standards’, the sector still has none to its name.

Two apprenticeship groups have come and gone, one having been sacked. The second group resigned, citing concerns about the process not being employer-led. Former chair Fay Gibbin is still working on trying to get the Level 3 standard ready for use. At the time of writing, this standard, supposedly the first to emerge, is still ‘subject to further discussions’, according to an Institute for Apprenticeships spokesman.

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