Nursery World - Training Today: Overview

New training initiatives promise to deliver a more dynamic and integrated workforce. Mary Evans explores the key developments.

Childcare practitioners are at the heart of the Government's drive toensure that all young children get the best start in life to enable themto reach their full potential.

To realise that vision, practitioners need to be skilled, well-led andsupported by effective, shared systems and processes.

People in different parts of the workforce need to be able to work welltogether across institutional and professional boundaries, focusedaround the needs of the child and young person.

Reforming the children's workforce so that it supports the five EveryChild Matters outcomes more effectively, with a stronger focus on earlyidentification and prevention, is a crucial part of the process.

Change is always challenging. for people. But for practitioners who wantto progress in their careers, the workforce reform programme providesthem with opportunities to develop new skills, acquire new knowledge andgain new qualifications, as well as opening up new career routes.

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