Level 3 Diploma for the Children & Young People’s Workforce

This qualification meets the needs of learners who wish to work in a health or social care settings or children and young people in a diverse range of settings such as:

·         Care worker

·         Nursery Nurse

·         Early Years Practitioner

·         Childminder

·         Youth and Community Worker

·         Education Welfare Officer

·         Connexions worker

·         Learning Mentor

·         Careers Advisor

·         Youth and Community worker

·         Foster Carer

·         Speech and Language Therapist

There are three pathways which are:

·         Early Years Pathway – suitable for day care settings

·         Children’s Social Care Pathway – suitable for practitioners in  residential care

·         Learning Development and Support Services pathway – suitable for Connexions staff and learning mentors.

Learners must gain a minimum of 65 credits, 27 from the mandatory units and then select a mandatory pathway, which covers a minimum of 13 credits. The remaining credits must be achieved from optional units. The minimum Guided Learning hours are 442.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements; however learners must have potential and opportunity to gain evidence for the qualifications in the setting or workplace.

Candidates who wish to enter the children and young people workforce will be legally required to undergo a formal record check prior to taking up any voluntary employment/ paid work.

For further information on costs please contact:

Julie Rabaca                                                                                                      

Lifelong Learning Manager

jrabaca@localsolutions.org.uk

0151 705 2344