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E-News Issue No. 3 - October 2008 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Dear Colleague, | | | Welcome to our October SkillsActive Playwork South West e-newsletter! This month, find out about our FREE events for Playwork training providers and assessors, plus updates on playwork and SkillsActive news. If you have comments to make or articles to share with the region, please email them to us at swplay@skillsactive.com
Kind regards, Claire Mills
South West Regional Development Officer |
| | | | | | Playwork Level 3 Qualification Initiative - Training Providers event | | | | SkillsActive, Playwork Partnerships, Learning and Skills Council and Train To Gain invite training providers to join us and find out more about the Playwork Level 3 Initiative which is being introduced in the South West and the opportunities for delivering NVQ’s to the sector over the next 2 years.
This event also incorporates the annual South West Playwork Training Providers forum (PM only) – looking at the latest developments and updates in qualifications, support for providers offering NVQ’s and information on Continuing Professional Development opportunities.
November 4th, Taunton Rugby Club 10am – 3.45pm with networking lunch included. Participants are welcome to join us for either whole or part of the day. To confirm your FREE place, please contact Training Administrator Katherine Weir on 01242 714594 or kweir@glos.ac.uk | | | | | |
| | FREE training for Playwork Assessors | | | | With support from the Learning and Skills Council, Playwork Partnerships and SkillsActive are delivering a free training event for Playwork Assessors in the South West on the new Level 3 theory and standards as well as the latest developments in assessment best practice. November 24th, University of Gloucestershire To book your place please contact Training Administrator Melissa Bellinger on 01242 714603 or mbellinger@glos.ac.uk | | | | | |
| | Other News | | | | Playwork People 3: The Playwork People survey is SkillsActive’s biennial survey of the playwork workforce. It is the largest dedicated survey of playworkers in England and aims to provide data to underpin and inform the development of playwork workforce training and qualifications provision. The latest survey results from Playwork People 3, containing national and regional data, are available now. Please contact swplay@skillsactive.com for your copy. Consultancy Opportunity - Review of Playwork Quality Assurance systems: SkillsActive is seeking a consultant to review the current playwork quality assurance processes including the Playwork Code of Practice, Register of Playwork Trainers, Approval of Products and Endorsement of Playwork training courses. Details can be downloaded here.
Innovative Online Academy Goes Live: Employers and learners will now be able to access training resources from one coherent source, thanks to the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure’s innovative ‘Online Academy’ having gone live. The unique and cost effective overall entry point, designed to maximise improved training provision, will impact the whole sector - from large and medium sized companies to small clubs and self employed businesses. Read more.
Code of Practice: The Code of Practice for Playwork Training Providers is a guarantee that a training provider offers high quality playwork training. The Code encourages good practice in playwork training delivery that in turn benefits learners, trainers and employers and provides a quality standard for the delivery of playwork training.
Successful registration to the Code of Practice means that playwork training providers have demonstrated they meet the minimum standards for the delivery of training that all participants in the Playwork sector should expect.For more information on registering for the Code of Practice, please contact Kiran.Sahota@skillsactive.com | |
| | Events | | | | 14th October - STAR AGM & talk by Jane Lane (Weston): a talk by Jane Lane, author of 'Young Children and Racial Justice', incorporating the STAR AGM. For more info and to book please contact mark@star4diversity.org.uk
4th November AM - Level 3 Initiative Training Providers event (Taunton): an opportunity for all regional playwork training providers to find out more about opportunities to deliver NVQ's to the sector over the next 2 years. For more information and to book your place contact Katherine Weir at kweir@glos.ac.uk
4th November PM - South West Playwork Training Providers Forum (Taunton): the annual meeting of the forum will take place in the afternoon, following the Level 3 Initiative event. To book your place please contact Katherine Weir at kweir@glos.ac.uk
24th November - Playwork Assessors Training Event (Gloucester): a FREE training event for regional NVQ Playwork assessors on the new Level 3 theory and standards as well as the latest developments in assessment best practice. To book your place contact Melissa Bellinger at mbellinger@glos.ac.uk 2nd December - Take The Credit Conference (Cardiff): the first national playwork skills conference in Wales. The conference will see the launch of Playwork Wales - the new National Centre for Playwork Education and Training. For more information contact kate@playwales.org.uk |
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