Playwork West Midlands - part of the Midlands Tri-Region

Details of SkillsActive's involvement with Playwork in the West Midlands

Latest news: 

• We need your views!  Playwork People 4 has just been launched to gather information on many aspects of the playwork workforce - the more responses we get the better the evidence we can present to the funders and decision makers so click here to submit your views about your sector.

• SkillsActive has launched a new free on-line interactive qualifications toolkit for the play workforce, Pathways to Playwork.

• Following the news from Ofsted that the Playwork Induction Standard is no longer accepted as an adequate briefing for temporary staff working on holiday playschemes, SkillsActive has produced briefing guidelines on how to tackle the issue of training temporary staff for seasonal employment.   Download the guidelines here

• Would you like an NVQ Level 3 in Playwork?  For an update on the next round of fully funded qualifications in Playwork, click here.

Facts and figures

Playwork People 4 has just been launched - click here to submit your views about your sector.

From the Playwork People 3 survey in 2007, research into the region’s play workforce revealed that:

• 2 out of 5 Playworkers have a Playwork specific qualification
• 59% of employers said new recruits were lacking Playwork specific skills
• 55% of Playworkers work part time and 35% full time
• The time of day when training courses are run are a barrier for 2 out of 3 employers

Click here for the full Playwork People 3 report.

Contacts:

Playwork Strategy Manager: Steve Jolly steve.jolly@skillsactive.com, tel. 07590 184373

Playwork Engagement Manager: Nicola Rees nicola.rees@skillsactive.com, tel. 07545 609288

Southern Administrator: Jayne Olden jayne.olden@skillsactive.com , tel. 07894 479917 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)