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Learners will gain 20 CPD points for each playwork qualification achieved. CPD points awarded for playwork training courses endorsed by SkillsActive are shown in brackets.
Central Bedfordshire College
Central Bedfordshire College operates in the Luton and Bedfordshire area and offers the following QCF qualifications:
- Level 4 Certificate in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 5 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
Children's Links
Children's Links operates nationally and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
City College Norwich
City College Norwich delivers across Norfolk and offers the following QCF playwork qualification:
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
Crackerjack Training
Crackerjack Training operates across the West Midlands and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 2 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Level 3 Apprenticeship in Playwork
CR Training & Consultancy
CR Training & Consultancy operates across England and Wales and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
Duchy College
Duchy College operates across Cornwall and West Devon and offers the following QCF playwork qualification:
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
Eagles Consultancy
Eagles Consultancy operates across the West Midlands and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
Kent Children's Fund Network
Kent Children's Fund Network operates across the south east and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
Kids City
Kids City operates across the London boroughs of Lambeth, Wandsworth and Merton, and delivers the following playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
Medway Early Years & Childcare Service Assessment Centre
Medway Early Years & Childcare Service Assessment Centre, part of Medway Council, operates in Medway and delivers the following endorsed playwork training:
- Making Choices
- Take 5 for Play (16)
Mohair Training
Mohair Training operates in the south east and delivers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
National Extension College (NEC)
The NEC operates nationally and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
Oxford Active (Active Education)
Oxford Active operates in the south east and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
Professional Association for Childcare & Early Years (PACEY)
(formerly known as the NCMA)
PACEY operates nationally and offers the following QCF playwork qualification:
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
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PACT operates in the West Midlands and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications and endorsed training:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
- Level 2 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Level 3 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Take 5 for Play (16)
- Playing Up (16)
Pathway Group
The Pathway Group operates across the West Midlands and north west England, and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 2 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Level 3 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
PEYTU
PEYTU operates in the Bristol and surrounding area and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications and endorsed training:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Everyone Can Play (12)
- Playing Creatively (15)
- Take 5 for Play (16)
Playscape Training
Playscape Training operates across Yorkshire and the Humber and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 4 Certificate in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 2 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Level 3 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Leve 3 Transition to Playwork from Early Years
Play Torbay
Play Torbay operates in the Torbay area of Devon and offers the following endorsed playwork training:
- Playing Creatively (15)
Quest Training South East
Quest Training South East operates in London and the south east and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications and endorsed training:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Making Choices
RADPAC
Rochdale and District Play Action Council operates in Rochdale and has been approved by SkillsActive for its delivery of playwork training.
Sheffield Out of School Network
Sheffield Out of School Network operates in South Yorkshire and delivers the following QCF playwork qualifications and endorsed training:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 4 Certificate in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 5 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
- Scrapstore Playpod Training (15)
St Helens College
St Helens College operates in the north west but also delivers nationally via distance learning, and delivers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 2 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Level 3 Apprenticeship in Playwork
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
The Childcare Company
The Childcare Company operates nationally and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (QCF)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (QCF)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
The Henley College
The Henley College operates across the Thames Valley and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 4 Certificate in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 5 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
Training for You
Training for You operates across the south of England and offers the following QCF playwork qualifications and endorsed playwork training:
- Level 2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
- Take 5 for Play (16)
Wiltshire College
- L2 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- L3 Diploma in Playwork (NVQ)
- L3 Award in Transition to Playwork from Early Years
