This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Childcare and Workforce Lead, Children and Families, Clare Thompson, for the attention of Early Years settings to share with young people.
National Skills Fund: National Skills Fund - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The National Skills Fund will help adults to train and gain the valuable skills they need to improve their job prospects. It will support the immediate economic recovery and future skills needs by boosting the supply of skills that employers require. Any adult aged 19 and over who wants to achieve their first full level 3 qualification, which is equivalent to an advanced technical certificate or diploma, or A levels, can now access hundreds of fully-funded courses.
Langley College have been awarded funding to offer:
This is a part time level 3 course starting in January 2022, requiring students to attend collage one day a week (Wednesday)
In order to access the level 3 course practitioners will need to have functional skills level 1 in English (full qualification includes reading, writing, speaking and listening) and Maths.
For practitioners who would be interested in the level 3 course they will need to start thinking about doing functional skills in September if they don’t already have these or the equivalent GCSEs in Maths and English. To sign up to do functional skills with Langley College they can apply online or contact the admissions team on 01753 793288.
If you have staff members who you think meet the criteria to complete the level 3 Diploma via the National Skills Fund, please email earlyyears@slough.gov.uk.
Please include in this email the members of staff’s contact details and we will pass this information onto Langley College.