Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) - CACHE Level 3 Diploma

Learners must achieve 23 mandatory units covering the following themes:

• Theme 1: Health and well-being
• Theme 2: Legislation, frameworks and professional practice
• Theme 3: Play, development and learning for school readiness
• Theme 4: Professional development

Learners will need to be:

• working,
• volunteering
• on a practical placement as the assessment process involves evaluating skills in real working situations.

Assessment is carried out in the workplace by a qualified assessor and you will also be required to produce a portfolio of evidence.

After achievement of this qualification it is intended that learners will be able to enter the workforce as Early Years Educators.

Learners can progress into various job roles in the statutory, voluntary or private sectors such as:

• practitioner in day nurseries
• practitioner in nursery schools
• practitioner in reception classes in primary schools
• pre-school worker
• home based child carers.