Early Years Apprenticeships
Early Years Professionals nurture, care and have a genuine interest in each individual child’s well being.
The early years of life are the most important for learning and shaping the foundation for childhood.
Early Years Practitioner
This exciting programme gives anyone working in Early Years or looking to start a career in the sector the skills required to work with young children.
Aimed at those with job titles such as Nursery Assistant, Early Years Practitioner or Nursery Practitioner, our flexible and blended approach delivers the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five years old in a range of settings including full day care, children’s centres, preschools, reception classes, home-based provision and out of school environments.
For further information:
Skills England – Early Years Practitioner
Entry requirements:
Apprentices must be working at or have gained a Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics.
Employers may determine their own entry requirements for an apprentice to commence this apprenticeship, but general entry requirements are based on apprenticeship funding rules.
Duration: 12-18 months
Course delivery: Blended
Early Years Educator
This programme equips individuals in job roles such as nursery nurse and childminders with the skills to become highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well in a healthy and safe environment.
Early Years Educators work in a range of settings including full day care, children’s centres, preschools, reception classes and as childminders. You may either be working on your own or supervising others to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements set by Government for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five years old.
For further information:
Skills England – Early Years Educator
Entry requirements:
Apprentices must be working at or have gained a Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics
Employers may determine their own entry requirements for an apprentice to commence this apprenticeship, but general entry requirements are based on apprenticeship funding rules
Duration: 14 -24 months
Course delivery: Blended
Early Years Lead Practitioner
The Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship is for those whose role involves working directly with children, skilfully leading day to day practice.
As an Early Years Lead Practitioner apprentice, you will be a highly skilled professional who takes an operational lead for the care, learning and development of all young children aged birth to eight years, adapting to individual needs and providing inclusive and holistic provision. This apprenticeship will equip you to work in a range of settings from nurseries to out of school environments learning the latest best practice techniques that will promote the health and well-being of all children whilst ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and strategies at national, local and setting based level.
For further information:
Skills England – Early Years Lead Practitioner
Entry requirements:
Apprentices must be working at or have gained a Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics
Employers may determine their own entry requirements for an apprentice to commence this apprenticeship, but general entry requirements are based on apprenticeship funding rules
Duration: 18-24 months
Course delivery: Blended
Safeguarding Support Officer
Safeguarding Support Officers work alongside designated safeguarding leads to support and enable their employing organisation to safeguard the vulnerable populations they work with.
A safeguarding support officer will be the first point of contact when there is a safeguarding concern, conducting initial risk assessments, triaging, and signposting to the most appropriate person within their organisation or external agency if appropriate. The safeguarding support officer will maintain accurate and up to date documentation of any decisions and advice given, ensuring information is accurately recorded and that documentation is safely stored and shared appropriately, proportionately and securely according to national and organisational policy.
For further information:
Skills England – Safeguarding Support Officer
Entry requirements:
Apprentices must be working at or have gained a Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics
Employers may determine their own entry requirements for an apprentice to commence this apprenticeship, but general entry requirements are based on apprenticeship funding rules
Duration: 18-24 months
Course delivery: Blended
Business Administrator
Business Administrators support and engage with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers.
Business Administrators focus on adding value, their role contributes to the efficiency of an organisation, through support of functional areas, working across teams and resolving issues as requested. The flexibility and responsiveness required allows the apprentice to develop a wide range of skills.
For further information:
Skills England – Business Administrator
Entry requirements:
Apprentices must be working at or have gained a Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics
Employers may determine their own entry requirements for an apprentice to commence this apprenticeship, but general entry requirements are based on apprenticeship funding rules
Duration: 18-24 months
Course delivery: Blended
Quality Practitioner
Quality Practitioners deploy effective Quality Practices in their responsible area to ensure organisations fulfil the contractual and regulatory requirements of their customers and other stakeholders.
Quality Practices includes four main elements:
1. Quality Planning (planning a delivery system for reliable outputs, such as implementing Quality Management Plans)
2. Quality Assurance (providing confidence to stakeholders that Quality standards are maintained, such as conducting audits)
3. Quality Control (verifying a product or service is meeting agreed specifications, such as carrying out inspections)
4. Continuous Improvement (preventing recurrence of poor quality through analysis and addressing the root cause of poor quality, such as conducting investigations)
For further information:
Skills England – Quality Practitioner