Tip-top training: Qualifications and apprenticeships

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Tip-top training: qualifications and apprenticeships

Looking to upskill yourself or your team? The Alliance’s training quality manager, Judith Saxon, gives an overview of the excellent range of qualifications and apprenticeships the Alliance has on offer

Judith is the training quality manager for the Alliance, overseeing the quality of teaching, learning and assessment of all accredited qualifications

The Early Years Alliance is a skilled and experienced Matrix-accredited training provider, delivering apprenticeships for the last 14 years with a specific focus on early years, supporting the Alliance’s overall mission: to ensure that all children, regardless of background, are given the best possible start in life.

We currently offer the following apprenticeships:

Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship (12-month training and End-Point Assessment)
Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship (18-month training and End-Point Assessment)

An apprenticeship is an excellent way to upskill your team, enabling them to gain a full and relevant qualification to provide the best to children in their care.

The Early Years Alliance training team understands the value of apprenticeships and strives to provide learners of all ages with the best possible experience. Our programmes are designed to provide the necessary skills and training for learners, combining work and study to achieve an Ofsted-recognised qualification while gaining hands-on, practical experience.

Feedback from a learner on the online classroom sessions:
“I was worried to begin with as I struggle listening and learning in groups, but I can honestly say I have learnt so much in the sessions.”

There’s no need for college attendance with an Alliance apprenticeship, as teaching and learning is delivered through:

monthly online classroom sessions by one of our experienced and highly-qualified assessors
online EduCare courses around the monthly topics
1:1 sessions via Teams to support understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to succeed
regular observations of practice in the workplace
monthly End-Point Assessment surgeries via Teams on different topics and an opportunity to ask any questions
mock multiple-choice and professional discussions to prepare for End-Point Assessment
our team, who are here to support all learners, individualising the programme to suit different learning styles as needed.

We have a personal development programme for all learners to support wellbeing, mental health, safeguarding, and the Prevent duty, as well as information advice and guidance on progression opportunities. Functional Skills in maths and English are supported where necessary through the apprenticeship.

We also build positive working relationships with employers, so the apprentice is supported in all areas of their training, offering:

12-week progress reviews to look at progress and set next targets.
monthly End-Point Assessment surgeries for managers on different topics to build confidence supporting apprentices as well as an opportunity to ask questions.

Feedback from an employer:

“The Training Centre has been an amazing support and help for us. When I employed an apprentice, they were there at the other end of the phone/email with support not just for the apprentice but for the setting as a whole.

"Having a training provider with staff who have a wealth of knowledge really helped my apprentice to gain the learning and understanding to develop her practice in childcare […] it’s amazing to see the big difference from the start to the end of when she qualified; she’s become a confident practitioner who both has and is supporting other staff in developing their professional development.”

We also offer qualifications funded by Advanced Learner Loans, which helps those that are eligible over the age of 19 achieve a full and relevant qualification:

Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (EYE) (15-month duration)
Level 5 Diploma for Early Years Senior Practitioner (18-month duration)

Find out more about Advanced Learner Loans: bit.ly/Advanced-Learner-Loan

Feedback from a learner on the online classroom sessions:

“As always, I find the virtual classroom sessions really interesting. This week, I am looking forward to completing as I’m particularly interested in finding out about theories that influence play.”

Again, there is no need for college attendance as teaching and learning is delivered through:

monthly online classroom sessions by one of our experienced, highly-qualified assessors
online EduCare courses around the monthly topics
1:1 sessions to support understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to succeed
regular observations of practice in the workplace

Feedback from an employer:

“I am extremely impressed with how the course has started. The approach your organisation takes – as well as the support learners are getting – is outstanding so far. Having regular meetings, as well as giving teaching and bite-sized assignments with clear timelines and relevant information, is an absolute Godsend to the learners.”

Find out more
Applying is easy via the Alliance website enquiry form on our training pages bit.ly/Training-info-booking or, if you would like more details, please contact our training team directly on 01732 363070.

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