An opportunity to express your views on the approach to developing a new suite of Health and Social Care and Childcare (including playwork) qualifications [Levels 1-5].

Dear Colleague, 

In July 2016 Qualifications Wales published its report on the sector review of qualifications and the qualification system in Health and Social Care (including Childcare and Playwork). In the report Qualifications Wales committed to overseeing the development of a new suite of qualifications to meet the needs of learners in Wales. 

Having considered how it might best meet this commitment Qualifications Wales is now considering imposing a ‘restriction’ on a new suite of qualifications for the sector. Should it choose to follow this course of action, from September 2019 only one approved version of each of those qualifications would be approved for use on funded programmes of learning in Wales.

Qualifications Wales has produced a consultation document to explain the options being considered. The consultation document and survey questions can be accessed here.

This consultation is an opportunity for awarding bodies, learning providers and any other interested parties to provide feedback on their preferred approach. 

Play Wales is keen to encourage a considered response from everyone in the playwork sector as these proposed changes could have a significant impact on the delivery and attainment of playwork qualifications in Wales. Furthermore the decision in Wales could in the longer term, have an impact on the playwork sector throughout the UK

Please find the Play Wales’ draft consultation response attached. To ensure we are most effectively representing the views of our sector, we would welcome comments to help inform our final response by email to workforce@playwales.org.uk by Wednesday 28 September.

You may also wish to use this draft and our final response to help you in preparing your response. 

The consultation closes at 6.00pm on 5 October 2016.