Haringey Play Association - PlayWay Training 2017
Dates: Saturday 27th May (9am-6pm) AND Sunday 28th May (1:30pm-6:30pm)
Venue: Somerford Grove Adventure Playground, Park Lane Close,
Tottenham, N17 0HL
Training: “PlayWay”
‘Play Way - an approach to understanding and supporting children and young people’s play’ is a 14-hour professional development training course that is accredited and endorsed by Skillsactive, the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning. The course, written by Playwork Partnerships at the University of Gloucestershire, provides learners with an introduction to children’s play and Playwork with the learning outcomes mapped to the National Occupational Standards in Playwork at level 2.
As a Skillsactive entry-level endorsed training course, ‘Play Way’ attracts 14 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points which is useful for learners who wish to enter work in the Playwork sector and may consider joining the ‘Skillsactive Playwork Register’ or equally for those people wishing to take their studies further and want their training to contribute towards the acquisition of nationally recognised qualification such as an National Vocational Qualification (NVQ). The endorsement of the training is useful for learners CVs as it demonstrates to employers that the training has met quality standards for the sector.
Who can benefit from the “PlayWay” course
This course will be beneficial to families, in that their children will be able to play with better trained staff, to non-formal education providers, play centres’ employers; non-profit organisations; hospital staff; school staff; childminders and anyone else who is keen to work with young people aged 0-16yrs.
Aims and Objectives
The project has the following objectives:
1. To adapt, develop and blend a play training course for volunteers & staff which aims to support learners in gaining skills to improve their chances of employment through the acquisition of social and civic competences. In particular, women returners for whom the children’s workforce is a natural progression for employment after having their own children.
2. This will be an EU-wide course which includes training materials for trainers and learners and is available for download and supported with interactive learning resources.
3. To support learners to access volunteering & employment opportunities within the childcare and out of school childcare sector, further to undertaking the course. Supporting learners to undertake voluntary or paid work with local employers and other community settings that support children’s play in their local community will, furthermore, help learners to gain greater employment prospects.
For more information or application form please contact: Sereena Keymatlian, Haringey Play / 020 8808 0533 or 07807 100 189