Qualifications for early years

[Guest]

We've had a lady applyfor a job we advertised and she sounds perfect only issue is the qualification she has. She has a level 3 in supporting teaching and learning in schools. How do I go about checking whether this qualification is suitable for early years 0-4 or not. I'm thinking it doesn't sound like it would be but I don't want to dismiss her application without checking first.

Edited September 15, 2016 by dianneh

[Mouseketeer]

hi, it looks like it depends on whether she has the nvq3 or certificate in it : http://www.education.gov.uk/eypqd/search/search_results.cfm?Title=supporting+teaching+and+learning+in+schools&AwardingBodyID=&QualLevels=3&Search=Search

Edited September 15, 2016 by Mouseketeer

[totsrus]

The following is from the Department for Education Early years qualifications list

Qualifications started before September 2014

Practitioners who completed or registered for a qualification before 1 September 2014 must hold a qualification that meets the full and relevant criteria to be counted in the level 3 ratios.

• Level 3 NVQ in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools is on the list as full and relevant. So if your lady registered for her qualification before 1st September 2014 she has a full a relevant qualification.

[Guest]

Thank you for your replies and after looking at your suggested websites it would seem her qualification is suitable. thank you