Tag: Playwork training

Level 2 Diploma for the Playwork Practitioner

It was recognised that current playwork qualifications in England did not reflect emerging playwork practice, so the Playwork Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group worked with the Awarding Organisation, Training Qualifications UK (TQUK), to develop an up-to-date course.

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The TQUK Level 2 Diploma for the Playwork Practitioner (RQF) supports playworkers and others in a variety of out of school settings to deliver a range of playful opportunities and includes the following units:

  • Developing a risk benefit approach to support play
  • Diversity and inclusion in a playwork setting
  • Health, safety, and security in playwork settings
  • Playwork and the role of the playworker
  • Policies, procedures, and personal development for playworkers
  • Relationships in the playwork setting
  • Safeguarding in the playwork setting
  • Supporting the nurture and well-being of children and young people in a playwork setting
  • Understanding and creating play spaces
  • Understanding and observing play
  • Understanding the behaviour of children

This qualification is now available, for more details please visit: www.tquk.org

Welsh playwork training delivered in England

A collaboration between Play Wales and the Playwork Foundation, has seen the ADDaPT course now been delivered for the first time to a group of playwork trainers in England.

The Welsh ‘Award in Delivering Dynamic Play Training’ (ADDaPT), forms part of Play Wales’ quality assurance for playwork qualifications, and only those trainers who can demonstrate occupational competence in playwork are allowed to take it, in order to ensure that all Welsh playwork qualifications are delivered by the right people.

To date, the Welsh qualifications in playwork have only been available in Wales itself, but following collaboration between Play Wales and the Playwork Foundation, the ADDaPT course has now been delivered for the first time to a group of playwork trainers in England and at the time of writing, most of them have now passed this and are awaiting certification.

Good news

The good news is this means that – again for the first time – it will be possible for Welsh playwork qualifications to be delivered in England. To begin with, that will probably mean delivering their L2APP ( Level 2 Award in Playwork Practice), a great five-day course with some assessment of each learner, that is a worthy introduction to play and playwork and is ideal for example, for people wanting to work on holiday playschemes who have never done any playwork training so far.

As the only other playwork qualification available in England is an actual apprenticeship, which of course is only applicable to new playworkers employed all year round, being able to also have this option of a short introductory qualification is a real added opportunity. Hopefully the new ADDaPT certified trainers will now be looking for ways to deliver this L2APP as cheaply as possible and enabling a new raft of playworkers to emerge!  As we hear of these opportunities we will let you know.

Ali Wood