For Lead Practitioners:
SVQ 4 Playwork
SVQ 4 Children’s Care Learning and Development
For Practitioners:
SVQ 3 Playwork
SVQ 3 Children’s Care Learning and Development
For Support Workers:
NPA Playwork and Childcare
All of these courses are offered on a part time basis to students who are in work at the moment. They also offer a range of full time courses further information can be found here
They also offer a wide range of CPD courses at all levels. These can be accredited courses (for example individual HNC units such as Facilitating Playwork Opportunities) or non-accredited courses that can be designed to meet the demand of students (for example on theories of play, child protection, leading a team). They plan to have a rolling programme of CPD units with credit points from August 2009 designed to meet the needs of students who are gathering credit points towards a qualification at SCQF level 9.
Should you require further information please contact:
Jackie Vural, Curriculum Leader – Playwork, Edinburgh’s Telford College
Tel: 0131 559 4696 Email link
Playwork Courses at Approved Centres
Further information can also be obtained from The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) on 0845 279 1000 or online at www.sqa.org.uk
If you have any updates or changes to the undernoted please let us know.
Tel: 0131 313 8859
Email: info@playscotland.org
PDA in Strategic Planning for Play
The Professional Development Award (PDA) in Strategic Planning for Play is a new continuing professional development (CPD) qualification that will help organisations to deliver the Scottish Government Play Strategy, which aims to promote and improve play and play spaces for children and young people in Scotland. The PDA has been developed in partnership by Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), Scottish Government, Play Scotland and SkillsActive
Full details on this Awards can be found here
Access North Ayr
Tel: 01292 294359
Address: John Pollock Centre, Mainholm Campus, Mainholm Road, Ayr KA8 0QQ
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Adam Smith College
Tel: 0800 431280
- NPA Playwork and Childcare
- SVQ Level 4 Playwork
Anne Emerson-Smith Play Training Ltd
Tel: 07821 315440
Web: www.anneemersonsmith.co.uk
- Playwork SVQ Level 2, 3 and 4
- Playwork Induction Course
- Playwork Pathways (access to qualifications)
- CPD units from other qualifications including PDA
- PDA Child Practice Level 8
- PDA Childhood Practice 9
- Online teaching packs available on request
The provison is flexible and is being delivered across a range of sites and geographical area in Scotland.
Argyll College
Tel: 01631 559506
Address: Rothesay Learning Centre, Westlands Road, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, PA20 0RA
- Playwork SVQ Level 2
Argyll Training Limited
Tel: 01369 704586
Address: 215 Argyll Street, Dunoon, PA23 7QT
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
B C Consultants Ltd
Tel: 01450 365252
Address: Business Centre, Bath Street, Hawick, TD9 7DP
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Bellsbank Adventure Playground
Tel: 01292 551183
Address: Dalcairney Road, Bellsbank, Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, KA6 7SZ
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3.
- CCLD Level II & III SVQ’s and A1 Assessor unit.
Cairellot Learning Centre
Tel: 01505 864008
Address: Greenock Road, Bishopton, Renfrewshire, PA7 5AW
- Playwork SVQ Level 2,3 & 4
- CCLD Levels 2, 3 & 4
- SQA Approved
- Branded Learn Direct Learning Centre – Learners can use their ILA £200 or part time free grant of £500 towards course fees.
Cairn Training
Tel: 01224 646144
Address: 1 Raeburn Place, Aberdeen AB25 1PP
- Early Years Care & Education Levels 2, 3 ,4
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
- Childcare & Education PVA
- Management Level 3
Childcare in the Community
Tel: 01698 477498/476586
Address: Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre, 9 Hunter Road, Hamilton ML3 0LH
Email: childcareinthecommunity@btconnect.com
- NPA Social Services Children and Young People
- SVQ 6, 7 & 9 (formerly 2, 3 & 4) Playwork
- SVQ 6, 7 & 9 (formerly 2, 3 & 4) Social Services Children and Young People
Childcare First Limited
Tel: 0141 848 5848
Address: 10 Falcon Crescent, Paisley, PA3 1NS
- Playwork SVQ Level 2
- SVQ Level 2 & 3 Early Years Childcare
Clydebank College
Tel: 0141 952 7771
Address: Kilbowie Road, Clydebank, G821 2AA
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Coatbridge College
Tel: 01236 422316
Address: Kildonan Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3LS
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Craigmillar Childcare Services Ltd
Tel: 0131 669 5432
Address: Top Floor, 63 Niddrie Mains Terrace, Edinburgh, EH16 4NX
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Cumbernauld College
Tel: 01236 731811
Address: Tryst Road, Town Centre, Cumbernauld, G67 1HU
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
- Early Years
DeVoy Training
Contact: Debbie Willett
Tel: 01294 829877
Address: 14 Alton Street, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, KA23 9JH
- Playwork SVQ Level 2, 3 & 4
Dundee and Angus College
Tel: 0300 123 1010. Website
SVQ Level 2 Play work
SVQ Level 3 Play work
SVQ Level 4 Play work
East Renfrewshire Council
Tel: 0141 577 3334
Address: Training and Employment Unit, James McGuire Building, 124 Main Street, Barrhead, G78 1SG
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Edinburgh’s Telford College
Contact: Jacqui Vural
Tel: 0131 297 8910
Email: Jacqueline.vural@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
Address: 350 West Granton Road, Edinburgh EH5 1QE
Web
- NPA Playwork and Childcare
- SVQ 3 Playwork
- SVQ 4 Playwork
- PDA Childhood Practice at SCQF 9
Elmwood College
Tel: 01334 658800
Address: Carslogie Road, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4JB
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Enterprise Childcare Training Centre
Contact: Ann Walsh
Web: www.enterprisechildcare.co.uk
Address: Strathclyde Business Centre, Unit 27, Pottery Street, Greenock, PA15 2UH
- Playwork Level 2 & 3.
- Introducing Playwork – SkillsActive Approved.
Falkirk College of Further & Higher Education
Tel: 01324 403000
Address: Grangemouth Road, Falkirk, FK2 9AD
- Playwork SVQ Level 3
Family & Community Development West Lothian
(Formerly Broxburn Family & Community Development Centre)
Tel: 01506 857581
Address: 1-3 Henderson Place, Broxburn EH52 6EY
www.broxburnfamilycentre.org
- SVQ Playwork 3
- SVQ Playwork 4
Family Resource Network Training Centre
Tel: 0131 555 3513
Address: 172 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5EA
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Fife College of Further & Higher Education
Tel: 01592 268591
Address: St Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1EX
- SPA Playwork SVQ
- SPA Assessing Playwork
- HNC Childcare
- PDA Classroom Assistant
- NC Childcare
Glasgow City Council CLS Training Services
Tel: 0141 287 3828
Address: Culture and Leisure Services, 16 Albion Street, Glasgow, G1 5ES
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Glasgow Clyde College
Contact: Karen Sharp
Tel: 0141 649 4991
Address: 50 Prospecthill Road, Glasgow, G42 9LB
- Playwork 2,3 and 4 in Playwork
- NPA Playwork and Childcare
- PDA Plus Childhood Practice at SCQF 8
- PDA Childhood Practice at SCQF 9
http://www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk/
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector
Tel: 0141 332 2444
Address: 11 Queens Crescent, Glasgow, G4 9AS
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Great Western Assessment & Training Centre
Tel: 01224 780999
Address: Muirend Road, Port Lethen, Aberdeenshire AB12 4XP
Email: admin.tcentre@bt.connect.com
- Playwork SVQ Level 2, 3 & 4
HiMATS (Highland & Moray Accredited Training Services)
Contact: Sandra Tucker
Tel: 01463 2588312/3
Address: Fairways House, Fairways Business Park, Castle Heather, Inverness VI2 6AA
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
- Children’s Care Learning Development 2, 3 and 4
Inverness College
Tel: 01463 273517
Address: 3 Longman Road, Longman South, Inverness, IV1 1SA
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Jewel and Esk Valley College
Tel: 0131 660 1010
Address: Eskbank Centre, Newbattle Road, Dalkeith, EH22 3AE
- Early Education & Childcare NQ Intermediate 2
- NQ Intermediate 2 Access to Early Education & Childcare
- SVQ Early Education & Childcare
- HNC Early Education & Childcare
- PDA Childcare and Education
Lauder College
Tel: 01383 845000
Address: Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fife, KY11 8DY
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Megan’s Specialist Training
Tel: 07958 066827
- Playwork SVQ Level 2, 3 & 4
Moray College
Address:Moray Street, Elgin, Moray IV30 1JJ
Tel (Gail Smith): 01343 576461
- Children’s Care Learning and Development Level 2 and 3 and Playwork Level 3
MI Technologies Limited
Tel: 0141 440 6471
Address: 91 Holmfauld Road, Linthouse, Glasgow, G51 4RY
- Playwork SVQ Level 2
North Edinburgh Childcare
Tel: 0131 552 9444
Address: 128 Crewe Road North, Edinburgh, EH5 2NE
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
North Highland College
Tel: 01847 889000
Address: Ormlie Road, Thurso, KW14 7EE
- Early Years Care & Education SVQ Level 2 & 3
Open University
Tel: 0131 226 3851
Address: 10 Drumsheugh gardens, Edinburgh EH3 7QJ
Web: www.open.ac.uk/scotland
- Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) in Early Years
The DipHE from the Open University in Scotland is a part-time qualification taught through a combination of the OU’s long-established support open learning method, and work based learning. It includes courses that involve a combination of home study and practicial activities to be undertaken in the workplace. It is recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council as an appropriate qualification for registration.
The DipHE is suitable for experienced practitioners working directly with young children in a range of early years settings. It will provide the knowledge and skills required for working with children in these settings within the age range from birth to 7 years.
For further information visit www.open.ac.uk/cys
Out of School Care Federation
Tel: 01463 794035
Address:Office 214, Culloden Service Station, 1 Barn Church Road, Culloden, IV2 7WB
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Reid Kerr College
Tel: 0141 581 2222
Address:Renfrew Road, Paisley, PA3 4DR
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Shetland College of Further Education
Tel: 01595 771000
Address:Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0PX
- Playwork SVQ Level 2
Step by Step Private Nursery Limited
Tel: 0141 945 2030
Address:Unit 9A Millenium Court, Burns Street, Glasgow, G4
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
Strathclyde University
SVQ Care Centre
Tel: 01343 576461
Address: Moray College, Moray Street, Elgin, Moray IV30 1JJ
- Playwork SVQ Level 3
- Children’s Care Learning and Development L2 and L3
The Uists and Barra Training Programme
Tel: 01870 602777
Address:26 Winfield Way, Balivanich, Benbecula, Western Isles, HS7 5LH
- Playwork SVQ Level 2
Yipworld.com
Tel: 01290 422364
Address: 29 Barrhill Road, Cumnock, East Ayrshire KA18 1PG
- Playwork SVQ Level 2 & 3
- SPA for Children Care & Play
- Early Years Care & Education Level 2
- Youthwork Level 2 & 3
Universities with Playwork courses
Bradford College University Centre
Tel: 01274 4333333
Address: Great Horton Road, Bradford
Web: http://www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/university-centre
- Playwork Foundation Degree
Leeds Metropolitan University
Tel: 0113 283 3113
Address: Civic Quarter, Leeds LS1 3HE
Web: http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/
University of East London/Thurrock and Basildon
Tel: 0845 601 5746
Address: Woodview Campus, Grays, Essex RM16 2YR
Web: http://www.uel.ac.uk/
University of Gloucestershire
Tel. (for Playwork enquiries): 01242 715132
Address: Faculty of Sport, Health an Social Care, Oxstalls Campus, Oxstalls Lane, Longlevens, Gloucester GL2 9HW
DISTANCE LEARNING courses:
- Certificate of Higher Education in Playwork
- Diploma of Higher Education in Playwork
- BA (Hons) Playwork
- Postgraduate Certificate in Play and Playwork
- MA in Play and Playwork (subject to validation)
Website: http://www.glos.ac.uk/
University of Wales College
Tel: 01633 432432
Address: Caerleon Campus, PO Box 101, Newport, South Wales NP18 3YH
Web: http://www.newport.ac.uk/