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BAND are seeking funding to pay for their Training Officers salary. The BAND trainings’ offer nationally endorsed qualifications to successful participants. BAND has successfully gained full endorsement for the Level II Playwork Foundation Course and the Senior Playworkers Course (which have been written and developed by the BAND training officer). The Training Programme is member driven and responds to local needs. There will be around 40 courses delivered over the 08-09 financial year reaching out to around 612 participants. These in turn will reach out to just under 17,000 families and children that use and depend on childcare in the Bristol area.
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The Training Officer’s role has been to develop and oversee a programme of Playwork and Management Training courses to meet the needs of local childcare providers, in turn supporting the growth and development of childcare provision. The individual currently in post has been with the organisation for the past 9 years. The Training Officer has a wide range of relevant qualifications including; FAETEC Stage 1 and Stage 2, Assessor Qualifications D32 and D33, a certificate of education level 4, as well as completing numerous ‘Training the Trainer’ courses. Her skills have allowed BAND the flexibility to introduce new courses in line with members needs and seek endorsements to give participants nationally recognised qualifications, such as the Foundation and Senior Playworker Courses. BAND is requesting funds to secure the annual salary for the Training Officer. The current salary, including national insurance, amounts to £20,762 (grade 29). This post is for 28 hours per week. All BAND courses are free to childcare providers in the region, improving both the skills of playwork staff as well as ensuring childcare is of the highest quality for the children that attend those clubs.