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CACHE Dimploma in Child care and NVQ In Child care

BillieTheBotBillieTheBot Posts: 8,721 Bot
edited March 27 in Work & Study
Does anyone know if there's much difference between the two courses please?
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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    A dip's a bit harder i think but better reconised in childs care and means more x
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CACHE is like the more recognised one i know that much.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ^^^

    I was just coming to post along those lines. :)

    The CACHE is the one I've seen most frequently in job advertisements and what is often required for nannies and similar. I'm not sure of the academic/practical differences, but I imagine any college website would detail the respective modules, workload, career prospects etc. Or send them an email.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Isnt the NVQ what you do while you're already working in a nursery/childcare setting?

    I've got the Cache Diploma, I spent two years at college doing basically one week college, one week of placement and so on. I really enjoyed it, and if you don't mind the graft I recommend it :) and like the others said employers do tend to look more favourably on it because you spend a lot of time learning the theory in college.

    When I worked in a nursery there were a few girls who weren't qualified but were doing their NVQ level 2 while they worked, they had an assessor woman who came in every two weeks or something to look at their paperwork and mark off their modules etc.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Isnt the NVQ what you do while you're already working in a nursery/childcare setting?

    AFAIK, yes. The way I'm doing it is through 6th form - 2 days at Achievement Training, 2 days work placement and 1 day doing Key Skills at school.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My mum's creche does the NVQ, and that's all they require AFAIK - but obviously the more qualfied you are the better.

    I know my mums a club manager there and she only has her NVQ 3 though. Some childcare settings take you on with no qualification and get you your NVQ there though yes. (They offered it me in my spare time from college where I'm doing a completely different NVQ. :rolleyes: )
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