Early years training provider Realise has committed to training more than 10,000 apprentices over the next five years to help settings address the ‘seismic’ recruitment crisis.
Making the announcement at the start of National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February), Realise says it believes apprentices hold the answer to helping nurseries deal with a ‘dramatic’ rise in demand for places once the expansion of the funded entitlements comes in from April.
Its apprenticeship scheme will cover Levels 2, 3 and 5, and be open to those over the age of 16 and are already employed by an early years setting, be looking to move out of unemployment and into the sector or interested in changing careers.
Realise also hopes it will be able to attract more males to the sector through its scheme.
