Pre-School and Childcare Workforce Statistics 2005

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Table 1.12: Number of staff currently working towards childcare qualifications, 2005

Qualification working towards

Total number of staff

Percentage of all staff

Number of staff with no current childcare qualifications at any level

Percentage of staff with no current childcare qualifications at any level

Number of staff with no current childcare qualifications at SVQ 3 or above

Percentage of staff with no current childcare qualifications at SVQ 3 or above

SVQ 1

220

1%

200

4%

200

2%

SVQ 2

1,520

5%

960

19%

1,460

12%

SVQ 3

3,280

11%

860

17%

3,000

24%

HNC

690

2%

140

3%

500

4%

SVQ 4

1,020

3%

*

*

150

1%

degree

680

2%

*

*

140

1%

other

1,290

4%

290

6%

580

5%

TOTAL

8,690

28%

2,570

51%

6,040

48%

Number not working towards qualifications

21,950

72%

2,420

49%

6,540

52%

Note: Totals may not always equal the sum of their parts due to rounding.
Qualifications include those at an equivalent level - see background notes for details.
* figures based on sample sizes of between 0 and 5 are suppressed to protect confidentiality.

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