Training

The Partnership offers a wide range of training opportunities for all registered childcare providers within Aberdeenshire.

The training courses offered by the Partnership are only available to people who are currently working as childcare providers within Aberdeenshire. All other interested parties should contact the training providers directly.

Training opportunities are now also available to local authority nursery settings, however courses such as Food Hygiene, First-Aid and Manual Handling will not be available to these staff members. For all other providers please contact the Aberdeenshire Childcare Partnership on 01467 894020 or see the list of courses below and an application form is included below.

Courses

Listed alphabetically:

• Autism and play
• Autism Awareness
• BA Childhood Studies / Childhood Practice
• Child Protection Training
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• CPD Workshops within Community Schools Networks
• Elementary Food Hygiene
• First Aid Certificate
• Infection Control and Bloodborne Viruses Study Day
• Kidz Be Active
• National Care Standards
• PDA in Childcare and Education
• Promoting Effective Practice - Birth to Three
• Risk Assessment
• Scottish Vocational Qualification in Training and Development
• Supporting Speech and Language Development in Early Years
• Top Tots and Top Start

 

Training Outline for January – April 2010

The training opportunities in this outline are for nursery staff (local authority, private and voluntary), crèche workers, childminders, and after-school workers:

• Training outline for January – April 2010 (pdf 581kb)

 

Application Form

• Application Form (pdf 116 kb)

In order to apply for a place on a training course, please complete the training request form and return to:

The Aberdeenshire Childcare Partnership
Crichiebank Business Centre
Mill Road
Port Elphinstone
Inverurie
AB51 5NQ

Email: childcare@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01467 894020

To be considered for accredited training (i.e. SVQs, BAs, PDAs), the form must be signed by the applicant's line manager.To take advantage of the training courses that are available contact your own employee development training department. If, however, you are working individually as a childminder, please contact the Aberdeenshire Childcare Partnership.

 

Training Task Group

Please find below the minutes from the Training Task Group:

• 28th February 2008 (pdf 89kb)
• 16th April 2008 (pdf 78kb)
• 25th June 2008 (pdf 90kb)
• 3rd September 2008 (pdf 83kb)
• 17th December 2008 (pdf 79kb)
• 23rd February 2009 - Away Day (pdf 84kb)