Playwork Education and Training Council (PETC)

The Playwork Education and Training Council for England is a group that discusses issues of strategic importance to all aspects of playwork education, training and qualifications in England. The group also makes recommendations to PETC UK. Play England facilitates the running of PETC England.

Aim: To provide a forum for the playwork sector to discuss issues of strategic importance on all aspects of Playwork education, training and qualifications in England. 

Functions:

  1.  To agree and recommend broad strategic actions for the development of Playwork Education, Training and Qualifications in England

  2. To provide advice and guidance on issues related to Playwork education, training and qualifications in England.

  3.  To share information with other national Playwork Education and Training Councils

  4.  To receive reports and make recommendations on the development of National Occupational Standards (NOS) and associated qualifications for Playwork

  5.  To receive reports and make recommendation on the development and take up of playwork training and qualifications to relevant Awarding Organisations, National Agencies & Government.

  6.  To oversee the setting up and reviewing of appropriate Project Task Groups and receive reports as appropriate.

  7.  To take responsibility for disseminating information, advice and guidance on Playwork education, training and qualifications to the stakeholder group for whom membership was conferred.

  8.  To review and agree the Terms of Reference of PETC England regularly

  9.  To approve Playwork qualifications and training & education courses

UK Playwork NOS Consortium

Play Wales provides secretariat to the UK Playwork NOS Consortium.

The purpose of the consortium is to plan strategically across the four nations for the future of workforce development and sector skills initiatives in respect of playwork. In particular, to be in a position to ensure that a future review of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) is undertaken by a consortium of organisations who can demonstrate sector expertise and buy in.

Membership of the UK Playwork NOS Consortium includes Play England, Play Wales, Play Scotland, PlayBoard Northern Ireland and the Playwork Foundation.

Key functions: 

  • To facilitate communication around playwork sector skills and workforce development across the UK.

  • To support the development of Playwork Education and Training Councils (PETCs) or similar, in all four nations, including a PETC UK.

  • To discuss, agree and plan for a future review of the NOS for playwork.

To encourage engagement from national playwork organisations and playwork sector experts including employers in respect of writing playwork NOS.