Course Overview
A Playworker engages and supports children through life stages or who have had negative life experiences and need to build resilience, vital for healthy brain development, making friends, exploring and engaging with the world. The ability to plan meaningful play to suit children of all abilities is hugely important as we actually "learn through play". This qualification aims to develop confidence, skills and knowledge so that you can apply for leadership roles in an Out of School Play Centre, Adventure Centre, After School Club, Holiday Centre Representative, or become a Playworker, Leisure Centre Assistant, Hospital Playworker or open own business. The skills you need to develop:• excellent communication • ability to work with children and staff in sensitive, positive ways• creativity and imagination for activities • planning, organisational and ICT skills. You will have access to indoor and outdoor play and practical resources. Your work will be assessed via practical tasks, assignments and placement assessment, which means no final exams to sit with excellent progression opportunities.