#9: L Ni Flannagain - Re:  

  People need to know that it is NOT a degree in one year rather it is progression from level six to level 7 or equivalent to year 2 of the honours degree –( year 1 = level 6 equivalency year 2 level 7 year 3 = level 8). It is a progression programme for those who have completed level 6 and have specific experience in the sector. 

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 That's made perfectly clear in the literature for the course and anyone who has signed up for it is well aware of that fact.

People in this sector who already have ordinary degrees are quick to point out how your degrees are being devalued , it would be great if you protested to the Government about how on a whim, they are truly devaluing previous courses and demoting courses  to suit their childcare budgets with absolutely no consideration for the human cost. Protest for something positive. This is a petition to reinstate the course on the higher capitation list. You have your degree & higher capitation so there is absolutely no need for you to post here. It wasn't set up to allow you vent, if you need to do that perhaps it's best you set up a petition yourself .

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 Is that a definite that year 2 is equivalent to level 7? What to get that in writing.....

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 Yes people keep refering to it as a degree in a year, this is the misconception. You are only accepted if you have studied sufficiently -i.e. time and content(with certificates to prove obviously ) and hence covering the first two years of a level 7 Ordinary degree AND three years experience to boot! That is my understanding of it