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Mumsnet Discussions: Further education : Graduate Training Programme.. Can anyone help? (5 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By SimpleAsABC on Tue 09-Sep-08 17:52:08
What is a graduate training programme?

Are there any out there which would be accessible with a degree in Childhood Studies?

TIA
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By SqueakyPop on Tue 09-Sep-08 18:10:08
A graduate training programme is an entry level job for new graduates.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By LIZS on Tue 09-Sep-08 18:25:15
A lot of them don't require a specific qualification, just that level of education, then lead towards a professional qualification while working on the job. No absolute guarantee of a job at the end of it though. For example you can enter a graduate Accountancy scheme in a company offering the appropriate courses and experience towards a professional qualification on the basis of a less directly relevant degree such as History. However you may have to prove a level of competency in relevant skills such as numeracy in the case of accountancy and a more relevant degree can gain exemptions from the basic stage of professional exams.

Not sure where Childhood Studies itself might take you though - Social Work, Nursing, Psychology perhaps but those are vocational degree courses in themselves rather than on the job training schemes so you would probably gain little advantage or you could probably do something more relevant such as teacher training programme postgrad (PGCE).
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By allgonebellyup on Tue 09-Sep-08 20:34:06
im hoping to do a GTP in teaching, though its very competitive with no real qualification at the end of it.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By SqueakyPop on Wed 10-Sep-08 06:18:24
You get Qualified Teacher Status at the end of GTP Teaching


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