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.

Please find below the minutes from the Training Task Group:

• 26th January 2007 - Away Day (pdf 84kb)
• 14th March 2007 (pdf 65kb)
• 2nd May 2007 (pdf 62kb)
• 5th September 2007 (pdf 82kb)

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, tel: 01467 894020 or see the list of courses below and an application form is included below.

Courses

Listed Alphabetically. A - F, G - L, M - R, S - Z

A

• Adventures in Foodland
• Autism and Play
• Autism Awareness
• BA in Early Childhood Studies
• Becoming an Effective Team Leader
• Capers in the Kitchen
• Child Development (0-5 years)
• Child Development (5 - 12 years)
• Child Protection
• City Moves
• Confidence Starts with Attitude
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Control of Beasties and Bugs Study Day
• CPD Units
• Cultural Awareness
• Elementary Food Hygiene
• First Aid Certificate

G

• Games Galore
• Inclusive Education: Learning from Each Other
• Introduction to Special Needs
• Introduction to Special Needs - Part 2
• Kidz Be Active

M

• Management SVQ Level IV
• Manual Handling
• Meningitis
• Music for Playworkers
• National Care Standards
• Numeracy in the Early Years
• PDA in Childcare and Education
• Persona Dolls as a Behaviour Strategy
• Playback: equality in diversity
• Playful Maths
• Positive Behaviour Management
• Practical Props
• Pre-registration Training for Childminders
• Problem Solving
• Promoting Positive Behaviour and Managing Conflict in Play
• Risk Assessment
• Role Play

S

• Scottish Vocational Qualification in Early Years Care and Education Level II, III & IV
• Scottish Vocational Qualification in Playwork Level II and III
• Scottish Vocational Qualification in Training and Development
• Sensory Play
• Skillnet: E-Learning
• Small Hands Huge Ideas
• Storytelling
• Storytelling Part 2
• Supporting Speech and Language in the Early Years
• The Child With Special Needs
• Top Tots and Top Start

Application Form

• Application Form (pdf 158 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.