Welcome to the Crackerjack Training website
The Central Point for Childcare Training Courses across the Midlands
Crackerjack Training provides high quality childcare training courses and support for learners to achieve a recognised qualification that is valued within the Childcare Sector.
We specialise in offering Apprenticeships and QCF qualifications in Early Years and Playwork at levels two, three and four. We also offer the TAQA award for Assessors and Verifiers as well as ILM approved qualifications and short courses specifically tailored to Childcare practitioners and managers.
Crackerjack Training was recently inspected by Ofsted (May 2011) and gained an “Outstanding” grade One for “Achievement and Standards”. Ofsted also listed the following as the key strengths of Crackerjack Training:
● “Outstanding success rates"
● "Excellent standards of learner's attainment"
● "Good teaching and learning"
● "Wide range of support for learners"
● "Good management of learning programmes"
● "Good strategies to support community cohesion”
Crackerjack Training holds Apprenticeship and Adult Skills Contracts with The Birmingham & Solihull LSC.
Where do we deliver our childcare training courses?
We deliver QCF and ILM Qualifications and short courses for the Early Years and Childcare Training Teams in the following areas:
● Birmingham ● Solihull ● Sandwell ● Dudley ● Walsall ● Hereford ● Worcestershire
Latest Apprenticeship News
Government grant for SMEs now available – that’s £1500 towards hiring an apprentice!
The National Apprenticeship Service launched the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) in March to directly address the challenges many SMEs currently face in managing ongoing recruitment costs. A limited number of grants are available over the next 12 months and priority is being given to the SME market.
Criteria
● £1500 is available to SMEs over 2 installments.
● £1500 is available to SMEs across England who are able to offer a full time job opportunity for a young person aged 16-24, the position must be a minimum of 30 hours
per week. This will enable the learner to attend off the job training.
● The payment is a grant and is therefore exempt from VAT
● The £1500 is in ADDITION to the cost of Apprenticeship training which in most cases is also covered by the government.
● Once recruited the apprentice will need to be paid a minimum of £2.60 per hour.
● Up to 3 grants are available per employer
● This grant is for employers who have not employed an apprentice prior to January 2009 or who have never employed an apprentice.
* SME = small to medium enterprise, employing less than 250 employees. For more information please contact Angela McGlinchey on 0121 427 2529.
Government grant for SMEs now available – that’s £1500 towards hiring an apprentice!
The National Apprenticeship Service launched the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) in March to directly address the challenges many SMEs currently face in managing ongoing recruitment costs. A limited number of grants are available over the next 12 months and priority is being given to the SME market.
Criteria
● £1500 is available to SMEs over 2 installments.
● £1500 is available to SMEs across England who are able to offer a full time job opportunity for a young person aged 16-24, the position must be a minimum of 30 hours
per week. This will enable the learner to attend off the job training.
● The payment is a grant and is therefore exempt from VAT
● The £1500 is in ADDITION to the cost of Apprenticeship training which in most cases is also covered by the government.
● Once recruited the apprentice will need to be paid a minimum of £2.60 per hour.
● Up to 3 grants are available per employer
● This grant is for employers who have not employed an apprentice prior to January 2009 or who have never employed an apprentice.
* SME = small to medium enterprise, employing less than 250 employees. For more information please contact Angela McGlinchey on 0121 427 2529.
