The Early Learning and Childcare service organises a series of Career-Long Professional Learning (CLPL) opportunities which may be accessed by people working within early learning and childcare services, including volunteers and committee members.
All training courses are advertised and booked through the Education Learning Hub (opens new window).
Core training
These are the PKC essential courses which all childcare professionals should complete:
- What's new in Child Protection
- More Child Protection training can be found on the ECS Learning Hub
- Infection Control
Forest Kindergarten training
Perth and Kinross Council are delighted to be offering another Forest Kindergarten Training session in partnership with Perth College UHI.
This qualification is run via learning materials which take a flipped classroom approach followed by an intense 3-day outdoor experience.
This qualification meets the needs of practitioners who would like to set up regular off-site visits to a local wood or nearby green space for children in their care. The National Work-based Award in Forest Kindergarten at SCQF level 7 recognises the value of woodlands as an integral part of the learning process for children and covers the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to develop a forest kindergarten.
Our next course is:
- Tuesday 3 March 2026, 4pm to 5pm - online induction
- Tuesday 10 March 2026, 4pm to 5pm - online preparation for the woodland
- Wednesday 25, Thursday 26 and Friday 27 March 2026, 9.30am to 3.30pm - practical woodland
- Tuesday 31 March 2026, 4pm to 5pm - assessment discussion
To book a place, please visit the Education Learning Hub (opens new window).
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