November 4, 2019

National Childcare Scheme – Training resources

PIP Announcement: National Childcare Scheme – Training Resources

In preparation for the arrival of the National Childcare Scheme, Service Provider training sessions have been conducted since the 11^th of March.

Several hundred training sessions have taken place with thousands of Service Providers, numerous Supporting Organisations and a wide variety of Sign-Posting Organisations attending.

In support of the launch of the National Childcare Scheme on the 20^th of November the NCS Training Team have developed a series of training resources.

A selection of Applicant and Service Provider training videos are now available to all on the National Childcare Scheme’s official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq1sQs1H5WJPyByl-pMkqYA).

The training video playlists are characterised by Applicant and Service Provider and are available on the following channels.

Service Providers Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV8N_sFKV6LXTLmDEMhUEiy3BSEyBrs32
Applicants Playlist : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV8N_sFKV6LV7GP4ID2jZjxHk6yWUiioh

In addition, 2 webinars have been recorded which demonstrate NCS Returns and Funding. The links to register to view the recordings is shown below.

NCS Returns Webinar Recording Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/7746682143809964552
NCS Funding Webinar Recording Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/4913976252310689025

We would like to thank all of the stakeholders who assisted us throughout this process, the City and County Childcare Committees who delivered hundreds of training sessions, and to all of the Service Providers and multiple Organisations who gave up their valuable time to attend the training/information sessions.

Be sure to visit ncs.gov.ie for more information about the National Childcare Scheme.