Early Years Practitioner Hub

Welcome to our new learning platform: the Staffordshire Early Years Practitioner Hub.

The Practitioner Hub now contains information on all the training and learning available for all early years practitioners (including childminders) working at a Staffordshire based early years setting.

The 'Hub' allows practitioners to view and book learning that is applicable their role in early years.

Information on event will also be available through the weekly Early Education and Childcare e-bulletins and our Facebook page.

Practitioners

The Hub allows practitioners to:

• search by categories or dates of events
• book events and learning
• practitioners to manage their own bookings, cancel, add to waiting lists if events are full
• set reminders to be notified of future events
• submit evaluations and download certificates and more.

Early Years Setting Managers

Managers can manage the bookings for their own practitioners at the setting. Managers need to register for an account and should then contact our team to request manager access.

E-learning and Webinars

We are currently building new content that will be available sometime in the new year. Further updates will be available soon.

Questions for practitioners

• How do practitioners book onto an event?
  • practitioners must register at which point you become a delegate. Once registered, delegates can book onto any event that has places available.

• Some events have a pre event evaluation before booking on, do delegates need to complete this?
  • Yes, these will take seconds to complete. They are used to track if the learning of the course is effective.
    
    
• What happens if a delegate does not attend an event they were booked onto?
  • It is in the terms and conditions that delegates/ settings might be charged for not attending events they were booked onto. But providers can cancel your place as soon as possible if you cannot attend and there is no charge.
    
    
• Can the Microsoft Teams link for an online event be shared with other practitioners?
  • No, the teams link for the event is for the booked on delegate only and it should not be shared with other. Anyone who attends an event they were not booked onto will not receive a certificate.

• Can a delegate cancel their booking?
  • Yes, delegates can do this by logging into their account and go to the section Your History and Bookings where they can cancel a booking.
    
    
• Can delegates send someone to an event in their place?
  • Yes, but the replacement will still need to register to book onto an event. This is so they will receive the evaluation and certificate. If a delegate is not booked onto a course they and will not be recorded on the register nor receive a certificate.
    
    In the event of an event being fully booked, delegates will need to contact our team to replace one delegate with another from the same setting.
    
    
• Can delegates just turn up on the day?
  • No, delegates need to register and book onto the event. Anyone who attends and has not booked onto the event, will not be recorded on the register and will not receive a certificate.
    
    
• How will delegates be reminded about an event?
  • delegates will receive booking confirmation.  Delegates can add the event to their own e-calendar and set their own reminders. Delegates will also receive 2 email reminders before the event and as well as when to complete evaluation and download a certificate post event.
    
    
• Need advice or guidance?
  
  • For enquiries about events or bookings please contact our helpful team by email