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Published on: 22/01/2020Updated on: 22/01/2020
Last week, the National Family Allowance Fund (CNAF) organized a national exchange day in Paris, celebrating the 30th anniversary of childcare provider networks (Ram). Around a hundred participants attended the presentation by Nadège Turco, Development Director at IPERIA, who was invited to speak at the roundtable "Enhancing Individual Childcare Quality and Supporting Sector Professionalization." This represents a significant recognition of IPERIA's commitment to supporting childcare providers (317,000) and childminders (106,000) in their professionalization.
For 25 years, alongside the professional branches of childcare providers and domestic employees, IPERIA has continuously worked to enhance and gain recognition for occupations in the individual employment and domestic work sector and their skills:
- Establishment of a certification pathway, foundation of occupational skills, with level III qualifications in "Childcare Provider/Childminder" (AMGE), "Dependency Personal Carer" (ADV), and "Family Assistant" (EF), designed as career paths, and specific blocks for childcare providers/childminders dedicated to supporting children with disabilities
- Design and development of training programs aligned with the skills development plan
- Individualized support through the telephone platform and in territories for employees' benefit
The results demonstrate the work accomplished:
- 220,000 trained childcare providers and childminders since 2012
- 578 certified with "Childcare Provider/Childminder" qualification in 2018
- Support for nearly 300 groups since 2018, with 2,361 training starts
- 10 institutional partnerships and territorial projects related to early childhood are currently ongoing
- 70 promotional actions conducted in regions in 2018-2019
With employment needs by 2030 estimated at 669,338 for domestic employees and 319,360 for childcare providers due to retirements and new positions, significant challenges lie ahead, and IPERIA intends to meet them, supporting APNI. "We are committed to forecasting and skills evolution," announced Nadège Turco. "We are conducting a forward-looking study contract, experimenting with new certifications like a qualification for working in Shared Childminding Facilities (MAM). We are also strengthening comprehensive RPL support, a vector for attractiveness, through a positioning module, three support pathways, and particular investment in people with language difficulties."
