NICHED Courses & Qualifications ~ Structured Professional Development

The NICHED Professional Practitioner Programme is a structured academic programme of ongoing professional development & research.

All NEW students begin their Structured Professional Development (SPD) with us in the Foundation Certificate Programme. On successful completion of each SPD, students can advance to the next level.

Click here for how to enrol, and for further enrolment details.

NICHED uses a range of interactive educational methods to support your studies, including Professional Development Workshops, distance-learning modules, case studies and clinical supervision. A large part of your studies are undertaken whilst you are working with children. We call this Active Learning.

The first stage in NICHED's Professional Development Programme is the NICHED Foundation Qualification (please note,for students who have no previous experience or qualifications, access routes of NVQ Level 1-4 must be completed first - please ask us for a personal audit, so we can assess your needs & study options).

There is a Bursary Award available of £1750 for new NICHED Professional Practitioner students. Click here for details.

Professional Development in Child Care and Education

Entry route is for students who have NVQ Level 4 qualifications

Further professional development - Postgraduate Level Play Therapist & SENCO Specialist