Graduate job hunters thinking against a career in playwork may be interested to hear that industry leaders are attempting to educate prospective candidates on the benefits of a career in that sector. Research by SkillsActive published yesterday (March 31st) claimed that enticing graduates into the sector was proving difficult as individuals had a poor perception of the profession, believing it offers low pay and poor career development opportunities. SkillsActive is now recommending that playwork must be promoted as an attractive profession, by including it as option in careers advice at schools and by improving the pay and working conditions, Children & Young People Now reports. Jonathan Parsons, senior research executive at the firm, told the website: "The research found that sector isn't against the idea of graduate deployment but things like wages and a lack of courses are getting in the way of this. "Most respondents noted that it could be difficult to develop playwork often due to part-time, periodic and irregular working hours."
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