The early Years Training and Management series has been created to help early years staff deal with a wide range of day-to-day training and management issues. The practical and accessible ideas within the books can be applied to all types of early years provision. The books will help to ensure that you are providing up-to-date and relevant training and that your setting meets all the current management regulations. As well as advice and information, each book contains a bank of time-saving photocopiable pages. Gaining your NVQ Level 3 This book is aimed at all practitoners working towards the S/NVQ in Early Years Care and Education at level 3. It will support staff working in any setting with children aged up to eight years of age. It provides practical support to take you through each of the 11 mandatory Units and 4 optional Units. Each Unit is broken down into Elements, for which there are activity ideas, case studies, tips, useful pieces of information and questions to answer. Practical ways of collecting evidence are suggested throughout. There is also a helpful selection of photocopiable planning and activity sheets.