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Welcome to the Nationwide Community Learning Partnership (NCLP)

About Us

NCLP is a not-for-profit organisation, providing educational and welfare-based courses for young people, parents and parents to be. Incorporated into the courses are not only the skills essential for parenting, but also for life, with practical units directly applicable to the every-day scenarios learners will face.

The courses are mapped to standards, and see learners from all backgrounds leave with accredited qualifications.

Because of its unique charitable status, NCLP is able ensure real value for money for commissioners of parenting programmes.

What We Offer:

YPTB

Young Parents To Be (YPTB, formerly YMTB) is a holistic training course designed to support and educate pregnant teenagers and parents to be.The programme informs and supports the health of both mother and baby during their pregnancy, addressing issues such as diet, breastfeeding, postnatal depression, alcohol and smoking.

Units include:
  • Antenatal and birth
  • Caring for a young baby from birth to 6 months
  • The responsibilities of caring for a young baby
  • Making a resource for a baby
  • Rights and responsibilities of being a parent
  • Healthy lifestyles for parents
  • Money management for parents.

PWP

Parents With Prospects (PWP) is the name of the NCLP parenting training programme provided nationally to centres working to support parents and their children, from birth to 7 years old. 

Units include:

  • Developing Communication and Literacy with Children
  • Developing Relationships and Play with Children
  • Healthy Eating for Children
  • Keeping Children Safe and Well
  • Positive Parenting Skills
  • Healthy Lifestyles for Parenting
  • Managing Money for Parenting

Level 2 Certificate 

Following feedback from learners on both the YPTB and PWP programmes, NCLP recognised a need to offer the next level of accredited qualification. The Level 2 Certificate in Introducing Caring for Young Children and Young People enabled learners to pursue a career path in childcare or health and social care, or simply learn more about caring for their own children.

Units include:

  • Managing Money for Parenting
  • Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
  • The value of play to young children
  • Young children’s development
  • Craft activities for young children
  • Rights and responsibilities in relation to parenting
  • Parenting & healthy lifestyles
  • Parenting a young baby