Rules for multi-classing in D&D Next?

Question

I am participating in the D&D Encounters current season, which is being run with the recommended D&D Next ruleset. I am fond of the striker classes from 4e that combine martial with magic and divine aspects to improve or alter them – such as the avenger or hexblade warlock. Since the currently defined classes in Next are few and distinct. Presumably they are likely to remain that way for some time. I am interested in multi-classing a fighter with a cleric or wizard. I have looked through the playtest packet and do not see rules for multi-classing. I know that Encounters seasons are not long enough for a character to gain sufficiently high level to really take advantage of multi-classing but I am still curious and may use the concept of a fighter-cleric or fighter-wizard to inform my RP.

So what if any are the rules for multi-classing in D&D Next?

Answer 1

WotC includes all (publicly available) rules in their playtest packets, so if it's not in the playtest packet then there are no rules for it at the moment.

As of Feb 28, 2013 no rules for multi-classing in DnD Next have been released.

Answer 2

The one time I played Next, I made a fighter, but chose high elf as my race, and took the Magic-User specialty. This gave me some minor arcane abilities to complement my melee skills. It's not quite the same as full multi-classing, but it's similar in flavor.

I'm not certain if the current playtest supports this style of dabbling.

Answer 3

In their Jan 2013 podcast [16:40], WotC said that they are aiming to have multiclassing rules in the next pay test packet