Diplomas
As a result of the 14-19 Implementation Plan the government announced its plans to introduce 14 Diploma lines , with the first five starting in 2008, followed by a further five in 2009, four in 2010 and a further three in 2011. All 17 lines will become an entitlement for young people at Key Stage 4 by 2013.
In March 2007 we heard that we had been successful in our bid to offer the Creative and Media Diploma from September 2008. We hope to be be able to offer Diplomas in IT, construction and the built environment;society, health and development; hospitality and catering; hair and beauty from September 2009.
Diplomas will be introduced as follows:
2008
- ICT
- Construction and the built environment
- Engineering
- Society, health and development
- Creative and media
2009
- Land-based and environmental
- Manufacturing
- Hair and beauty
- Business admin & finance
- Hospitality & catering
2010
- Public services
- Sport and leisure
- Retail
- Travel & tourism
2011
- Humanities
- Science
- Languages
The qualifications will be delivered at levels 1, 2 and 3 as follows:
Foundation (Level 1) – 600 guided learning hours, roughly comparable with 5 GCSEs (D-G) – half curriculum time over Key Stage 4
Higher (Level 2) – 800 guided learning hours, roughly comparable with GCSEs (A*-C) – just over half curriculum time over Key Stage 4
Advanced (Level 3) – 1080 guided learning hours, roughly comparable with 3.5 A levels
The Diplomas comprise the following:
Principal learning – knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes relevant to a sector and opportunities to apply these in realistic work environment
Additional/specialist learning
Generic learning Includes:
- functional skills in English, maths and ICT, based on experiential learning – trials from January 2007, pilots from September 2007
- personal, learning and thinking skills
- a project offering the chance to show potential
Diploma Development Partnerships have been working on specifications for each of the Diploma lines. They each have their own web-site (see below), some more accessible than others.
Diploma websites
- www.cbediploma.co.uk - for construction and the built environment diploma
- www.skillset.org - for creative and media diploma
- www.engineeringdiploma.com
- www.e-skills.com - for IT line of learning
- www.skills for health.org.uk - for society, health, development diploma
- www.manufacturingdiploma.co.uk
- www.habia.org - for hair and beauty diploma
- www.fssc.org.uk - for business admin and finance diploma
- www.people1st.co.uk/about-us/improving-productivity/14-19-diplomas - for hospitality and catering
Further information
For further information nationally on Diplomas visit the DCSF specialist site:
Weblinks for Awarding bodies
For further information on Salford' s developments contact:
Catherine Collier
Diploma Coordinator
Salford Children's
Services
Minerva House
Pendlebury Road
Swinton
Salford
M27
4EQ
Tel 0161 778 0334
Email catherine.collier@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 27 October 2008
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