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The New Diplomas

The Diploma is a new qualification, for the 14 to 19 age group, that will provide a real alternative to traditional ‘academic’ qualifications and learning styles. Reforms to the 14 to 19 curriculum, leading to the award of the Diploma, are designed to educate young people for the fast changing world that they are growing up in and offer the opportunity to equip them for adult working life.

All students taking a Diploma will undertake a minimum of ten days work experience.

Diplomas will be suitable for all young people who enjoy the challenge and stimulation of developing knowledge and skills in a ‘real world’ environment and will be available at Levels 1, 2 and 3. They will cover 17 subjects, or lines of learning, and will be available in areas across the country by 2011.

The first of the new Diplomas became available for teaching across England from September 2008 in Construction and the built environment, Creative and media, Engineering, Information technology and Society, health and development.

Five more Diplomas were made available for teaching in September 2009 in Business administration and finance, Hair and beauty studies, Hospitality, Environmental and land-based studies and Manufacturing and product design.

A further four are expected to be available for teaching in September 2010 in Public services, Sport and active leisure, Retail business and Travel and tourism.

The final three Diplomas, Science, Humanities and Languages are expected to be available in 2011.
Find out all there is to know about the new Diplomas using our online guide below.

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my-work-experience.com online guide to the new Diplomas

National Websites about Diplomas

Websites	Qualification specifications	qualification criteria
Department for Children, Schools and Families - 14-19 Qualifications and curriculum development agency UK Commission for Employment and Skills National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ)		Functional skills within the diploma Diploma Promoting equality in qualification criteria development Operating rules for Component and Diploma awarding bodies

 

Phase 1 Diplomas - available from 2008

Phase 1 Diplomas - available from 2008	QCDA Curriculum guidance	Diploma Development Partnerships
Construction and the built environment		more information
Creative and media		more information
Engineering		more information
Information Technology		more information
Society, health and development		more information

 

Phase 2 Diplomas - available from 2009

Phase 2 Diplomas - available from 2009	QCDA Curriculum guidance	Diploma Development Partnerships
Business, administration and finance		more information
Environmental and land-based studies		more information
Hair and beauty studies		more information
Hospitality		more information
Manufacturing and product design		more information

 

Phase 3 Diplomas - available from 2010

Phase 3 Diplomas - available from 2010	QCDA Curriculum guidance	Diploma Development Partnerships
Public Services		more information
Retail business		more information
Sport and active leisure		more information
Travel and Tourism		more information

 

Phase 4 Diplomas - available from 2011

Phase 4 Diplomas - available from 2011	QCDA Curriculum guidance	Diploma Development Partnerships
Science	For latest news on these diplomas from qcda, visit the QCDA Website	more information
Humanities		more information
Languages		more information