Diplomas
Launching in September 2008, Diplomas have been developed to increase the employability of 14 - 19 year old students.
Diplomas are a blend of academic and vocational skills and that's why AQA - City & Guilds is the ideal choice for any school, college or consortium looking to offer them. The collaboration brings together the leading providers of qualifications in both fields to offer a wide portfolio of subjects, specialist professional expertise and the highest quality standards... read more >
Diplomas we offer
- AQA-City & Guilds are working towards offering Diplomas in all 14 lines of learning. We have accreditation in Principal Learning for the first Diplomas on offer from September 2008 in the following lines:
Construction and the built environment
Creative and media
Engineering
Information technology
We also have accreditation for the Project Qualifications at Levels 1 and 2 and the Extended Project at Level 3.
News
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Diploma pupils to be spared exams
Cramming for exams could become a thing of the past for many sixth formers.
Pupils opting to take advanced-level diploma courses instead of A-levels will earn three quarters of their final grades without sitting any formal examinations.
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We have confidence in diplomas
As headteachers and principals delivering the new 14-19 diplomas, we do not recognise the picture painted in your interview with Jerry Jarvis, the managing director of Edexcel (Exam chief: rival to A-level in disarray, April 17). We are confident that we are on track for successful first delivery of the diplomas in September.
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