Diploma ASL pathways

Foundation (level 1) Construction and the Built Environment ASL pathway
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4
Construction and BE Specialist Pathway Welding Skills level 1 Pathway Engineering Pathway Computer Aided Design Pathway

 

     
Qualification
City & Guilds
Level 2
Certificate in Construction Technology and the Built Environment (pilot) (S)
180 GLH
City & Guilds
Level 1
Certificate in Introductory Welding Skills (S)
60 GLH

and

City & Guilds
Level 1
Certificate for IT users (A)
90 GLH
City & Guilds
Level 1
Certificate in Engineering (A)
180 GLH
City & Guilds
Level 2
Certificate in Computer Aided Design (CAD) Parametric Modelling (A)
90 GLH

and

AQA
GCSE (short course) ICT (A)
60 GLH
 GLH requirement for Diploma Level
 120  120  120  120

(A) - Additional
(S) - Specialist

 

Higher Diploma ASL pathway options
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4
Business pathway Learning Support pathway (any two short GCSEs could be used - eg shown) Applied Media pathway Studio/Landscape Photography plus GCSE (short) pathway
       
Qualification
City & Guilds
Level 2 in Business Administration (A)
90 GLH

and

City & Guilds
Level 2 in Customer Service (A)
90 GLH
City & Guilds
Level 2 Certificate in Supporting People with Learning Disabilities (A)
80 GLH

and

AQA 
GCSE (short course) in Art and Design (S)
60 GLH

and

AQA
GCSE (short course) in Citizenship Studies (A)
60 GLH 
AQA
GCSE in Applied Media (double award - pilot) (S)
180 GLH
City & Guilds
Level 2 Certificate in Studio/Landscape Photography (A)
120 GLH

and

AQA
GCSE (short course) in Art and Design (S)
60 GLH
 GLH requirement for Diploma level
 180 180  180  180 

(A) - Additional
(S) - Specialist

Advanced Diploma ASL pathway options
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4
Software developer/CAD Pathway ICT Support Pathway AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE Pathway (any of those listed eg shown) AQA Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE Pathway (any two of those listed eg shown)
       
Qualification
City & Guilds
Level 3 Advanced Diploma for ICT Software Developer (S)
270 GLH

and

City & Guilds
Level 2 Certificate in Computer Aided Design (CAD) Parametric Modelling (A)
90 GLH
City & Guilds
Level 3 Advanced Diploma in ICT Systems Support (A)
390 GLH
AQA
Level 3 Advanced GCE in Law (A)
360 GLH
AQA
Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Mathematics (A)
180 GLH

and

AQA
Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Statistics (A)
180 GLH
GLH requirement for Diploma Level
360 360 360 360

(A) - Additional
(S) - Specialist

Diploma Acronyms
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ASL DAB CAB LoL WE PL PLTS LSC QCF GQ VQ SHD IT ENG CBE CM BAF HB/H&B HOSP ELB MPD GLH
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