Diploma ASL pathways
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 |
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| Construction and BE Specialist Pathway | Welding Skills level 1 Pathway | Engineering Pathway | Computer Aided Design Pathway |
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| 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
| 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
| 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



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