the new diploma you can do a diploma in: society health and development creative and media...
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You can do a Diploma in:Society Health and
DevelopmentCreative and Media
Construction and the Built Environment
Information TechnologyEngineering
Sport and Active Leisure
Retail BusinessTravel and Tourism
Public Services
Business Administration and Finance
Environmental and Land BasedHair and Beauty
HospitalityManufacturing and Product Design
Question:What….….is new ?….is a different way of learning ?….is an alternative to GCSEs ?
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Question:
What….….keeps your options open ?….lets you go on to further study ….or a job ?….or training ?
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Answer:
The Diploma, it………
• offers a different way of learning
• will keep your options open
• lets you enjoy finding out about business
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What is offered?2008 2009 2010 2011
Construction and the Build Environment
Business, Administration and Finance
Public Services Science
(Advanced from 2012)
Engineering Hair and Beauty Retail Business Languages and International Communication
Creative and Media Hospitality and Catering Sport and Active Leisure Humanities and Social Sciences
Society, Health and Development
Environmental and Land Based Studies
Travel and Tourism
Information Technology Manufacturing and Product Design
Study skills to help you to learn more effectively.
Life skills that employers have told us they want from applicants.
Industry knowledge and skills to help you decide if you want to follow a career in that industry.
What will you learn ?
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New ideas, new materials, new techniques and how they work together
Industry ….knowledgeskillsexperience
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You’ll learn about…
If you’ve got the industry bug, you might want to do ‘specialised learning’ courses that focus on that subject.
For example:
Robotics in Engineering
Theatre production in Creative and Media
Software Development in IT
Civil Engineering in Construction and Built Environment
Equine studies in Environmental and Land Based
and there are lists of recommended courses for each subject to help you on the road to becoming subject experts.
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I really like the subject…….
If you’d rather broaden your learning, might prefer to choose ‘additional learning’: a language arts humanities units from another Diploma or something else completelyThe Diplomas are designed to allow you to change
your mind and make different choices.
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I am not sure this is for me….…
And then…
you get to do..
..a Project…You can choose your own project, you might:
Design a car powered by electricity or solar energy
Design a water pump for use in a developing country
- or something else linked to your subject
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You’ll learn what you need to succeed at work…
How to creatively apply what you know at work
How to express yourself confidently
How to manage yourself
How to work in a team
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You then move on to
WORK(Work experience, actually)
…10 days’ minimum
…work with and learn from professionals
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Let’s not forget..
ENGLISH
MATHS
ICT
You’ll do these whether you’re doing the Diploma or not.
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You can also do
GCSEs
A Levels
while you’re doing the Diploma.
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There are
3
different levels of diploma
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Start Year 10 or 12
Foundation Diploma(takes the same time as 4 or 5 GCSEs)
Higher Diploma(takes the same time as 5 or 6 GCSEs)
Start Year 12 or above
Advanced Diploma Progression Diploma(takes the same time as 3 A Levels) (the Advanced Diploma without
the specialised and additional learning options)
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Life after the Diploma
What are your options after you’ve done the
Diploma ?
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FOUNDATION HIGHER DIPLOMA DIPLOMA
Progression A Levels Job Apprenticeship Other/ Advanced TrainingDiploma
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PROGRESSION / ADVANCED DIPLOMA
University College Job Other Training
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Diploma
A Something else - career the Diploma gives you: in - skills employers want Your chosen - study skills Industry - options in Additional
Learning - time to do GCSEs or A’
levels
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A Diploma will give you…
….the right skills…skills you can take with you from one job or course to
another
…skills welcomed by
COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES EMPLOYERS
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Not all schools currently offer all the diplomas.
Your teachers can tell you which diplomas are available at your schools and you can choose these next year.
Talk with your parents and visit the Diploma website at:http://yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas/
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