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Whether you’ve got a career in mind, hope to go to university or just want to see what’s out there, a Diploma is the perfect way to explore your options. It’s a new qualification for 14 to 19-year-olds and offers a mix of classroom learning, creative thinking and hands-on experience - all designed to prepare you for wherever you want to go in life.
A Diploma helps you develop personal, learning and thinking skills, such as team working and communication, which are vital for both life and work.
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A Diploma can be studied at three different levels. This includes Foundation, Higher and Advanced, as well as a Progression Diploma for those who can’t complete a whole Advanced course.
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As well as work-relevant learning, you will also study English, maths and ICT as part of your Diploma.
More on functional skillsYou can expect to gain a whole range of essential knowledge and skills that employers and universities look for with a Diploma. And you’ll develop those skills in a fun, exciting and creative way.
Above all, a Diploma is designed to give you a feel for different work and study environments. You get the opportunity to apply what you’ve learnt in real situations, and also get a taste of what college style learning can offer you too.
What’s really good about a Diploma is that you can use your experiences to make future career or study choices. At the end, you’ll have a better idea of what you want to do next and how a Diploma can help you get there – whether that’s employment, university, college or another study route.
