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ROTARY
ROTARY
Business Interviews
Business Interviews
FORWARD
FORWARD
What options are available after 16?
Education after 16 doesn’t just mean staying at school full-time:
you can go to college, take up an apprenticeship or a part-time
training course, earn money and learn new skills at the same time
The main qualifications available are:
Diplomas: providing the background for a range of careers
Vocational qualifications: for young people who already know
what career they want to follow and need training for specific jobs
Functional Skills: This qualification can continue to form part of
the Diploma, Foundation Learning and included in some
Apprenticeship frameworks
Foundation Learning: has been developed for low attaining 14-19
year olds to help raise participation, attainment and progress
Diplomas are a new qualification for 14-19 year olds in England,
although many students take them up at 16. They’ve been
introduced to provide more options…
Vocational qualification NVQ (National Vocational Qualification)
which offers practical, work-related tasks and goals. If you know
what job you would like to do, and…
AS and A Levels are provided by most colleges and other options
include NVQs, the Diploma or the International Baccalaureate
