County to be first to offer new diploma
Published Date:
04 April 2008
By Sundari Sankar
Young people in Warwickshire will be the first among 317 authorities in the country to be able to study a new diploma qualification.
Pupils in the county aged between 14 and 19 will be offered the opportunity to work towards a diploma in a range of subjects including environmental and land-based studies, business, administration and finance, and creative and media studies.
The new qualification will be introduced in 2009, as part of a government aim to encourage young people to stay in education for longer.
School inspector Lynne Upton said: "The diploma is an exciting and broad qualification, which we hope will be attractive to students at all levels and providing the range of skills employers and universities want."
The option of taking the diploma is to be available to pupils nationwide by 2013.
The full article contains 143 words and appears in Leamington Courier newspaper.
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Last Updated:
03 April 2008 3:31 PM
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Source:
Leamington Courier
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Location:
Leamington Spa
