Diplomas in Cumbria on course for successful delivery
Posted on | September 18, 2008 |
Cumbria is one of the leading authorities in the country in delivering 14-19 reforms and particularly in preparing for the delivery of the full learner entitlement to 17 Diploma lines by 2013.
All five first phase Diplomas – in Construction & The Built Environment, Creative & Media, Engineering, IT and Society, Health & Development – will be delivered by the Furness 14-19 Partnership.
Preparation for Diploma delivery has been underway for well over a year in all Cumbrian 14-19 Partnerships. Staff in all Furness schools and colleges who will be teaching Diploma courses in September have benefited already from a comprehensive local professional development program in addition to the standard national three day training package.
The chair of the Furness 14-19 Partnership, Dave Kelly, Principal of Barrow-in-Furness 6th Form College stressed that Diploma courses for Furness learners will be of a high quality:
“Diplomas involve partnerships between schools, colleges, training providers and employers. We in Furness have a tremendous track record in terms of collaborative working and our preparation for Diploma delivery has benefited immensely from this. We are on course to deliver quality learning in all five of the first Diploma lines.”
Dave Green, Furness Diploma Project Manager, is excited by the opportunities that Diplomas will bring for students to engage with employers. He said:
“The applied learning within all Diplomas will enable all our young people to develop the skills and attributes for survival and success in the 21st century world of work.”
Brian Wood, Furness 14-19 Area Development manager, said:
“I am convinced that learners and their future employers will benefit enormously from the Diplomas.
“They have been developed in partnership with employers and universities and will deliver a quality learning experience fit for the 21st Century. We have invested considerable time, energy and expertise in what we believe is an appropriate and much needed addition to the qualification system. Diplomas will meet the needs of large numbers of our learners in a way that the current range of qualifications has failed to do for a considerable time. The Cumbrian view is that our learners will rise to that challenge, will see the relevance of their learning and will develop a whole set of transferable skills -in team working, communication, leadership and management - that will be essential for their future careers.”
The Furness 14-19 Partnership was one of the first groups to adopt guroo’s functional skills resource service as part of their strategy.
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