Fully committed to the successful delivery of the Diplomas - [18 Apr 2008]
Judith Norrington, Director of Policy, City & Guilds states:
'City & Guilds in partnership with AQA is fully committed to ensuring that the Diplomas are successfully delivered and implemented, and enable young people to maximise their potential and improve their chances of further education and employability.
Teachers and others who are instrumental in delivering the new qualifications are key to the successful delivery of the Diplomas. City & Guilds has worked closely with its centres from the start to ensure that the diplomas are implemented with everyone’s interests at heart. We will continue to provide them with comprehensive support through practical and interactive workshops, regular updates and contact with our account managers.'
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Notes to Editors
City & Guilds is committed to providing young learners with a broad provision that meets individual needs and life-long aspirations. City & Guilds with AQA is developing a further 12 lines of learning for the Diploma offer and has secured the following to date:
• Construction and the Built Environment
• Creative and Media
• Information Technology
• Engineering
City & Guilds (http://www.cityandguilds.com/ ) is the expert and leading authority in vocational education and training - both in the UK and beyond.
- In operation for the last 130 years, City & Guilds is the UK’s leading awarding body for work-related qualifications.
- Twenty million people in the UK have City & Guilds qualifications, and the organisation awards a further 1.8 million qualifications to learners every year.
- City & Guilds also enables people to develop essential leadership and management skills through its Institute of Leadership and Management, which is the largest provider of management qualifications in Europe.
- City & Guilds creates prosperity from skills for individuals, business and nations within and beyond the workplace.
- 99% of employers in the UK recognise City & Guilds qualifications according to the CBI Education & Skills Survey 2008