Wednesday 23 March 2016
Currently, there are many year 11 pupils studying Technical Award qualifications and looking towards their future after school. Soon enough, they’ll be enrolling at post-16 institutions with these qualifications for September 2016 starts. These qualifications are valuable to our learners and we want to make sure they’re recognisable to you.
NCFE’s V Certs are rigorous, vocational GCSE-equivalent qualifications designed to sit alongside the GCSE curriculum. These engaging qualifications are recognised as Technical Awards and provide the perfect foundation for progression onto Level 3 qualifications and Apprenticeships.
Available in a wide range of vocational areas, it’s no wonder more and more schools are seeing these qualifications as a valuable addition to their Key Stage 4 curriculum.
But why are these qualifications relevant to Further Education?
- These qualifications are equivalent to a GCSE on the school performance tables and are graded, so you can be assured of exactly what level a learner is performing at before they begin their FE course at college/sixth form.
- They contain both synoptic and external assessment, so you can be confident that learners with V Cert qualifications have a sound understanding of how to apply their skills and knowledge in a particular vocational area. This will enable progression to a range of both academic and vocational post-16 courses.
- V Certs aid individual learner engagement, confidence and achievement, setting them up for success in their further study.
- Learners who've completed V Cert qualifications will have taken part in project and theme based learning and assessment, preparing them well for the independent nature of further study.
- We’ve used our extensive history of working with you, our post-16 providers, to ensure that V Cert qualifications put learners on the right footing should they choose to pursue further education with you.
For further information on NCFE V Cert qualifications, check out our V Cert webpages or call us on 0191 240 8822.