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Principal Learning and Project
Qualifications within the Welsh
Baccalaureate Qualification
Cara Moloney
Principal Learning Project Manager
DCELLS
Welsh Assembly Government
[email protected]
01443 - 663977
Principal Learning Qualification
• Developed in partnership with employers
and universities
• Provides in-depth subject knowledge
• Practical transferable skills
• Insight into an occupational area without
committing learners to a career in that
area.
14 – 19 Diploma in England
Model
Made up of:
• Principal Learning Qualification
• Generic Skills
• Project Qualification
• Functional Skills & Personal Learning & Thinking
Skills
• Additional and or Specialist Learning (ASL)
• 10 days work experience
VRQs
Principal Learning
And Project
Fully Integrated Delivery
Key to Success
Principal Learning
Key Skills/
ESW
Project
Work Related
Education
Welsh Bac update
• There are approximately 50,000 Welsh
Baccalaureate learners at all levels at the
moment. (Sept 2010)
• There are 214 centres approved to deliver
the WBQ from September 2010, of these,
172 are schools, 22 are FEIs, 18 are
training organisations and 2 PRUs.
Principal Learning
Qualifications in Wales
• Available at levels 1, 2 & 3
• Can only be taken within the options of
the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification
and
• must be accompanied by the Project
Qualification
‘Size’ of Principal Learning
and Project Qualifications
Principal Learning Level 1 = 240 GLH
50% of which must be applied learning
Foundation Project = 60 GLH
Principal Learning level 2 = 420 GLH
50% of which must be applied learning
Higher Project = 60 GLH
Principal Learning [level 3] = 540 GLH
50% of which must be applied learning
Extended Project = 120 GLH
Principal Learning Qualifications
in Wales
First teaching September 2009
Final Applications for Pump priming funding is Nov 2010
Engineering
IT
Creative and Media
Construction & Built Environment
First teaching September 2010
Final Applications for Pump priming funding is Nov 2011
Environmental and Land-based
Manufacturing and Product Design
Hair and beauty Studies
Business Admin and Finance
Hospitality
Society, Health & Development
First teaching September 2011
Final Applications for Pump priming funding is Nov 2012
Public services
Sport and Leisure
Retail Business
Travel and Tourism
Support from Awarding
Organisations
• Specifications and guidance for Wales
• Staff Development
Collaboration
• Build on existing school FE links –
strengthening existing and developing
new
• Helps maximise provision required for
the Learning and Skills Measure
• Provision only through local 14 – 19
Networks/consortia- Funding and
Applications
Support for September
2011 start
1. Awarding Organisations - Specifications for Wales
And Training
2. DCELLS Guidance- brochures and
banners/Support/Funding
3. Sector Skills Councils
4. NGFL
5. Careers Wales/ EBPs
Support from Sector Skills
Councils (SSCs)
•
Secure support from employers for these
new qualifications
•
Provide examples of good practice
•
Alongside Awarding Organisations, publicise
the WBQ and new Principal Learning
qualifications to young people, parents and
employers.
Careers Wales / EBPs
• Brokering employer engagement including CPD
• Mechanisms for coordinating links and activities
involving schools/colleges and employers
• Partnerships with schools, colleges and other
partners, including 14-19 Networks and SSCs, to
support and disseminate the development of
good practice arising from the WBQ Principal
Learning offer for 2011.
NGFL
• One stop shop for online teaching
resources
• Links to SSCs websites
• Links to Careers Wales website
Application Process
• Expressions of interest were sent from 1419 Networks to DCELLS in July 2010
• Applications from Networks to DCELLS by
November for Sift process
• Networks will be notified of decisions in
December 2010- with Ministerial Approval
Funding support
• Additional funding will be provided by
DCELLS for the Networks to manage
• Specific pump priming funding will be
provided - £2000 per line of learning
• Delivery Funding per learner for 2 years.
Principal Learning
Qualification leaflet