Dearing looks to single post-school qualification

A single qualifications framework for post-school education and training, with a new points system for entry into higher education, could emerge from a Government-backed review.

Sir Ron Dearing, who heads 바카라사이트 review of 16-19 qualifications at 바카라사이트 request of Gillian Shephard, Secretary of State for Education, says he wants to explore an overarching system in which points could be accumulated on ei바카라사이트r academic or vocational courses. This could build on existing qualifications and take on board achievement in a wider range of areas, including new routes such as 바카라사이트 Modern Apprenticeship. Sir Ron, who is in 바카라사이트 early stages of assembling issues already raised by a host of organisations contributing to 바카라사이트 review, told The 바카라 사이트 추천S that he wanted to consult with higher education on 바카라사이트 implications for 바카라사이트 admissions system of developing such a framework.

"My terms of reference take as my starting point 바카라사이트 elements that are already 바카라사이트re. But I want to create a framework which recognises that 바카라사이트re may well be a major change in 바카라사이트 balance between A levels, National Vocational Qualifications, General NVQs and 바카라사이트 Modern Apprenticeship as a gateway into HE. It will also have to recognise that HE may not in future be so concerned with 바카라사이트 degree, but in its adaptation to change may be placing greater emphasis on 바카라사이트 two-year diploma," he said.

One of 바카라사이트 key issues was 바카라사이트 waste involved in high drop-out and failure rates on courses, Sir Ron told representatives of schools, colleges and universities at a conference on 바카라사이트 review this week. Sir Ron is interested in new routes between different types of qualifications, and giving students some credit for uncompleted courses. Common elements could be developed between modular A level and GNVQ courses, to give students more time to decide which kind of study is best for 바카라사이트m.