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International Diploma Edexcel qualification To begin: 2011

International Diploma Edexcel qualification To begin: 2011. Edexcel International Qualifications. BTEC short courses. Programme Planning – BTEC Level 3 Nationals 2011. International Diploma: Level 3. Four Components: Core and three additional components

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International Diploma Edexcel qualification To begin: 2011

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  1. International DiplomaEdexcel qualificationTo begin: 2011 DB... Education Team September 2011 Edexcel materials used

  2. Edexcel International Qualifications BTEC short courses DB... Education Team September 2011

  3. Programme Planning – BTEC Level 3 Nationals 2011 DB... Education Team September 2011

  4. International Diploma: Level 3 • Four Components: Core and three additional components • Core: Choice between three A levels or BTEC Extended Diploma • BTEC Certificate in Work Skills Plus Level 3, equivalent to one AS • Extended Project Level 3- free choice of subject, equivalent to one AS • AS Global Perspectives- provides opportunity to demonstrate global awareness, equivalent to one AS • International Diploma will be equivalent to 4.5 A levels • There will be UCAS points for all components with the exception of Global Perspective (should be in place shortly) DB... Education Team September 2011

  5. Three A levels or an Extended Diploma Work Skills Plus Level 3 1 2 International Diploma 4 3 Extended Project Level 3 GCE AS Global Perspectives International Diploma DB... Education Team September 2011

  6. Programme delivery • Vocational/Applied Learning qualifications • Delivery and assessment through ‘hands on’ teaching and application of skills, knowledge and understanding • Application through appropriate vocational contexts, settings, scenarios, actual and/or simulated working environments • Can be tailored by centres to suit the needs of learners, resources, specialism’s of staff, centre ethos etc DB... Education Team September 2011

  7. International Diploma • Key Benefits for Learners: • able to gain overall Diploma (3 A levels plus additional learning) • able to gain partial credits with any academic/ vocational component • able to obtain equivalence of up to four and a half A levels with UCAS points for all qualifications except Work Skills Plus • able to demonstrate employment readiness, global awareness and ability to complete Project • ID is flexible and suitable for a wide cohort of learners due to recognition of vocational areas DB... Education Team September 2011

  8. International Diploma • Additional Study: AS Global Perspectives • Available for international centres for first teaching September 2011 • Enables students to gain knowledge and understanding of global issues • Enables students to participate in activities related to climate change, migration, local, national and international debates etc. • Provides UCAS points for entry to university DB... Education Team September 2011

  9. Information on AS Global Perspectives • The As in Global Perspectives will involve and engage students in the issues and debates that will shape the world in the 21st Century such as: International Trade, Global Justice, Conflict and Climate Change. The qualification builds on themes taken from GCSE Citizenship Studies and places elements of Geography, Government and Politics and Religious Studies into a real world context. • The AS can be taught by any teacher with a humanities background. Centres can use the Level 3 Extended Project to make this up to an A2 equivalence. DB... Education Team September 2011

  10. Information on AS Global Perspectives (2) DB... Education Team September 2011

  11. International Diploma • Additional Study: BTEC Work Skills Plus • Enables learners to: • relate their skills directly to the world of work • understand what an employer is looking for an how to supply it • learn ways in which life choices and lifestyle will affect their future • Provides UCAS points for entry to university DB... Education Team September 2011

  12. International Diploma • Additional Study: Extended Project • Supports learners with transition to Higher Education or world of work • Gives opportunities for learners to develop critical, reflective and problem solving and independent learning skills • Learners produce one of: dissertation, investigation/field study, performance, artifact • Learners plan, research and evaluate a self-selected project • Provides UCAS points for entry to university: equivalent to AS DB... Education Team September 2011

  13. International Diploma Qualification structure: Through the use of curriculum mapping, some optional units can be applied to different courses. Eg. Art and Design, Engineering, Media, Mandatory units: core units in each course Optional units: over 100 optional units in some areas. Depending on the school/centres choices, these can be delivered to groups of students from different courses. DB... Education Team September 2011

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