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14-19 Diplomas
From March 2008 until November 2010, the Department for Education (formerly the Department for Children, Schools and Families) has provided funding for UCAS to host projects that ensured UCAS and the Higher Education (HE) sector became engaged with the 14-19 Diploma qualification.
The aims of these projects were:
- to raise the awareness of the 14 - 19 Diploma amongst higher education admissions staff
- to encourage HEIs to supply UCAS with entry requirements, to demonstrate whether students applying with the qualification would be accepted to their institution on a course by course basis
- to identify the first cohort of Diploma applicants in order to analyse trends in their applications as they applied to higher education during the 2009 / 2010 application cycle
- to explore the experiences of Diploma learners when applying to HE, in order to identify and remove barriers to progression
- to analyse the movements of Diploma Learners over the 2010 Confirmation and Clearing period
- to analyse the destination of successful applicants at HE.
To read further information on the findings of these projects, please follow the link below:
UCAS 14-19 Diploma Project Findings (PDF)
Diploma guides
The guides below will help you to manage course data and applications for the 14-19 Advanced and Progression Diploma qualifications.
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Best practice in 14-19 Diploma entry requirements (PDF)
A guide to help HE staff produce clear, logical entry requirements for the 14-19 Advanced and Progression Diploma applicants.
Best practice in making offers to 14-19 Diploma applicants (PDF)
A guide to assist higher education institutions to make clear and logical offers to 14-19 Advanced and Progression Diploma applicants.
Flowchart for making offers to 14-19 Diploma applicants (PDF)
A flowchart to assist higher education staff to make clear and logical offers to 14-19 Advanced and Progression Diploma applicants.
Identifying 14-19 Diploma applicants (PowerPoint slideshow)
This guide demonstrates how HE staff can identify Diploma learner applications using web-link.