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Qualifications News
New Qualification: Certificate of Personal and Social Development (PSD)
ASDAN is pleased to announce that this exciting new GCSE-equivalent qualification will be available to centres from September 2008. Visit the PSD page for further details.Diploma and Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) Developments
ASDAN is a Component Awarding Body for the Diploma - "an exciting new 14-19 qualification that will bring an innovative approach to learning and enable students to gain knowledge, understanding and hands-on experience of sectors that they are interested in, while putting new skills into practice." (QCA website)Click here for information about ASDAN's contributions to Diploma and PLTS developments and a preview of the learning and development materials being produced.
ASDAN Functional Skills Pilot 2007-10
ASDAN has been invited to pilot the Functional Skills over a three-year period, from 2007. More information is available here. Sample assessments are now available in the Functional Skills Secure area.CoPE through Personal Finance
ASDAN is pleased to announce the introduction of GCSE and AS Level-equivalent qualifications in Personal Finance.For more information and details about these qualifications, as well as a range of awards including Personal Finance education, for all ages and all abilities, click here.
The Education Guardian's article on Personal Finance Qualifications (March 18 2008), which features details of ASDAN qualfications in Personal Finance, is available here.
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Qualification Approval and Support Updates
Key Skills Update
Statement from the Quality Improvement Agency regarding future support arrangements for Key Skills: Although the Key Skill Support Programme (KSSP) comes to an end on the 31st March 2008. The main Key Skills qualifications will remain available until at least 2010 (with final accreditation in 2012), at which point the new functional skills qualifications will take their place. The Wider Key Skills Qualifications will remain available until at least 2013, when the new entitlement to Diplomas incorporating Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) comes into force.Career Planning Approval
The Certificate of Career Planning qualifications at Levels 1, 2 and 3 have had their approval period renewed and extended to August 2010, with certificates awarded until August 2012.Certificate in Life Skills Approval
The Certificate in Life Skills qualifications (100/1171/7) at levels Entry 1, 2 and 3 have had their approval period renewed and extended to August 2009 (with certification until 2011), by which time new improved versions will be available.CoPE Approval
The Certificate of Personal Effectiveness qualifications at Levels 1, 2 and 3 have had their approval period renewed and extended to August 2010, with certificates awarded until August 2012. |
Awards News
Short Courses
Recent Short Course Award updates have seen the highly successful Foundation for Work Award reborn as the Experience of Work Award and Key Decisions in PSHE replaced by the PSHE Award.The Personal Finance and Sports & Fitness Short Course Awards have also been fully updated to accommodate recent developments in these areas.
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Latest Projects and Partnerships
ASDAN Aimhigher National Project
This two-year project, funded nationally by the Higher Education Funding council (HEFCE), aims to raise attainment and potential progression and entry to HE by helping to develop more independent, autonomous learners in schools using COPE as the central project instrument. This was done by providing curriculum delivery support to centres in association with HE admissions officers and students. Click here to download the January 2008 update. |
The ASDAN Bulletin: Spring 2008
Packed with news, case studies and general information about ASDAN, Vol.5 of the Bulletin is now available here. |