14-19 Diploma

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The 14-19 Diploma is a qualification in England, launching in September 2008 in certain areas of the country. Its development was announced in the 14-19 Education and Skills White Paper of March 2005.

As the qualification title suggests, it will be available to learners between the ages of 14 and 19, thus crossing the divide between compulsory education and post-compulsory education.

Five "lines of learning" will be available in the first instance:

Construction and the Built Environment
Creative and Media
Engineering
Information Technology
Society, Health and Development

Further lines will be added year by year until in 2011 there will be 17 lines available, including Science, Humanities and Languages.

Within each line of learning, Diplomas are awarded at three levels:

Foundation (equivalent to GCSEs at grades D-G, level 1 in the National Qualifications Framework)
Higher (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A*-C, level 2 in the framework)
Advanced (equivalent to GCE A Levels, level 3 in the framework)

UCAS tariff points have been agreed for the Advanced Diplomas, since they are expected to be used in progression to higher education.