Choosing Your Diploma

Are you the parent of a 14 year old who wants to find out more about the new Diploma qualification?
Do you need honest advice on whether the Diploma will help them get into university or the career they really want?

This is the only impartial and independent guide to the Diplomas. It tells you which subjects are available, how the courses are taught and what career prospects they can lead to – and helps you decide whether it really is the right qualification for your child. The Diplomas are currently available in 14 subjects with three more to be launched in 2011:

 Construction and the Built Environment
 Creative and Media
 Engineering
 Information Technology
 Society, Health and Development
 Environmental and Land-based Studies
 Business, Administration and Finance
 Manufacturing and Product Design
 Hospitality
 Hair and Beauty
 Travel and Tourism
 Public Services
 Sport and Active Leisure
 Retail Business
 Humanities
 Languages
 Science

Combining hands-on experience and work-related learning with studying in the classroom, the Diploma can also be taken alongside GCSEs, allowing flexibility for students with lots of options. Whether your child is thinking about leaving school at 16 to get a job straight away, wants to go on to university, or just isn’t sure what they want to do yet, the Diploma caters for each route – and this guide gives you impartial advice about what their career prospects will really be if they choose to take a Diploma.

Deciding which qualifications to take when you are just 14 can be tough but Choosing Your Diploma gives you and your child the best guidance so you are well placed to decide if the Diploma will set them on the path to their own bright and successful career.

For help and advice on choosing other post-14 qualifications, please see the other titles in the series, Choosing Your GCSEs and Choosing Your A Levels and other Post-16 Options.