Sentences with phrase «more vocational qualifications»

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Others may decide to take a degree course by correspondence, or to go to a vocational college where a portfolio of work is of more value than any qualifications.

Moreover, vocational qualifications and apprenticeship standards need to be simplified and made more rigorous by independent national bodies, with a greater role for professional institutes.

The move has led to the creation of a college that today caters for more than 20,000 pupils studying for a wide range of vocational courses that lead to BTEC, NVQ, City & Guilds and other specialist qualifications, as well as higher education courses validated by the University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University.

Ministers have cut the value of more than 3,100 vocational qualifications, ending their recognition in England's school league tables.

«That means more good school places and giving people the chance to learn and upskill throughout their lives with high - quality degrees, apprenticeships and other technical and vocational qualifications.»

But yes, children have different career paths and plans and some will be more inspired and engaged by a technical study, but that doesn't mean the technical and vocational qualifications are a lower exam to the GCSEs.

To count in school performance tables alongside the new GCSEs, vocational qualifications have also been required to adopt more «academic» types of learning and assessment.

By offering the part - practical, part - theoretical qualifications in academic subjects as well as more vocational ones, the former Labour administration had hoped to make the diploma more attractive to academically brighter pupils.

According to the Times Educational Supplement, a surge in demand for a vocational qualification called BTEC First has meant it contributed more to league table values last year than all the GCSE English and maths passes put together.

If you're stuck in a rut at work and not making much progress with finding a more rewarding position — a common situation for many people thanks to the recent economic climate — then you may want to consider broadening your knowledge or formalising your existing proficiency with a relevant vocational qualification.

Unless your master's degree is vocational, having that qualification on your CV won't make you more attractive to employers, says Charlie Ball, head of higher education intelligence at Prospects.

Qualification as an accounting technician may be a good route toward chartered accountancy if you have trouble finding a place on an appropriate graduate scheme, or if you would prefer to take a more vocational route.

Craftspeople can progress to more experienced posts with vocational qualifications such as the RFS Certificate in Arboriculture, which combines written and practical elements with experience.