1. Anita Crosland: 14-19 Senior Education Manager February 2017
City & Guilds Offer
Anita Crosland: Senior Education Manager
February 2017

2. Challenges for 14-19 Education A Changing Landscape
JAN 2015
The landscape is dramatically changing to support learners’
work readiness:
What’s driving the changes?
The gap between education and employment
2011 Wolf report
Raising of the participation age
Greater technology use
The Sainsbury Review & Post-16 Skills Plan
First Performance Tables to reflect the reforms
SEPT 2016
New performance measures and first teaching of KS5 Tech Levels (L3)
SEPT 2017
First teaching of KS5 Technical Certificates (L2)
SEPT 2019
First pathfinders of Sainsbury Review
SEPT 2022
Full implementation of Sainsbury Review recommendations

3. Introducing City & Guilds Technical Qualifications

4. Technical Qualifications Overview
Level
Type of qualification
Size (GLH)
Key Stage 4 2
Technical Award
120
Key Stage 5
Technical Certificate
360 / 450 3
Advanced Technical Certificate / Diploma / Extended Diploma
360 / 450 / 540 / 720 / 1080
Available at levels 2 and 3 and in different sizes to meet an individual learner’s needs, delivered over one or two years. Sizes and levels vary per subject area
Designed in partnership with employers such as EDF, RSPCA and IBM
Built inline with DfE’s new design principles and approved to appear on performance tables
Carry UCAS points at Level 3 – supporting progression to university
Sizes and levels vary per subject area.
Available at level 2 and 3 and in different sizes to meet an individual learner’s needs, delivered over one or two years

5. Key components of our new qualifications
These are the components that make up Technical Qualifications.
All components must be completed to achieve the qualification.
Technical Qualifications
Assignment
- Externally set (City & Guilds)
- Internally marked (Centre)
- Externally moderated (City & Guilds)
- Contributes to final Technical qualification grade
End assessment: Examinations
- Externally marked (City & Guilds)
Employer Involvement
(KS5 Qualifications L2 & L3 only)
- Centres develop programme of activities
- Evidence submitted (Centre)
- External review and approval (City & Guilds)
- Requirement for Technical qualification
Optional Units
- Centres select which units to deliver
- Samples externally moderated (City & Guilds)
There is no direct claim status (DCS) for Technical Qualifications. Results are issued by City & Guilds

6. Hospitality and Catering
What’s available and when? September 2016 Teaching – 2018 Performance Tables
Automotive
Beauty
Building Services
Business
Construction
Digital
Early Years
Engineering
Hairdressing
Health and Care
Hospitality and Catering
Land Based Services
Travel and Tourism
Key Stage 5 Level 3 & Key Stage 4 Level 2: begin teaching in September 2016
Key Stage 5 Level 2: begin teaching in September 2017

7. What’s Available and When? DfE Submissions
95 City & Guilds Technical Qualifications across13 subject areas and at 3 different levels.
These will show on the 2019 performance tables. (Pending DfE approval)
September 2017: First teaching of the new Level 2 Technical Qualifications
8 qualification Key stage 4, Level 2 Technical Award (14-16)
26 qualifications Key Stage 5, Level 2 Technical Certificates
61 qualification Key Stage 5, Level 3 Tech levels

8. PROGRESSION

9. Support Resources Teaching and Planning
We have resources available to support Curriculum Planning through to delivery. Our resources also include key changes in teaching, learning and assessment.
Curriculum resources:
Curriculum plans and videos
Handouts, presentations, revision questions (via SmartScreen)
Schemes of work, lesson plans and worksheets (via SmartScreen)
Understanding more about the key changes:
Teaching, learning and assessment guide
Assessment video
Moderation guide and video
Employer involvement guide
Approval video
For further information:
Qualification handbooks
Detailed website FAQs
To view our resources visit cityandguilds.com/techbac/deliver-techbac/cg-support

10. UCAS Points Opening Doors To University
Technical Levels 2017
Grade     
Level 3  Advanced Technical Certificate
(360)
Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma
(450)
(540)
Level 3 Advanced Extended Technical Diploma
(720)
 Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080)
 Distinction*
 56 84
 112
168
 Distinction
 48 72 96
144
 Merit
 32 48 64
 Pass
 16 24
Other qualifications to support progression to higher education
Grade     
Level 3 Extended Project Qualification 2017
Using And Applying Mathematics 2017
(Core Maths) A* 28 A 24 20 B 16 C 12 D 10 E 8 6

11. TechBac customer presentation
22 September 2018
Any questions?