Diplomas

Diplomas are new qualifications for 14 to 19 year olds.

They offer a mix of classroom learning, creative thinking and hands-on experience – all designed to prepare you for wherever you want to go in life.

They'll be delivered to students across the city at York College and many York schools and you can choose from:

• Business, Administration and Finance
• Creative and Media
• Engineering
• Environment and Land-based studies
• Hair and Beauty studies
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing and Product Design
• Society, Health and Development

Starting for the first time in September 2010, we will be running:

• Construction and the Built Environment
• Hospitality
• Public Services
• Retail Business
• Sport and Active leisure
• Travel and Tourism

Within the next couple of years, you will also have the options of:

• Humanities and Social sciences
• Language and International communication
• Science

At 14, you'll probably consider either a Foundation or Higher Diploma.

At 16, you could consider the Foundation, Higher, or Advanced Diploma, depending on your GCSE results.

Each diploma will be only be run in a small number of schools and colleges. If you want to study a diploma that is not available at your school, that's not a problem! You can study the rest of your subjects in your school, and travel to a different school nearby for one day a week to study the diploma. Talk to your teachers and Connexions personal adviser to find out more about how it works, and if a diploma would be the right option for you.