Vocational qualifications are either work-related qualifications designed to enable students to gain the skills required to perform a particular job, or qualifications that may be taken as part of a wider study programme or an apprenticeship.
Schools and colleges may offer qualifications that are not included in the DfE performance tables, if approved for teaching to 16-19 year olds by the Secretary of State for Education in England under Section 96, where this is in the best interests of individual students.
This qualification is designed to provide students with a structured and challenging individualised learning programme that supports their development and progression in line with their future career plans.
It is the substantial qualification component of the study programme and aims to develop students’ understanding of the skills and qualities needed to work in a uniformed service role. It will enable students to prepare to make a recruitment application, or to progress to the entry qualifications required for employment in a uniformed service of their choice.
Students will develop generic, transferable skills, such as leadership skills, conflict management and personal protection.
In addition, the requirement to complete optional units means that students are able to develop more specialist knowledge such as the use of telecommunication in the uniformed services and planning for emergency situations in the uniformed services.
For those who wish to study at a higher level, the qualification will enable them to develop higher level learning skills such as independent working, research, self-reflection and collaborative learning.
This qualification has been developed in partnership with employers, universities and other subject experts to ensure that the content is current and relevant.
The qualification is graded Pass, Merit, Distinction and Distinction*.
Assessment is by an internally assessed and externally quality assured portfolio of evidence.
The Level 3 Diploma for Entry to Uniformed Services had an operational end date of 31 January 2019. Therefore, the specification is no longer available and we are no longer accepting learner registrations.