I've just checked with Anna Lemmon, the subject officer at QCA, who tells
me that they are accredited until 2006 -which is quite a long time in
qualification terms. If people want to work to keep them alive, I suggest
that you do it through the EBEA has it has a good relationship with QCA
and a reputation for pestering the DfES.
Jenny
At 18:39 28/11/01 +0000, you wrote:
I attended a conference run by Edexcel recently at which
delegates were told that the Full Award GNVQ Foundation and Intermediate
would be certificated until 2004. Therefore the last cohort of one-year
students would begin in 2003. We were told that Edexcel are reviewing
their BTEC First courses to fill the void left by the demise of Full
Award GNVQs.
Our school has subscribed, like many others, to the Thomas
Telford ICT scheme and we also run full award GNVQs in Business and
Health and Social Care in Key Stage 4. We would very much want to join
any lobby that seeks to prolong the life of these qualifications. Please
let me know how we can do this most effectively.
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From: Jenny
Wales
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Sent: 26 November 2001 22:35
Subject: Re: Edexcel and GNVQ
Hi
VGCSE is replacing Part 1 but Foundation and Intermediate will run for another two years - at least. Anyone want to lobby for its continuation beyond 2003?
Jenny Wales
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Jenny Wales
Co-Director
Nuffield Economics and Business Project