Schools, colleges and other training providers
will be teaching the new Diploma in Engineering as part of
collaborative local partnerships called consortia.
Because quality is a priority for all aspects
of the Diploma, consortia who are interested in offering the
Diploma in Engineering need to pass through a process called
Gateway, which will assess their readiness to deliver. The
assessment is made by the Engineering Diploma Development
Partnership which manages overall work on the Diploma in
Engineering.
Here is information for those consortia seeking
to teach the Diploma as well as for those who have
successfully passed through the Gateway procedure.
If you are from a consortium that wishes
to apply to teach the Diploma in Engineering:
Click here for
more general information on the Diploma in Engineering.
Click here for a Teachers' leaflet on the Diploma in
Engineering.
Click here for DCSF government guidance on applying to
deliver Diplomas.
Click here for our own guidance
on applying to deliver the Diploma in Engineering.
If you are from a consortium that has successfully passed
through the Gateway procedure:
Click
here for a range of DCSF guidance on delivering the
Diplomas.
Click
here for details of the professional development support available
to help consortia prepare for the Diplomas.
Click here for the QCA
website. Here, you’ll find links to Diploma curriculum guidance
that has been produced by a number of awarding bodies working
closely with the Engineering Diploma Development Partnership.
Click here to request a
presentation for teachers and others to give to students interested
in the Diploma in Engineering.
Click here for a QCA paper on Diploma
assessment and grading.
63 consortia will start teaching the
Diploma in Engineering in September 2008.
Further consortia will be teaching the
Diploma from September 2009.