The core of the Skills Challenge Certificate will have a clear focus on the following skills:
These skills will be developed, applied and assessed through the completion of four 'Challenges' which are:
From September 2015
Skills Challenge Certificate at Key Stage 4
The central focus of the Skills Challenge Certificate at Key Stage 4 is to provide a vehicle for 14-16 year olds to consolidate and develop essential and employability skills.
The qualification will help learners to prepare for their future by developing skills, attributes and behaviours valued by post-16 educators and potential employers. The emphasis in the Skills Challenge Certificate is on applied learning i.e. acquiring and applying a range of transferable skills.
The core of the Skills Challenge Certificate will have a clear focus on the following skills:
These skills will be developed, applied and assessed through the completion of four 'Challenges' which are:
The Welsh Baccalaureate is based on a Skills Challenge Certificate alongside Supporting Qualifications. The requirements of both the Skills Challenge Certificate and Supporting Qualifications must be met in order to achieve the overarching Welsh Baccalaureate.
The Skills Challenge Certificate consists of four components which are followed by all learners:
The combined outcomes of the four components will determine whether the Skills Challenge Certificate is awarded at National or Foundation level.
The Supporting Qualifications include two mandatory GCSEs of English Language or Welsh Language together with Mathematics-Numeracy.
A further three GCSEs are also required, of which two may be of equivalent qualifications.
To meet the National Welsh Baccalaureate requirements all five of the Supporting Qualifications must be achieved at grades A*-C.
Similarly, for the Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate, the Supporting Qualifications must be achieved at grades A*-G.
From SEPTEMBER 2015
Key Stage 5 Skills Challenge Certificate
The Welsh Baccalaureate at the Advanced level has been substantially revised for learners beginning courses in September 2015 with the first award of the revised Welsh Baccalaureate in August 2017. In attaining the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate, learners will be gaining a qualification that is the same size as an A level and graded in the same way (A*- E).
The new and improved Welsh Baccalaureate seeks to inspire learners and challenge them to fulfil their potential, developing skills required for higher education and employment. Rigorously assessed, grading will ensure that hard work and high performance are better rewarded and recognised. Separate Essential and Key Skills qualifications will no longer be required.
The Welsh Baccalaureate is based on a Skills Challenge Certificate alongside Supporting Qualifications. The requirements of both the Skills Challenge Certificate and Supporting Qualifications must be met in order to achieve the overarching Welsh Baccalaureate.
The core of the Welsh Baccalaureate will have a clear focus on the following skills:
The Skills Challenge Certificate consists of four components, which are followed by all learners:
The Supporting Qualifications include two mandatory GCSEs of English Language or Welsh Language together with Mathematics-Numeracy at grades A*-C. Learners require two A Levels grade A*- E.
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