It is important that young people understand how wider achievement awards can support skills for learning, life and work and about the ‘currency’ which wider achievement awards can provide.
Youth Scotland are providing free online resources for children to gain qualifications at home for ages 5+ and 10+. See the link below:
The following link will take you and young people to Renfrewshire’s ‘My Future Pathway’ website. The link can be shared with young people:
The following links are for the best websites with advice for young people on developing skills and positive pathways:
This page of the ‘apprenticeships.scot’ website shows how foundation apprenticeships are recognised by certain colleges:
This page of the ‘apprenticeships.scot’ website shows how foundation apprenticeships are recognised by certain universities:
Skills Progression
Wider achievement awards are key in developing skills for learning, life and work. Therefore, considering wider achievement should be done so with the following document in mind:
The following is a link to the SQA skills framework:
Youthlink Scotland have very recently published their interactive skills framework mapped to CFE:
Youthlink Scotland interactive skills framework
This is their infographic:
Click to access skills-framework_infographic.pdf
This is a link to the National Improvement Hub Larbert High Skills Framework:
