ATL COMMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS TO SIMPLIFY THE QUALIFICATIONS SYSTEM

31 March 2008

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

“We are pleased the Government has listened to concerns about diplomas and is streamlining the qualifications.  But there is still a long way to go before we have a unified qualification framework rather than three distinct tracks - academic, occupational and vocational.”