Press Release
CILT welcomes proposed new languages diploma
23 October 2007
CILT, the National Centre for Languages welcomes the announcement today of a Diploma in Languages to be available to young people from September 2011.
The case for improving the position of languages in Key Stage 4 and through into higher education and employment is incontestable, and a subject-based Diploma in languages will help build a wider range of options for fourteen to nineteen-year-olds, as recommended in Lord Dearing’s Languages Review earlier this year. As the Government’s national centre of expertise on languages, and the recognised expert body for languages within the Skills for Business network, we look forward to playing a key role both in the development of the Diploma, and in supporting its successful implementation in schools and colleges.
At the same time, we will continue to argue strongly for a place for languages within the other Diploma qualifications, in order to ensure that languages can be learnt in combination with other economically valuable skills such as technology and engineering. Early next month CILT will be launching new Languages Work materials for careers education and guidance to highlight the value of languages in specific employment sectors (Engineering, Construction, Hospitality, Environmental and Land-based industries, Hair and Beauty, Manufacturing, Business, Administration and Finance). These complement existing materials available for ICT, Creative and Media, and Society, Health and Development.
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