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National 14-16 Qualifications with WJEC

Education in Wales is evolving - take the next step with someone you trust. 

 

The full offer of National 14-16 qualifications for Wales will be ready for first teaching from September 2027. 

 

As Wales’ largest and most established qualifications provider, WJEC has the expertise and experience to support you through the change and open up exciting new opportunities for your learners. 

 

We’re building upon everything we’ve learned from developing our Made-for-Wales GCSEs to offer an inclusive, broad and balanced range of qualifications that enable different ways of learning and skills development. 

 

Your learners will benefit from more choice than ever before - from new Foundation qualifications to hands-on VCSEs, bite-sized Skills units, and the independent study of the Personal Project.

Learn more about our new qualifications 


> Foundation Qualifications

> VCSEs

> Skills Suite & Personal Project

Why choose WJEC for National 14-16 qualifications? 

 

  • WJEC has over 75 years' experience developing qualifications specifically for Wales. We work with over 300 Welsh schools each year, providing accurate, fair and accessible assessment to almost 200,000 learners annually.
  • We collaborated with teachers and education stakeholders to co-create our Made-For-Wales Wave 1 and Wave 2 qualifications, and will be taking everything we've learned from this process to ensure these Wave 3 qualifications are the perfect fit for teachers and learners alike.
  • Each qualification is created bilingually from the ground up, specifically for learners in Wales.
  • We will provide a package of support to help you with delivery, including high quality digital resources and professional learning opportunities.

 

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Foundation Qualifications


WJEC’s new range of work-related and general Foundation Qualifications will provide an inclusive and accessible route for learners to progress from Entry Level and Level 1 through to GCSE or VCSE.   

They can also be studied alongside our new Skills Suite qualifications. 

General Foundation Qualifications  Work Related Foundation Qualifications 
  • Design and Technology 
  • Digital Technology 
  • English 
  • Expressive Arts 
  • Humanities 
  • Maths and Numeracy 
  • Cymraeg 
  • Core Cymraeg 
  • The Sciences 
  • Built Environment 
  • Creative and media production, and technology 
  • Engineering 
  • Health and Social Care 
  • Hospitality and Catering 
  • Public Services 
  • Retail and customer service 
  • Sport, leisure and recreation 
  • Travel and tourism 


VCSEs


VCSEs (Vocational Certificate of Secondary Education) are a brand-new type of work-focused Level 1/2 qualification for 14-16 year olds.  


Each highly-practical VCSE qualification focuses on a vital industry, and aims to provide learners with the skills and knowledge needed to progress to post-16 study, work-based learning or employment. 


VCSEs can be taken as an alternative or complement to GCSE, and be studied alongside our new Skills Suite qualifications.

  • Built Environment 
  • Creative and media production, and technology 
  • Engineering 
  • Hospitality and Catering 
  • Performing Arts 
  • Public Services 
  • Retail and customer service 
  • Sport, leisure and recreation 
  • Travel and tourism


Skills Suite & Personal Project


Skills Suite 

The Skills Suite offers learners the opportunity to choose from an extensive range of 28 Skills for Life and 19 Skills for Work qualifications. 


These bite-sized units are designed to complement our other Wave 3 qualifications, and can be studied across a range of levels from Entry Level to Level 2.  


We’re collaborating with major organisations across Wales and beyond to create a range of relevant, engaging units that will equip learners with vital skills and knowledge for life and the workplace. 


Personal Project  

 

The Personal Project is an evolution of the Skills Challenge Certificate, offering learners the opportunity to complete an independent learning project on a topic of their choice with the aim of developing and demonstrating four key skills: 

  • planning and organising 
  • creativity and innovation 
  • critical thinking and problem solving
  • personal effectiveness 

The Personal Project is designed to be taken alongside our new Foundation qualifications, GCSEs, VCSEs and/or Skills Suite units.