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Principal Learning | FAQs


Any questions?


What does Principal Learning as a stand-alone offer the learner?
Principal Learning allows learners to focus more strongly on learning and applying work-relevant skills and knowledge within their chosen sector. 

Can we offer other individual components from the Diploma alongside Principal Learning?
You can still deliver other individual components from the Diploma qualification, where appropriate for the learner, e.g. functional skills, the Project.

Are you still accepting registrations for the full 14-19 Diploma qualification?
No, we're no longer accepting registration for the full 14-19 Diploma qualification. However, we will still offer the components of the Diploma - Principal Learning, functional skills and the Project - as stand-alone qualifications. For more information, please read our Diploma statement.
 
How can Principal Learning help me offer the right curriculum for my learners in the context of the Wolf Report recommendations? 
Principal Learning qualifications combine internal and external assessment alongside strong employer engagement – two criteria Professor Wolf considered in her recent report on vocational education to be essential factors for the successful delivery of quality vocational qualifications.

expand Is Principal Learning approved on Section 96?

Yes – Principal Learning is fully approved on Section 96 and eligible for delivery across schools and colleges.
expand How is Principal Learning funded?

Please read our Funding guide to…. Principal Learning 2011-12 for more information.
expand Am I accredited to offer Principal Learning?

If you have previously run the 14-19 Diploma then you are fully accredited to offer Principal Learning.
If not, please complete and return an Intention to Offer form. An Edexcel representative will then contact you to guide you through the process.
expand My question isn’t answered here. Who can I contact for more help?

For Principal Learning enquiries, please contact principal.learning@edexcel.com
For any Diploma enquiries, please contact diplomaops@edexcel.com
Alternatively, call us on 0844 576 0028.



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