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  • National Qualifications > Skills development

Developing learners' skills through National Qualifications, Core Skills and Awards

It is important that learners develop a broad set of skills alongside their subject-based studies.

Core Skills

A group of five skills key to learning and working in today's world.

NQ Core Skills

Core Skills are automatically certificated in some National Courses

Awards

Practice-based qualifications providing skills and recognition for a range of learners.

Literacy and Numeracy

National literacy and numeracy units have a specific focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills.

National Certificates

Aimed at 16-18 year olds they develop transferable knowledge including Core Skills.

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