This delay has occurred because UCAS is currently carrying out an internal review, where it is scrutinising its tariff system to ensure higher education meets the needs of applicants and employers. The tariff was designed ten years ago when A-level qualifications were predominately the route into higher education.
Warren Cresswell, funding manager at CACHE, said, 'As a two-year, publicly funded qualification for school leavers and post-19 learners studying in further education colleges, this is an attractive option and UCAS points will further enhance it.'
The extended version of the existing Level 3 Diploma has been designed by CACHE as a two-year, college-based course for younger learners, which can provide a bridge to degree-level study.
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