Press Release
Date: Friday 28 January NR/02/05
NEW QUALIFICATION TO GIVE STUDENTS THE EDGE
Local exams body CCEA has launched a new qualification that develops important work-readiness skills, recognises students’ wider interests, and can contribute towards all important UCAS points when applying to university.
CCEA will be making the Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) qualification, available to Northern Ireland schools and colleges from September 2005.
Speaking today at a launch of the new qualification in the Hilton Hotel Templepatrick, CCEA spokesman Dr Charlie Sproule explained:
“In an increasingly competitive environment, universities and employers are looking for young people with more that just GCSEs and A levels. They want to see prospective students and employees who can demonstrate that they’ve mastered skills such as the ability to work with others, problem solving, good oral communication and presentation skills.
Whether going on to further education or employment, students holding this qualification will be able to prove just that.
From the teachers’ point of view the Certificate of Personal Effectiveness is also a way of recognising and rewarding students’ wider interests, achievements and personal qualities.
The purpose of our launch today is to convince learning providers of the benefits of this qualification to their students and to outline how they can implement the programme in their schools.”
Learning providers wishing to find out more about the CoPE qualification should contact Karen McCann at CCEA on 028 9026 1200, extn 2652.
The Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE)
CCEA has entered into an agreement with ASDAN (Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network) to offer the CoPE qualification in Northern Ireland . The qualification is accredited as part of the National Qualifications Framework.
Media enquiries to Ruth Maguire on (028) 9026 1216, Mobile 07796947993. E mail rhmaguire@ccea.org.uk
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Note to Editors
CCEA is the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
CCEA places learners and those who have a concern for their educational and personal development at the forefront of its thinking. CCEA's mission is:
"To enable the full potential of all learners to be achieved and recognised"
What we do
CCEA is a unique educational body in the UK , bringing together the three areas of curriculum, examinations and assessment.
Advising Government – on what should be taught in Northern Ireland ’s schools and colleges.
Monitoring Standards – ensuring that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard.
Awarding Qualifications
– as Northern Ireland’s leading awarding body we offer a diverse range of qualifications, such as GCSEs, including the new GCSE Double Award specifications in vocational subjects, GCE A and AS levels, Entry Level Qualifications, and Graded Objectives in Modern Languages.
- CCEA also offers a range of Awards and Certificates in Education, Training and Skills (ACETS) targeted at learners who want to get
the knowledge, understanding and skills needed
to hit the ground running in the world of work.
