The Diploma in Public Services will be taught in a limited number of schools and colleges in England from September 2010, and will be available to all students from September 2012
Teachers will be given further training to help them provide the highest level of education, and they will be supported in teaching the work by colleges and people who are currently working in public services. We think that students will find that teachers will be able to draw from their own careers and experiences of working within a large organisation with many similar key skills that young people will be learning.
The Public Services Diploma will be available to all in 2012. Local authorities will work with schools and colleges to make sure that young people can study the subject that they're interested in so all students should find the Diploma in Public Services being taught in their area.
It is important to make sure that the Diploma works well so to begin with it will be taught in 'pilot' areas. The schools that are involved in the pilot will receive extra support to help them overcome any initial problems and will have the opportunity to feedback to us any suggestions they have for making it work better.
Parents like to be involved in your school decisions and will appreciate you approaching them with some ideas of what you might be interested in.
They will have their own opinions and thoughts and might be unsure whether Diplomas are the best option for you because, let's face it, they're going to be worried about what is the best for you. Mention the Diploma in Public Services to them and give a few examples of why you're interested then tell them to check out this site where there's a page of information just for them, this page of frequently asked questions and the "Have Your Say" area where they can post questions and thoughts to get a better understanding of the Diploma in Public Services.
Public Services is such a wide subject, you might be surprised how many options would be available to you. If your plan is to go on to university then by taking the full Diploma you will have built up the points that you need to get onto various related university courses such as Politics, Social Policy, Sociology, Public Services and Criminology. One of the great things about the Diploma in Public Services is that you will learn so many skills that can be used in other areas of work and learning so you should find that you haven't wasted your time or have to start again because you will have learnt things that can open many doors for you. When you're making your options you'll get advice about the best subjects to study alongside the Diploma to help you move on to the job or course that interests you.
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