page_title: Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification
section_title: Welsh Baccalaureate from 2015
hierarchical_section_title: Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification / Welsh Baccalaureate from 2015
caption_attribution_description: English: Structure for the Post 16 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate
context_page_description: The Welsh Baccalaureate or Welsh Bacc, is delivered in schools and colleges across Wales. It gives broader experiences than traditional learning programmes, developing transferable skills useful for education and employment. The Welsh Bacc is offered at Advanced, National Foundation and National/Foundation level, and is studied alongside a range of academic and vocational qualifications.
  The new Welsh Baccalaureate was introduced for teaching from September 2015 and was designed and developed in response to the findings of the 2012 Review of Qualifications for 14 to 19 year-olds in Wales. The primary aim is to enable learners to develop and demonstrate an understanding of, and proficiency in, essential and employability skills: Communication, Numeracy, Digital Literacy, Planning and Organisation, Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, and Personal Effectiveness.
  The new Welsh Baccalaureate differs from the legacy Baccalaureate in both content and structure, most noticeably with the inclusion of the Skill Certificate Challenge qualification which can also be awarded independently of the WB. WJEC is the awarding body for the Welsh Baccalaureate.
context_section_description: The Welsh Bacc is awarded at the following levels:
  National/Foundation (levels 1 & 2) A two-year course delivered at key stage 4 to provide a vehicle for 14-16 year-olds to consolidate and develop essential and employability skills. Should the supporting GCSEs be graded A*-C the students will awarded the National level, if the supporting GCSES are graded A-G, students will be awarded the Welsh Bacc at Foundation level.
  Foundation – Level 1 A one-year course delivered at post-16 stage in the context and level of the chosen learning programme.
  National – Level 2 A one-year course delivered at post-16 stage for Level 2 learners.
  Advanced  - Level 3 A two year course delivered at post-16 stage for Level 3 learners.
caption: Structure for the Post 16 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate
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