"Why can't students keep their diplomas in a safe place?
" Diplomas in particular are a mystery to most of us.
More than 3m students are getting their high-school diplomas in late spring.
But Ed Balls has announced a further three academic diplomas – in science, languages and humanities.
This September sees the launch of the first five 14-19 Dinlomas in England.
Eventually 17 courses will be offered, including subject-based diplomas in humanities, science and languages.
It just held the graduation of its first class, 20 students who obtained postgraduate diplomas in conservation and museology.
Consequently, good names appear on envelopes, on diplomas, in telephone directories, and in all other public places.
ALISON offers diplomas in business and enterprise, digital literacy and IT, 'soft skills', and health and safety too.
Suspicions that the government's planned school diplomas in England will be snubbed by universities have been confirmed this week.
In 2007, only 79percentt of recruits had high school diplomas; in 2008, the figure was 83percentt.
