About VQ Day
Millions of people will gain a vocational qualification this year that will be the stepping stone to a brighter future. VQ Day celebrates this achievement and the many paths to success taken by learners of all ages.
Launched in 2008, VQ Day is the first official celebration of the people who gain vocational qualifications every year, and the people who help them achieve this success. It aims to raise the profile of vocational qualifications and celebrate vocational achievement, including the many paths to success taken by learners of all ages.
VQ Day 2008 – The story so far…
VQ Day is led by Edge, the education foundation, in conjunction with the vocational qualifications community including: the Association of Colleges (AoC), the Association of Learning Providers (ALP), Association of Scotland's Colleges (ASC), City & Guilds, Department for Employment and Learning (DELNI), Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS), Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College, Edexcel, EDI, the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB), the FE Reputation Strategy Group (FERSG), fforwm, the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), National Training Federation for Wales, Ofqual, Ofqual Northern Ireland, OCR, Scottish Government, Scottish Qualifications Authority, Scottish Training Federation (STF), Qualifications & Curriculum Authority (QCA) and the Welsh Assembly Government among others.
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VQ Day 2008 was launched at the House of Commons in April 2008, with the day itself taking place on July 23rd 2008. The national event was hosted by Alesha Dixon (Strictly Come Dancing winner 2007) at London’s Royal Opera House, with over 120 partner organisations downloading posters and action packs from the VQ Day website. The event was also attended by Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, and his Conservative and Liberal Democrat counterparts David Willetts and Stephen Williams. Over 50 regional events took place up and down the country, with VQ Day as a whole generating nearly 600 pieces of coverage.
The main aim of VQ Day was also realised, with tracking research showing that 51 per cent of people now believe that vocational qualifications are as valuable as GCSEs and A-levels – a seven per cent rise from before VQ Day. This year we hope to increase this further still.
VQ Day 2009 – 24 June
VQ Day will take place nationwide on 24th June 2009. A national celebration event will be held in London to showcase the diversity of vocational achievement, with regional events held by colleges and learning providers around the country.
City College Norwich is holding a VQ Awards Day breakfast event at Fusion, The Forum in Norwich, where students who have shown outstanding dedication to their studies will receive an award.
Guest speakers Richard Hughes from the Lavender House in Brundall and Davina Tanner, Managing Director of Chapelfield Shopping Centre in Norwich, will be giving motivational talks on how to succeed though vocational training.
It is hoped that VQ Day will help raise the profile, and communicate the value, of vocational qualifications to future students, potential employers and the wider public. To find out what is happening in your area and see how you can get involved, visit www.vqday.org.
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