1.   New awards in engineering practice are being developed to provide clear progression routes from the relevant national awards in engineering practice.

2.   The league started a new award scheme for young players.

3.   The new national awards provide two types of qualification.

4.   Although all the new awards are based on a system of mandatory and optional modules, the balance between mandatory and optional varies from one occupational area to another.

5.   The new awards will also have clear links with occupational SVQs in the same broad occupational area, and with other vocational qualifications.

6.   This outline specification is included to give you a summary of this new award.

7.   Distinguishing between pass and merit will be a novel feature of the new awards.