IBCC at a glance

What is the International Baccalaureate® Career-related Certificate (IBCC)?

The IB is currently piloting a new certificate. The International Baccalaureate® Career-related Certificate (IBCC) is a new initiative that aims to work with, and support, schools and colleges that wish to add an international dimension to their vocational offerings.

The IBCC incorporates the educational principles, vision and learner profile of the IB into local school and college vocational programmes and specifically addresses the needs of students engaged in career-related education. The IB's involvement allows these students to be exposed to elements of an IB education, through a selection of Diploma Programme subjects and a unique IBCC core.

While it has a vocational focus, the IBCC is not a vocational qualification. It has been designed to provide "value added" for schools and other educational institutions that are offering vocational courses to their students.

The IBCC was introduced by the IB to help achieve its strategic aim of increased access, enabling more students to experience and benefit from an IB education. It also meets a growing desire of schools to offer an alternative to the full Diploma Programme.

A total of 10 schools from around the world, including schools from Finland, Canada, Hong Kong, Dubai, United States, Australia and Mauritius are part of the pilot. The pilot is expected to end in 2011, and subject to a successful evaluation will go to "open offering". Schools will be invited to apply in early 2011 for first teaching beginning September 2012.

The IBCC provides an exciting opportunity for schools and colleges to be involved in the provision of a certificate that focuses on the mix of practical and academic skills needed by students in the 21st century.

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Introducing the IBCC  (475 kb, PPT) A stand-alone PowerPoint presentation that can be used within your school communities to share details of this exciting project.