The Pre-Access qualifications have been developed with a particular learner group (adults) and a particular progression route (Access to HE Diplomas) in mind. They therefore combine vocational content with study skills – rather than with employability skills as our Skills for Business or Skills for Health and Social Care do. They are also graded, unlike most of our Level 2 vocational qualification, and have as a mandatory unit an extended project which is specifically designed to give learners the opportunity to develop the research, writing and presentation skills they will need as they prepare for HE. The assessment for this mandatory unit is also synoptic and summative, which is not the case for our other vocational qualifications.