Six groups of skills, together with the functional skills of English, mathematics and ICT, are essential to success in learning, life and work. The skills are generic and are applicable across all learning throughout the 11-19 age range. They are equally important to all learners, irrespective of the setting, and support young people's employability.

The documents below help to explain what is involved in the development of personal learning and thinking skills:

PLTS Framework
The PLTS Framework document outlines the different groups that learners fall into and the skills and personalities of each group.

General Guidance for Awarding Bodies on personal learning & thinking skills
This Guidance document provides specific guidance to awarding bodies on the Criteria for accreditation of Diploma qualifications at Foundation, Higher and Advanced Levels

PLTS in the Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment
This PLTS Diploma document outlines the application of PLTS in the principal learning, project and work experience of the Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment.