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What is BTEC?

Established in 1984, Pearson BTEC (Business Technology and Education Council) are a progressive framework of vocational and skill-based courses, teaching and learning resources that support flexibility of teaching, online and in the classroom.

Prepare your learners for a skill-based, future ready career with a BTEC by Pearson. From fundamental learning to professional courses at the postgraduate level, BTEC offers practical, hands-on learning experiences with necessary skills that supports each learner at every step of their career journey. Whether they chose to take their skills straight into employment or further and higher education.

“BTEC played a fantastic role in setting me up well for university but also in securing my first job. I’d really recommend the BTEC as a way of pursuing a career or passion in a particular area”.

- Tunji Akintokun MBE, Senior Vice President, PwC

Levels of BTEC

BTEC helps in developing skills at every stage of a learner's academic progression, with vocational courses suited to cater to every level of education. From foundational learning at high-school to professional courses at post graduate level, BTEC combines practical, hands-on learning with skills necessary for every step of the way. Dowload our levels here

 

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  • Level 1 & 2
  • Level 3
  • Higher Nationals
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BTEC International Level offer learners aged 14-18 the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for a career or further education.

- Available in a range of sectors for learners who wish to explore a work-related qualification or specific industry are
- Flexible and modular to fit in with existing curriculum requirements
- Offer learners industry knowledge, transferable skills and behaviours to prepare them for a career or to continue education
- Designed in sizes that can be selected as elective options to complement a wider curriculum.

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BTEC International Level 3 are career-foused qualifications that provide students aged 16+ with the industry skills they need to progress to employment or further and higher education.

- NIC benchmarked to show comparability against the UK and European qualification frameworks (England’s RQF and European EQF).
- Allows learners to apply knowledge and skills to their local vocational environment and context
- Recognised by many universities worldwide, as an entry level qualification to relevant coursesDelivered at schools and colleges in 50 countries
- Designed to be flexible to fit in with existing curriculum requirements
- Recognised by many governments worldwide as a valued education route into Higher Education as well as direct progression into employment

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HN Online is a digital solution created by Pearson that enables flexible delivery ofBTEC Higher National qualifications. The learning materials included in HN Onlineallow students to engage with critical course content via a personalized learningpath, enabling them to focus on high-value face-to-face teaching and assignment support.

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Focused courses and blended learning solution

Our new hub for vocational learning features interactive, mobile-optimised content, designed to provide an accessible and flexible learning experience for educators and learners – that supports online and blended learning whether at school, at home or on the go.

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Hear from BTEC learners, institutions, and former students below.

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Meenakshi Ganeriwala, India

Mahatma Gandhi International School values our partnership with BTEC.
The teachers and learners have a love and respect for BTEC that allows us to be able to offer BTEC even though they are currently not accepted by universities.

Teaches: BTEC IT, BTEC CMP and BTEC EE

Current Role: Head of centre at Mahatma Gandhi International School

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Tanapa Srito, Thailand

BTEC teaches students project management skills, which helps the student learn the practical skills that need to be applied and not just the knowledge.

This sort of learning stays with you and supports you through your career and future education.

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IVS Alliance

The IVS Alliance group offers 6 BTEC programmes at UK level 3, which are EQF level 4. They offer courses in the business and hospitality BTEC sectors, with customised qualifications in business and fashion and executive management.

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BTEC awards

The BTEC Awards is an annual competition where the outstanding achievements of BTEC learners, tutors, teachers, schools and colleges around the world are recognised and celebrated.

On Wednesday 7 July 2021, we hosted the 11th annual BTEC Awards online. We celebrated the vocational excellence of learners, teachers, tutors and providers from over 30 countries. Every year we are astounded by the quality of nominations we receive, and this year was no different.

Click here for more details.

What can learner study?

Art & Design

The creative industry demands not just constant ideation and creativity, but also the capacity to mold thoughts according to market demand and popular trends to design big ideas. This course helps equip students with the capacity for creative thinking and to recognize its value in the creative industries and beyond. Read more

eSports

This course is progression focused and allows for practical and professional skills development. Read more







Business

 The course equips students to understand international business operations and the opportunities and challenges presented by a globalised marketplace. Read more



 

Engineering

The objective of this course is to help build a body of specialist competencies in order to be successful in a range of careers in engineering at the Associate Engineer or Operational Engineer level. Read more




Sports

The course essentially equips students with Sport skills, with hands-on understanding necessary to be ready for careers in training, sport and fitness related fields anywhere in the world. It provides education and training for a pathways and specialised units in the following areas; coaching, fitness, facility operations management and business management. Read more

Find an international centre that offer BTEC qualifications here.
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