WHY CHOOSE BTEC?

BTECs are career-based qualifications designed to give students the skills they need to move on to higher education or go straight into employment. When combined with academic learning in a school or college (or as a stand-alone course in further or higher education), a BTEC develops a range of practical knowledge and skills which help learners to prepare for – and progress in – their chosen career.

Classroom style teaching combined with project work and practical, work-related activities help to develop students’ behavioural skills, which can include teamwork, creative thinking and presentation skills. More employers and Higher Education institutions than ever before are choosing BTEC-qualified candidates for their academic and practical knowledge and skills.

Chosen by over 1 million learners every year, BTEC offers a range of professional qualifications for anyone taking their first steps into the world of work, progressing through their careers, or planning to enter university. After 30 years of proven success, more and more employers and Higher Education institutions across the globe are choosing BTEC-qualified candidates for their practical knowledge and employability skills.

Higher National Diploma Level 5 in Computing​
Level 3 Diploma in Information Technology
BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Information Technology​
Level 1 Introductory Diploma In Information Technology

Pearson BTEC HND Level 5 in Computing

The new BTEC Higher National qualifications in Computing are designed to address an increasing need for high quality professional and technical education pathways at Levels 4 and 5, thereby providing students with a clear line of sight to employment or to progression to a degree at Level 6.

With a qualification that meets employer needs, and complimentary teaching and learning resources from Pearson that align with your area of expertise, you will be equipped to provide your students with both academic and practical skills, ensuring they leave with the experience required by business and industry, and with the flexibility to go straight into employment or further study.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Information Technology

The BTEC qualifications in this specification are QCF level 3 qualifications designed to provide highly specialist, work-related qualifications in a range of vocational sectors. They give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment.

These qualifications accredit the achievement for courses and programmes of study for full-time or part-time learners in schools, colleges and other training provider organisations. The qualifications provide career development opportunities for those already in work, and progression opportunities to higher education, degree and professional development programmes within the same or related areas of study, within universities and other institutions.

Pearson BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Information Technology

BTEC Firsts are Level 2 QCF qualifications designed to provide specialist work-related qualifications in a range of sectors. They give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment. The qualifications also provide career development opportunities for those already in work. Consequently they provide a course of study for full-time or part-time learners in schools, colleges and training centres.

Level 1 Introductory Diploma In Information Technology

Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, with 35,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people.

These qualifications are part of the new suite of BTEC Introductory qualifications offered by Pearson. This suite has been designed for pre-16 to 19+ learners who wish to achieve at Level 1 qualification in preparation for future study. The qualifications are not designed to lead directly to employment but will maximise opportunities for learners to progress by focusing on the development of transferable and sector-related skills. The qualifications have been designed explicitly to meet the needs of this group of learners in terms of content, assessment and progression. For learners who do not want to specialise in one particular sector, we offer a Vocational Studies qualification in the Award, Certificate and Diploma sizes. The Vocational Studies qualification gives learners the opportunity to study units from across the sectors.

These new graded qualifications provide a broad introduction to a sector and give learners the opportunity to demonstrate increased skill levels. Learners will develop the necessary transferable and sector skills to progress more quickly. The qualifications prepare learners for progression to Level 2 BTECs or other study programmes. They provide for progression by either meeting entry requirements in their own right or by being accepted alongside other qualifications at the same level and adding value to them; typically alongside maths and English studies.