BTEC International
Every year, BTEC serves 1 million learners and are recognised in more than 70 countries worldwide. Prepare your learners for a skill-based, future-ready career with a BTEC from Pearson.
Why choose a BTEC?
- Available in over 15 sectors.
- Offers an alternative to academic education from fundamental learning to professional courses at postgraduate level.
- Developed and validated in partnership with educators, employers and governments to ensure that content reflects the needs of a workforce.
- Supports learners with practical, hands-on learning experiences at every step of their career journey, whether they choose to take their skills straight into employment or to further and higher education.
- Comprises a variety of units, which are designed to enable learners to build their understanding and skills across the course of study.
- More and more employers and higher education institutions worldwide are choosing BTEC-qualified candidates, thanks to the practical skills and industry knowledge which make BTEC graduates more employable.
- Online Blended and Digital Learning Experience: Explore Learning Hub, our latest digital learning platform supporting blended learning delivery, which gives you access to bite-sized, mobile-optimised content and courses that provide a flexible learning experience.
News and updates
Sport
Developed in partnership with Liverpool Football Club to offer a diverse range of qualification pathways, digital content and resources to transform the learning experience for learners.
Esports
Developed in partnership with the British Esports Association; this is the first of its kind and this qualification will teach learners an understanding of the esports and traditional sports industries, and the careers they could pursue in esports.
Explore further subjects below:
Learners will explore the fundamental structure and function of cells and the subcellular arrangement of organelles, which are visible using electron microscopy.
Designed to address the needs of learners in key areas, including interpersonal skills and customer service. Learners can develop skills to support them as they build relationships with a variety of customers, internal and external, in a range of business environments
A qualification which enables learners to progress to further education or employment and make informed choices with regard to a career in the creative media sector.
These qualifications in Engineering have been designed to give entrants to the engineering sector the underpinning knowledge and specific skills needed to meet the needs of modern engineering industries.
These qualifications offers flexibility and a choice of emphasis through the optional units, providing an engaging programme for those who are clear about the vocational area they wish to explore through further study or who wish to enter employment.
These qualificatons show the broad and varied requirements of modern musicians, including being able to adapt to performance, production and creation contexts, and how musical theory and stylistic knowledge fit into them.
The qualifications support a curriculum where learners are able to continually revisit their approaches to the making and understanding of performing arts practice, adding levels of refinement, sophistication and precision to their practice as they progress.
Useful links and documents
- Partnerships
- International Ambassadors
- Find an International Centre
- Professional Training and Development
- Educator and Teaching Resources
- BTEC International Case Studies
- In Conversation with... Webinar On Demand
- Navigating AI for assessment
- BTEC International Guide
- BTEC International Standards Verifier Handbook 2024-2025
- BTEC International Centre Guide for Standards Verification 2024-2025
Upcoming events
Take a look at our upcoming international training and sector specific events.
These events, have been developed to help educators gain support and guidance in delivering a successful BTEC programme, the function of internal verification and writing and delivering engaging assessments.
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