Partnerships
Pearson BTEC International qualifications have been developed to fulfil the specific skillsets required by industry. Combining Pearson’s world-class experience in vocational and academic qualifications with world leading employers and sector bodies, to offer subjects that span 15 core sector verticals.
Our work with strategic partners such as Liverpool Football Club and the British Esports Federation, amongst others, allows us to maintain content relevance and global reach. Helping to prepare BTEC learners with world class skills, knowledge and behaviours that are valued by global employers and industry.
Our partners
Liverpool Football Club
Our partnership with Premier League football club Liverpool FC is the first of its kind. These qualifications are only available to international markets, to meet the needs of a growing global sports industry within which new careers are emerging and developing all the time.
Our co-brand industry-leading qualifications in sport, coaching, fitness and leisure; combine our educational expertise with sporting excellence. They have carefully been designed to meet the needs of young people and adults who wish to acquire the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in; sport, coaching, fitness and leisure and other related sectors across the world.
British Esports Federation
Our partnership with the British Esports Federation (BEF) on the BTEC qualifications in Esports, is a major step forward in supporting the creation of long-term careers in the growing Esports industry both in the UK and internationally.
The Level 3 Esports qualifications has been developed to meet this upcoming demand for skills in Esports. The qualifications include a breadth of transferable skills that enable learners to experience different areas of esports to aid their progression to employment, either directly or via further study. Esports offers a unique opportunity to study a sector that crosses over multiple subject areas such as sport, marketing, enterprise, IT and the creatives. It provides an opportunity for alignment of social, physical, mental and financial skills into one qualification to deepen and expand learning.
Learn more about our partnership with the British Esports Federation
School of Marketing
We have worked with the School of Marketing to create Marketing+ resource materials which is an exciting digital support package for your learners to support the BTEC International Level 3 in Marketing. Ideal for blended learning delivery, this cutting-edge online resource gives your learners videos, infographics, case studies, work activities, self-learning quizzes and more, to enhance and secure learning aims of the qualification.
Comau
We have worked with Comau to develop the BTEC International Level 3 Award in Robotic Operations and Level 3 Diplomas in Electrical Automotive Manufacture.
learn-tech
We have worked with learn-tech to develop the BTEC qualifications and online courses in Artificial Intelligence incorporating their specialist knowledge and experience of AI and Machine Learning.
National Partnerships
All India Football Federation (AIFF)
The All India Football Federation (AIFF), has partnered with us, to offer international sports industry qualifications designed to provide pathways to careers in sports management, sports coaching, sports science and sports operations for young people and adults in India.
Football Samurai Academy
Japanese managed Football Samurai Academy Ltd, a unique youth sports academy, have partnered with us to allow, for the first time in history, Japanese education partners to teach a BTEC in Sport.
Recognition
Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
Recognises our BTEC qualifications in Business, Hospitality and Travel and Tourism. This means BTEC learners will have access to their support materials and will be recognised for Foundation Management status.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
Is the world’s leading professional body for marketing, with over 28,000 members worldwide. CIM’s mission is to create a marketing advantage for the benefit of professionals, business and society with a focus on export, data and skills.
University recognition
Universities have indicated that they will consider one or more of the BTEC International Level 3 qualifications as an entry qualification to relevant courses. Students should be aware that university admission criteria are always subject to change and understand the course entry requirements for both subject and grade before applying.
This list is continually being updated as we receive acceptances from universities.
REPs UAE
REPs UAE works with a network of quality Training Providers whose courses have been approved against international standards.
REPs UAE recognises the following Pearson BTEC qualifications as being fit for purpose to enable a learner to progress into a career as a Personal Trainer in the United Arab Emirates.
- Level 3 Diploma in Sport, Fitness Instructing and Personal Training (REPs Category A: Personal Trainer)
- Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport, Fitness Instructing and Personal Training (REPs Category A: Personal Trainer)
Supporting industry
We are proud to support industry in developing their workforce using BTEC Higher National qualifications.