Your new BTEC Tech Awards (2017)
In 2017, the DfE is introducing Technical Awards at Key Stage 4 for schools in England. This has given us the opportunity to develop a suite of brand-new level 1 and level 2 vocational qualifications: BTEC Tech Awards.
What is a BTEC Tech Award?
The skills to succeed – the confidence to progress
BTEC Tech Awards are skills-based Key Stage 4 qualifications, designed to be studied alongside GCSEs. With these courses your students can:
- explore a sector
- develop industry-specific knowledge and skills
- apply these to real-world scenarios through skills-based assignments.
The transferable skills developed will give your students the confidence to prepare them for their futures, whether in further education or employment.
Which subjects will be available for teaching?
| First teaching from September 2017 | First teaching from September 2018* |
|---|---|
Art and Design* |
Child Development |
Digital Media Production* |
Construction |
Enterprise* |
Hospitality |
Engineering |
Land-based Studies |
Health and Social Care |
Protective Services |
IT |
Travel and Tourism |
Music |
|
Performing Arts |
|
Sports Leadership |
|
STEM |
* Provisional titles
Want to know more?
BTEC Tech Awards are designed to meet the DfE’s guidance for Key Stage 4 performance measures in England, to count in the ‘Open Group’ (non-EBacc category) of Progress 8 (the DfE will confirm this in late 2017).
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