January 2023 Construction subject update
Happy new year!
Welcome to the first subject update of 2023. I hope that you all had a relaxing holiday and are rested and ready for the new year. I would like to wish all your learners well, sitting exams and external assessments in January series.
In this update:
- BTEC Tech Award in Construction and the Built Environment updates
- Summer 2023 entry deadlines and exam timetables for BTEC Firsts and Nationals
- Grade statistics
- Centre guide to Standards Verification
- Level 3 funding updates
- T level Design, surveying and planning updates
- BTEC Higher Nationals training events
| Key date | Description | Assessment series |
|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2023 | Deadline for amending marks following moderator feedback (where necessary) | Dec/Jan |
| 22 March 2023 | Restricted release of results to centres | |
| 23 March 2023 | Release of results to learners | |
| 23 March 2023 – 20 April 2023 | Window for Review of Marking and Moderation (RoMMs) | |
| 30 calendar days from the outcome of RoMMs | Deadline to lodge an appeal | |
| 6 February 2023 | Release of Pearson-Set Assignments for Component 2 and Component 3 | May/June |
| 21 February 2023 | Learner entries for internally assessed components | |
| 17 April 2023 | Digital Learner Work Transfer (LWT) available for uploading of evidence for sampled learners | |
| 1 May 2023 | Deadline for mark submission and upload of learner work for sampled learners | |
Marking and Moderation training event
17 January 2023, 4-6 pm
We have a live training on marking and moderation of the internal components of BTEC Tech Award in Construction and the Built Environment (2022).
| Exam series | Entry deadline | Late fees charged from | High late fees charged from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2023 | 23.03.2023 | 24.03.2023 | 23.04.2023 |
*Learners who sat BTEC assessments in the January 2023 series can be re-entered for June exams after January results have been issued, and no late fees will be charged. The entry deadline for these learners is 31 March.
T level December 2022 update
The latest update for T levels were sent out in Decemer 2022. This update has information on registrations, entries, approvals, sector specific updates and more. You can also sign up to receive these updates from the page below.
T level training and network events
Here is a list of upcoming training and network events for T levels, which would be useful to attend.
| Event | Date & Time | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Cross T Level event – Exam Preparation | 11 January, 16:00-17:00 | Register |
| Construction annual update overview | 16 January, 15:30-16:30 | Register |
| Sharing work placement practice event | 18 January, 15:00-16:00 | Register |
| MOBIE/Pearson event on upskilling Digital technologies in the Construction T Level | 27 January, 16:00-17:00 | Register |
| Network event: T Level in Construction - Design, surveying and planning | 1 March, 13:00-14:00 | Register |
| Network event: T Level in Construction - Design, surveying and planning | 26 April, 13:00-14:00 | Register |
BTEC Higher Nationals - training events
| Qualification | Subject | Event | Date and time | Register | fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTEC Higher Nationals | Construction and Quantity Surveying, Construction, Construction and the Built Environment | Introduction to teaching and assessing the RQF Higher Nationals in Construction, and Construction and the Built Environment | 6/2/2022, 8:00-10:30am | Register | free |
| Construction, Construction and the Built Environment | Introduction to teaching and assessing the RQF Higher Nationals in Construction, and Construction and the Built Environment | 3/4/2023, 8:00-10:30am | Register | free | |
| Quantity Surveying |
Introduction to teaching and assessing the RQF Higher Nationals in Quantity Surveying | 6/3/2023, 8:00-10:30am | Register | free |
There are more, generic training events for the Higher National qualifications, such as, training to support Level 3 centres transition to BTEC Higher Nationals, which you can access from the training page, filter, find out more and register.
Subject advisor
Evren Alibaba
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
