May 2024 Construction update | Pearson qualifications

May 2024 Construction update

22 May 2024

Here is your April 2024 update for Construction

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  • BTEC Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment (AAQ) approved for funding
  • BTEC Tech Award updates
  • BTEC Nationals updates
  • T levels    
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BTEC Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment (AAQ) approved for funding from 1 September 2025

Launch event

This event has been arranged to formally launch the newly approved BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment (AAQ). It will provide you with an opportunity to ask questions, hear from other centres and for us to give you an overview of the qualification, how transferable, digital and sustainability skills are built in, how they sit alongside A levels and much more. Don't miss out!

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Useful documents

On the specification page, under the useful documents section, you can access materials which will help you get your head around the new AAQ. 

Specification page

These materials include:

  • Preparing students for their future,
  • Support and guidance document
  • Engineering transition guide. 

 

BTEC Tech Award updates

Please view the Key dates schedule for BTEC Tech Awards below for all upcoming dates. Some of the important dates ahead are as below:

Key date Activity
28 June 2024 Deadline for amending marks following moderator feedback for internal assessment (optional)
16 August Restricted release of results to centres
22 August Release of results to learners

Access the BTEC Tech Award FAQs, covering all aspects of the qualification from registrations to certification. 

BTEC Tech Award FAQs


BTEC Firsts and Nationals 

Key dates Activity Qualification
24 May 2024 Unit 1: Construction Technology exam  BTEC First
5 June 2024 Unit 11: Sustainability in Construction BTEC First 
5 July 2024 Claiming deadline to make a full award claim, inputting all internal grades, for learners expecting a result following the release of May/June 2024 external examination results BTEC FIrst and Nationals
15 August 2024 Results day (level 3) BTEC Nationals
22 August 2024 Results day (level 2) BTEC First

You can access the question paper, mark scheme and examiner report for Unit 1 exam from the qualification page. 

You can access the question paper, mark scheme and examiner report for Unit 1 exam from the qualification page. 


T level Design, Surveying and Planning

You can access the latest specification for 1 September 2024 starters from the link below. 

Changes to the specification are listed in the pages before the content section. Please review these to identify the differences from the previous issue. 

T level DSP specification

Please also make sure that you select the correct specification, from the dropdown. See image below:

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Read the monthly T level update, which includes overall news on T levels as well as subject specfic updates. 

May 2024 update

There are few training events available in June and July fot T level DSP, which you can search for and book from the link below. 

> Book training 


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