October 2025 Construction update
Welcome to your October 2025 update for Construction qualifications.
In this update:
- Key dates
- Post results services
- BTEC Nationals in Construction and the Buiilt Environment (AAQ)
- Centre Standardisation Material (CSM)
- Recorded training
- Live training events
- Teaching, learning and assessment support page
- BTEC Tech Award in Construction and the Built Environment PSAs
- Pearson Set Assignment Briefs
- Training events
- Exam timetables
- Survey - Technology and assessment practices for vocational qualifications
- BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction sector - Training
- T level updates, including for Design, surveying and Planning
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2025 | Entry deadline for BTEC Nationals January 2026 exam series |
| 1 November 2025 | BTEC learner registration deadline |
| 12 December 2025 | Access to Scripts deadline |
| 20 March 2026 | Entry deadline for BTEC Nationals Summer 2026 exam series |
| 15 May 2026 | Standards verification first sampling deadline |
| 15 June 2026 | Second sampling deadline (if required) |
| 5 July 2026 | Deadline to report internally assessed unit grades on edexcel online for time release of results in summer. |
Centre Standardisation Materials for Unit 3 are now available. These resources are ready to support teachers delivering BTEC Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment (AAQ), helping ensure assessments align with national standards and expectations.
Catch up on past events at your own pace—ideal for supporting delivery and assessment planning across all units
Getting started:
Internal Assessment (unit 3 / unit 4):
Alongside the recorded sessions, we’re running a series of live events to help you get started with teaching BTEC Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment (AAQ). These interactive sessions offer practical guidance, updates, and the chance to ask questions directly to our subject experts.
To book on to one of these session please go to the training page and use the filters on the left hand side. Select Qualification: BTEC Nationals and Subject: Construction and the Built Environment.
| Event | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| Getting Ready for Internal Assessment: BTEC National (AAQ) in Construction and the Built Environment (2025) | 15 October 2025 at 16:00 - 17:30 GMT |
| Getting Started: Ways to Plan and Teach BTEC National (AAQ) in Construction and the Built Environment (2025) | 12 November 2025 at 16:00 - 17:00 GMT |
| Getting Started: Ways to Plan and Teach BTEC National (AAQ) in Construction and the Built Environment (2025) | 19 November 2025 at 16:00 - 17:00 GMT |
| Getting Ready for Internal Assessment: BTEC National (AAQ) in Construction and the Built Environment (2025) | 11 February 2026 at 16:00 - 17:30 GMT |
| Preparing for External Assessment: BTEC National (AAQ) in Construction and the Built Environment (2025) | 25 February 2026 at 16:00 - 17:30 GMT |
| Preparing for External Assessment: BTEC National (AAQ) in Construction and the Built Environment (2025) | 04 March 2026 at 16:00 - 17:30 GMT |
A dedicated support page for the new BTEC Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment (AAQ), with essential guidance, links to downloadable templates, training links, and materials to support qualification delivery.
Pearson Set Assignments (PSAs) for Component 2 and 3
We've heard your feedback and are excited to announce a key improvement to the release schedule for the BTEC Tech Award Pearson Set Assignments (PSAs) used for internally assessed components. PSAs will now be available three months earlier, giving you more time to plan, prepare, mark, and upload assessments.*
New PSA Release Dates:
- 2 June 2025 – PSA for the December/January 2025/26 assessment series
- 1 September 2025 - PSA for the May/June 2026 assessment series.
The deadlines for submission of learner work will remain unchanged each series, and the updated release schedule will not affect learners who are currently completing a PSA this May/June 2025 series, working to a 15 May submission deadline.
Live Training for BTEC Tech Awards
| Event and link | Date and time |
|---|---|
| BTEC Tech Award in Construction and Built Environment (2022): Marking and moderation for Internally Assessed Components | 8 October 2025 16:00-18:00BST |
Survey - Technology and assessment practices for vocational qualifications
We’d love to hear how your centre uses digital tools, including Learning Management Systems (LMS), and how you manage assessment for BTECs and Functional Skills Qualifications.It helps us understand what works best for you today, and make sure future developments are designed around your needs. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete, and every response helps shape what comes next.
Deadline 30th November 2025.
BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction sector - Training events
A couple of training events are scheduled in September and November for BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment.
To book on to one of these session please go to the training page and use the filters on the left hand side. Select Qualification: BTEC Higher Nationals and Subject: Construction and the Built Environment.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Introduction to teaching and assessing the RQF Higher Nationals in Construction 2023 suite of qualifications - including HTQs | 07 October 2025 at 09:00 - 11:30 GMT |
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