March 2025 Engineering Update
This is the March 2025 Subject Advisor Update for BTECs in Engineering qualifications.
In this update
- BTEC Firsts and Nationals updates
- Key dates and Entry deadlines
- Level 3 reform updates
- Training for BTEC Nationals (AAQ) in Engineering
- Sample resources for BTEC Nationals in Engineering (AAQ)
- BTEC International updates
- Training events
- Training events
- BTEC Specialists update
- New Qualification – 610/5367/3 BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technologies - now available
- Updates to BTEC Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Aerospace and Aviation Engineering
Key Dates and Entry Deadline
Latest updates on Level 3 qualification funding in England
On 12 December 2024, the DfE published the outcomes of the Review of Qualifications Reform at Level 3 in England. This confirms which qualifications will be funded for 16–19 learners in England for the academic years 2025/26 and 2026/27.
You can find out more from the link below, which includes the latest updates and the updated funding guide to check your sectors.
There are some good news for Engineering, Funding for most sizes of the current BTEC Nationals in Engineering (2017) and BTEC Specialist AME qualification have been extended. Check the funding guide to see which qualifications have been extended to 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 for first teach.
Level 3 funding guide (Engineering on Page 4-5)
Are you in Wales or Northern Ireland?
The post-16 Level 3 vocational qualification reforms affect England only and do not affect Wales and Northern Ireland.
| Date and Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 March at 16:00-17:00 GMT | Getting Started: Ways to Plan and Teach BTEC National (AAQ) in Engineering (2025) |
| 6 May at 16:00-17:00 GMT | Getting Started: Ways to Plan and Teach BTEC National (AAQ) in Engineering (2025) |
| 12 May at 15:30 - 17:00 GMT | Getting Ready for Internal Assessment: BTEC National (AAQ) in Engineering (2025) |
Sample resources for BTEC Nationals in Engineering (AAQ)
Our published resources to support the new BTEC Nationals 2025 are being carefully developed to help you deliver engaging teaching, and to prepare your students for assessment.
We’re designing the resources as fully integrated packages, with all resources complementing and building on the others. You will be able use them in various ways, to suit your teaching style, and when used together they’ll provide the biggest time saving and teaching support benefits.
The main teaching resources will be published in April and May 2025, in good time for first teaching in September 2025.
Samples are now available to download.
Training events for BTEC International Engineering Level 2 and 3
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Teaching the International BTEC Level 3 in Engineering | 24 March 2025 at 09:00 - 12:00 GMT |
To read the latest BTEC Specialists updates, please visit the link below. In this you will find information on:
- the new BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technologies
- updates to BTEC Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Aerospace and Aviation Engineering
If you require support on these qualifications or have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Details below:
Subject advisor
Evren Alibaba
Engineering
