May 2025 Engineering Update
This is the May 2025 Subject Advisor Update for BTEC Engineering qualifications.
- BTEC Firsts and Nationals updates
- Key dates
- Standards verification
- Exam timetables
- BTEC Nationals AAQ Engineering updates (first teach September 2025)
- Teacher guides and unit guides
- Engineering transition guide
- Sample resources for BTEC Nationals (AAQs)
- Training
- Exam timetables for unit 1 and 2
BTEC Firsts and Nationals updates
Key Dates
Entry deadline for Summer 2025 series for BTEC Firsts and Nationals is 21 March 2025. After this date, late fees will apply.
Key date |
Activity |
Information |
|---|---|---|
15 May |
First sampling deadline for Standards Verification |
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31 May |
First sample report to have been submitted by the SV |
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15 June |
Second sample to the SV (if required) |
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30 June |
Second sample report to have been submitted by the SV |
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5 July |
Claiming deadline: all internally assessed unit grades to be submitted and full award claims to be made by 5 July. |
Please make sure all grades are submitted, and full award claimed by this date for a smooth summer certification. |
14 August |
Level 3 results day |
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21 August |
Level 2 results day |
Standards verification
As per the key dates above, the first sampling deadline for Standards Verification is 15 May 2025. By this date, you will need to send the requested sample to your Standards Verifier with all the paper work required. This is done on Learner Work Transfer.
You can access more information and further guidance on the process, including information on what to include in the sample, from the guidance document below.
Exam timetables
BTEC Firsts:
| Qualification | Unit Code | Unit name | am/pm | Duration | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTEC First | 21174E | Unit 9: Interpreting and Using Engineering Information | Afternoon | 1 hour | 14/05/2025 |
| BTEC First | 21925G | Unit 9: Interpreting and Using Engineering Information (Welsh) | Afternoon | 1 hour | 14/05/2025 |
BTEC Nationals:
| Qualification | Unit code | Unit | Part | Time | Duration | Release date | Window start | Window end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQF BTEC National | 31706H | Unit 1: Engineering Principles | Morning | 2 hours | 22/05/2025 | |||
| RQF BTEC National | 31725H | Unit 6: Microcontroller Systems for Engineers | Window | 12 hours | 30/04/2025 | 30/04/2025 | 14/05/2025 | |
| RQF BTEC National | 31708H | Unit 3: Engineering Product Design and Manufacture | Part A | Window | 3 hours | 06/05/2025 | 06/05/2025 | 12/05/2025 |
| RQF BTEC National | 31708H | Unit 3: Engineering Product Design and Manufacture | Part B | Window | 8 hours | 13/05/2025 | 13/05/2025 | 03/06/2025 |
Access the exam timetables and provisional timetables below:
BTEC Nationals AAQ Engineering updates (first teach September 2025)
Teacher guides and Unit guides
The Teacher Guide and unit guides complements your Pearson Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification BTEC National in Engineering (Extended Certificate) specification, Pearson Set Assignment Briefs (PSABs), Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs) and the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Alternative Academic Qualification Suplementary Guide. This Planning and Teaching Guide provides:
- an overview of dates and deadlines for key events and activities relevant to qualification delivery – from registration to assessment and review of marking – throughout the academic year
- suggestions for planning and delivering your course including induction and unit sequencing
- creative and realistic teaching and learning ideas as well as links to resources for each unit to support and inspire you in creating a dynamic learning environment to keep your learners engaged and motivated to learn.
- wider delivery support such as guidance on study programme planning and descriptions and links to qualification resources and materials.
Engineering transition guide
The transition guide is provided for centres to make comparisons with the current BTEC Nationals in Engineering. In the below document, you can see what similarities and differences there are with between BTEC Nationals in Engineering (2016) and BTEC Nationals (AAQ) in Engineering.
Access the transition guide below:
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.
Training events for the new Engineering AAQ
The details for the eventon 12 May have changed. We have had to move the date back so that we are able to use the best and most up to date resources to showcase and support internal assessment.
Date and Time |
Event |
1 July at 15:30 - 17:00 GMT |
Getting Ready for Internal Assessment: BTEC National (AAQ) in Engineering (2025) |
Exam timetables for Unit 1 and 2
The first exam series for the new AAQs will be in Summer 2026. The Summer 2026 timetables are now confirmed.
BTEC Nationals (AAQ):
| Series | Qualification | Code | Unit | Date | Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun-26 | RQF BTEC Nationals (AAQ) Engineering | 60301T | Unit 1: Engineering Principles | 21 May 2026 | Morning | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Jun-26 | RQF BTEC Nationals (AAQ) Engineering | 60302T | Unit 2: Engineering Applications | 13 May 2026 | Morning | 2 hours |
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
