BTEC Higher Nationals Existing Partner Support
Resources and guidance for institutions currently delivering Licensed Higher Nationals.
Explore licensed Higher Nationals partner support
This page is designed for institutions currently delivering Pearson Higher Nationals under licence. It brings together the key operational resources, guidance documents and support information you need to manage your provision effectively.
Find programme applications, mapping resources, HTQ guidance, operational forms, administration support, annual review reports and key contacts in one place.
Centre Guide
Access guidance on delivering Licensed Higher Nationals and Higher Technical Qualifications under licence.Â
Programme Management
Manage extensions, re-approvals and discontinuations for existing Higher National programmes under licence.
Centre and Partner Management
Update centre details and manage information for your collaborative partners.
New Programme applications
Apply to add new Higher National programmes to your licensed provision.
Curriculum Planning
Access mapping guidance and templates to support curriculum planning and programme alignment.
HTQs under licence
Find guidance and forms for delivering Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) under IP or TM licence.
Useful information and resources
There are different ways in which we engage with our partners, as well as opportunities for you to engage with us, these include:
Regular check-ins
As part of our ongoing partnerships, we offer all our HEIs regular check-ins to discuss ongoing strategy and support required to resolve any problems. These can be scheduled as per the needs of each partner.
Quarterly newsletters
We share the latest news and updates via our quarterly newsletter. If you would like to receive this newsletter, please contact us at licensehn@pearson.com to subscribe to our mailing list.
Our Annual Institutional Review Reports (IRR) provide a summary of courses offered under licence including trends in recruitment and achievement, and good practices shared by all providers and future strategy for courses under licence.
This allows us to monitor and support each HEI to meet their individual needs to achieve their strategic goals. It also supports all our partner HEIs to look at the trends and practices from other providers and apply them to their own institutions where relevant. You can read our recent report below:
Our dedicated Customer Services Team is available to support centres delivering Higher National qualifications under licence. For any queries relevant to the Licence agreements and its related content, please contact the Licence HN team via email at licensehn@pearson.com.
If you have any further questions regarding operational issues, such as registration (EOL), invoicing, etc, please contact us via our customer support portal.
For any other queries, please see the Administration Resources below.