Industry is at the heart of Pearson BTEC Higher National qualifications. Throughout the development and validation stages, we work with industry experts to structure our qualifications to meet industry standards.

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We work with industry post-validation to further recognise our qualifications as high quality and career-focused; whether that be in the form of upskilling their own workforce with our qualifications or simply formally accepting the qualification as a part of the application process. The representatives are able to help design our qualifications to equip learners with skills required by industry across the world.
Hospitality Management (2018)

We are proud to have developed our Pearson BTEC Higher National in Hospitality Management with experts from large, global organisations, including: The Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality, Aardvark Events, the Marriot Hotel (Bexley Heath), Baglioni Hotels (Kensington), Different Snow, Discover the World, Tablet Catering, Novus Lexus Ltd, Liquid Chefs, Barsmiths Events and Smart Aviation. The representatives are able to help design our qualifications to equip learners with skills required by industry across the world.

The Four Seasons and Chew Events supported the qualification’s registration to Ofqual.

Specific companies and industry bodies that have made formal statements of support and/or actively hire BTEC Higher National students:

Aemilia Hotel & Savhotel recognise BTEC HNs as suitable for employment and further progression within hospitality sector. You can find their formal statement of support for these qualifications.

Jumeirah Carlton Tower believe our qualifications ensure employees are appropriately skilled for the job in the hospitality industry. You can find their formal statement of support for these qualifications.

Chartered Management Institute (CMI) recognise students that complete the BTEC Higher National Certificate or Diploma in Hospitality Management are eligible for Foundation Chartered Manager status, awarded by CMI. As a member of CMI, students have access to a wide range of benefits and resources to support continuous professional development, at a reduced membership fee for the first 12 months. In addition, Higher National centres can become CMI Recognised Partners, whereby learners will automatically be registered as a member of CMI for the duration of their programme. Find out more about our partnership with CMI.