CompTIA certifications are widely recognised as the leading vendor-neutral IT certifications worldwide. Accredited on the QCF, they can be taken alongside BTEC Level 2 First and BTEC Level 3 National IT qualifications. Click on the unit name below for the unit specification.
BTEC Nationals Information Technology (2010)
Vendor certifications
Vendor certifications are an important part of the BTEC Firsts and Nationals in IT, as well as the Higher Nationals in Computing and Systems Development. Find out more about them here.
CompTIA vendor certificates
| Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|
| A+ Essentials A+ Practical Application |
The CompTIA Authorized Academy Membership Programme (CAPP ACADEMY)
Designed specifically for schools, colleges, universities, charities and other government-funded training organisations, the CAPP Academy provides you with the resources and support needed to help train and certify your learners, either for their career or to further their studies.
Cisco Academy
Cisco Academy’s CCNA provision is now on version 5.
BTEC units 105, 106, 107 and 108 will continue to link to the Cisco Exploration pathway.
In the transition to CCNA version 5, the Cisco Discovery pathway has been removed. Therefore, the BTEC units 101, 102, 103 and 104, which formed the Cisco Discovery pathway, are no longer available.
The new version 5 provision still aligns with the current QCF Exploration pathway units. In particular:
- Introduction to Networks maps to BTEC Unit 105
- Routing and Switching Essentials broadly maps to BTEC Unit 106
- Scaling Networks maps to BTEC Unit 107
- Connecting Networks broadly maps to BTEC Unit 108.