Post-16 Level 2 Vocational qualifications

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Level 2 BTEC qualifications for 16-19-year-olds and adults have become synonymous with providing learners different routes to their chosen career.

Each BTEC is designed to help learners develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to confidently progress to further study, an apprenticeship, or employment, enabling them to achieve their goals in a way that suits their style of learning.

Why choose BTEC at Level 2

We have two different qualification routes available both with the same rigorous development but each with their own focus:

BTEC First
These qualifications support progression to further full-time study at level 3: A levels, Alternative Academic Qualifications (AAQ), Technical Occupational Entry Qualifications (TOEQ) or T Levels.

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BTEC Technical
These qualifications support entry into employment or an apprenticeship. They will also be perfect for progression to further level 3 technical study.

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All five new BTEC Level 2 Technicals submitted in Cycle 1 have been approved for funding for first teach from September 2025.

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Business

BTEC Firsts: Business

L2 Technicals: Business Administration

L2 Technicals: Business Enterprise

L2 Technicals: Marketing

L2 Skills: Esports

Construction

BTEC Firsts: Construction and the Built Environment

Creatives

Art and Design:

BTEC Firsts: Art and Design

L2 Skills: Art and Design Skills

L2 Technicals: Design Production

Creative Media:

BTEC Firsts: Creative Digital Media Production

L2 Skills: Creative Media Skills

Music

BTEC Firsts: Music

L2 Skills: Music Industry Skills

Performing Arts

BTEC Firsts: Performing Arts

L2 Skills: Performing and Productin Arts Industry Skills

Early Years

L2 Technical Occupational Entry for Early Years Practitioners (Diploma)

L2 Technicals: Children's Play, Learning and Development (Early Years Practitioner)

Engineering

Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry for Lean Manufacturing Operatives (Diploma)

BTEC Firsts: Engineering

BTEC Firsts: Vehicle Technology

Health and Social Care

BTEC Firsts: Health and Social Care

BTEC Firsts: Information and Creative Technology

L2 Technicals: IT Support

L2 Technicals: Digital Technology

Land-based

L2 Technicals: Agriculture

L2 Technicals: Animal Care

L2 Technicals: Blacksmithing

L2 Technicals: Countryside Studies

L2 Technicals: Equine Studies

L2 Technicals: Forestry and Arboriculture

L2 Technicals: Horticulture

BTEC Firsts: Land-based Technology

Manufacturing

Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry for Lean Manufacturing Operatives (Diploma)

Public Services

BTEC Skills: Preparing for Public Services

Science

BTEC Firsts: Applied Science

Sport

Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry for Gym Instructors (Diploma)

Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry for Leading Community Activity (Diploma)

Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry for Recreation Assistants (Diploma)

L2 Sports Industry Skills: Leading Children's Sports Activities

L2 Sports Industry Skills: Instruction Circuit Training

L2 Sports Industry Skills: Instructing Exercise in a Gym Environment

L2 Sports Industry Skills: Sport and Active Leisure Recreation Assistant

BTEC Firsts: Sport

Travel and Tourism

BTEC Firsts: Travel and Tourism

Our current BTEC Level 2 offer

At Level 2 we have two different qualification routes available both with the same rigorous development but each with their own focus:

BTEC Level 2 Firsts: For progression to Level 3 Study

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BTEC Level 2 Firsts and BTEC Level 2 Skills qualifications are designed to support progression to Level 3 study such as BTEC Level 3 Nationals, BTEC Specialist qualifications or A levels as well to apprenticeships or employment.

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BTEC Level 2 Technicals: For routes to employment or an apprenticeship

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BTEC Level 2 Technicals and BTEC Level 2 Industry Skills are practical qualifications designed to give your learners the skills and knowledge they will need to go straight into employment, an apprenticeship or to further technical study.

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Post 16 L2 and below qualifications Review
Updated July 2024

For the latest informaton about the future of post-16 level 2 and below vocational qualifications in England, please see our dedicated web page.

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