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BTEC Tech Award in Engineering - Component 3 teacher instructions
BTEC Tech Award in Engineering - Component 3 teacher instructions
Teacher instructions for the Component 3 set task are sent 4 weeks prior to the supervised assessment takes place. For February 2020 series, you can expect to have the teacher instructions available online, on 06 January 2020.
BTEC International Level 3 - Engineering draft specification
BTEC HNC/D Engineering - set theme and topic release
Removal of funding for pre-existing level 3 qualifications from August 2020
BTEC Tech Award in Engineering - Component 3 teacher instructions
BTEC International Level 3 - Engineering draft specification
BTEC International Level 3 - Engineering draft specification
The new international Level 3 specification for BTEC in Engineering is now available online. This qualification is being developed for first teaching April 2020.
BTEC HNC/D Engineering - set theme and topic release
Removal of funding for pre-existing level 3 qualifications from August 2020
BTEC Tech Award in Engineering - Component 3 teacher instructions
BTEC International Level 3 - Engineering draft specification
BTEC HNC/D Engineering - set theme and topic release
BTEC HNC/D Engineering - set theme and topic release
Access the 2019-2020 set themes documents for HNC/D Engineering in the link below.
Removal of funding for pre-existing level 3 qualifications from August 2020
BTEC Tech Award in Engineering - Component 3 teacher instructions
BTEC International Level 3 - Engineering draft specification
BTEC HNC/D Engineering - set theme and topic release
Removal of funding for pre-existing level 3 qualifications from August 2020
Removal of funding for pre-existing level 3 qualifications from August 2020
Find out about the outcomes of the DfE review into post-16 qualifications in England.
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BTEC Tech Award in Engineering - An overview
The presentation and the video in the link below goes through the BTEC Tech Award in Engineering specification and briefly shows what is expected from teh qualifiation and its three components. The presentation includes links to resources such as authorised assignment briefs and sample marked learner work. These resources are used in the presentation and should be in hand while going through the presentation.
Part of the externally-set task is for each learner to produce an audio-visual recording of their system in operation. The recording does not have to be part of the 12 hours allocated for the supervised assessment period, but it must be completed within the Pearson set period. If a learner finishes the task in less than 12 hours then they should record their system in operation and the recording can be restarted to improve the quality of the evidence, but each learner must only submit one recording.
Learners who are working until the end of the supervised period must stop all development activities after 12 hours duration. Centres must organise any outstanding recordings to take place as soon as possible after the end of the session (given possible equipment constraints). In this situation, learners cannot continue to work on their prototype system and must only make one recording, even if it includes 'false-starts'.
The audio-visual recording must be made under controlled conditions. It must be a complete, unedited recording of each learner's system in operation. The recordings and learner's electronic task booklet / the physical storage devices must be safely stored e.g. in the exams office, until it is time to submit the work to the examiner.
The audio-visual equipment must be positioned to ensure that the best possible quality and unobstructed recording is made of the prototype system in operation. You must ensure that any electronic devices used e.g. LEDs and LCD displays, monitor screens and the learner's centre and candidate number are clearly picked up by the audio-visual equipment.
Learners should produce and deliver all recordings on their own. Due to the nature of the task, it is not permitted that they complete the task with a partner or in a small group. Teachers are not permitted to question, prompt or assist the learner. The length of the recording should be within the maximum 3 minutes duration allowed and any recordings that are substantially longer than this may not attract the full range of marks.
Component 1: Learning Aim B: Explore engineering skills through the design process
There is a minor update to the authorised assignment brief for BTEC Tech Award in Engineering Component 1, learning aim B. The change is at Task 1 - B - ii. The new paragraph reads:
ii. generating a 3D model of your chosen design solution – you can do this by producing a 3D CAD drawing and a physical model built from card or modelling compound, or by 3D printing.
Therefore learners should produce a 3D CAD model as well a physical model of their final design.
We’re sharing with you an update the Department for Education (DfE) sent to us in late July 2018 about resit opportunities for learners studying BTEC level 3 qualifications included on the Applied General and Tech Level performance tables in England. We’ll explain what they told us, and clarify what this means for you and your learners.
What this means for you in 2018/19: Two resit opportunities
All learners:
- currently studying any BTEC Level 3 National (RQF) or one of the four BTEC Level 3 Specialist Hospitality titles (Food and Beverage Supervision, Chef de Partie, Kitchen and Larder, Patisserie and Confectionery), or
- registering from September 2018
will have a maximum of two opportunities to re-sit external assessments (three attempts in total).
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