Computer Science, ICT and Digital Skills
BTEC Tech Award March Update
Please find the following helpful information.
New Deadline for Raw Marks and Samples for this May/June Series
The deadline is now 15th May in line with most other NEA and Coursework deadlines. This gives you a little extra time to prepare and submit your Raw Marks and Samples. The Learner work portal will still be available for early submissions if this suits you better.
See the full 7th March communication
First Externally Assessed Component Results
Component 3 had its first live session in January 2024 and March 20th (Centres) and March 21st (Students) will be the first Component 3 results day.
Hopefully everyone who made Component 3 entries for the Dec/Jan session had met the terminal rules, therefore allowing the result in March to be used for Certification.
Distinction * qualification grade needs all component results to be Distinction.
The UMS total will tell you what qualification outcome the student has achieved, except that for a D* certification all three components also need to be at Distinction. So it is possible for a student to have 270 UMS and not achieve an overall D*.
From the specification section 8:
The Level 2 Distinction* grade at qualification level will be awarded only if a learner has achieved a Level 2 Distinction in each component and the minimum number of uniform marks for the Level 2 Distinction* at qualification level.
Important details about Certification
You will submit certification claims for the new BTEC Tech Awards during the series in which learners are sitting their terminal external assessment. You will do this using the cash-in code for the qualification, which you can find in our   You can make certification claims during the normal entry window for the assessment series. If you have a learner who sits their terminal assessment in January and is happy with their result, you will be able to submit a late claim following the release of January results. However, if a learner is not happy with their results and intends to resit in the May/June series, you may choose to delay claiming until making their resit entry. For more detailed information around the claiming process.  |
The January update is a very helpful summary of all the most up to date issues related to the 2022 Tech Awards.
The deadline for Raw mark submission in Edexcel Online is 1 May 2024. It will be possible to enter Raw marks and submit samples early this is usually from about two weeks before teh deadline.
Instructions for Raw mark entry
Samples should be uploaded to LWT also on (or before) the 1 May 2024.
Managing LWT request for samples
We’ve put all the key dates you’ll need for this academic year of the Tech Awards into one handy reference document, including registration dates for new learners, release dates for PSAs, entry deadlines, external exam timetables and results dates.
Learners can retake internally assessed components once during their course.
If learners are retaking internally assessed components, they must respond to the new PSA released for that series. Learners are permitted to adapt work from their initial sitting where it is appropriate. They can use the full allocated time, including monitored preparation where applicable, and if they choose to adapt work from their initial sitting, they will need to repurpose, build upon and/or amend their work to meet the new PSA. Learners should not be overly guided on how to improve their work, and if assistance is provided, this should be documented and considered during assessment.
For further information, centres should follow the JCQ Guidance with particular attention paid to sections 2 and 17.
January 2024 saw the first availability of external assessments, results will be seen on 20 March 2024 (21 March 2024 for Learners)
Remember that the terminal assessment rule requires learners to take the external assessment at the end of their qualification (when the learner is due or eligible to certificate). This means that learners must sit internal component assessments either prior to or in the same series as the external assessment to fulfil this terminal rule.
If a learner chooses to retake an internal assessment in a series after they sat the terminal external assessment, they will also need to resit the external component to satisfy the terminal rule. Learners are allowed one resit of the external assessment within the programme.
You will submit certification claims for the new BTEC Tech Awards during the series in which learners are sitting their terminal external assessment. You will do this using the cash-in code for the qualification, which you can find in our Information Manual.
You can make certification claims during the normal entry window for the assessment series. If you have a learner who sits their terminal assessment in January and is happy with their result, you will be able to submit a late claim following the release of January results. However, if a learner is not happy with their results and intends to resit in the May/June series, you may choose to delay claiming until making their resit entry.
We have revised the FAQs to include more detail about Claiming certification please review thia material carefully
Subject advisor
Tim Brady
Computer Science and ICT Subject Advisor
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