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Welcome to your step-by-step guide

We’ve developed this guide to explain:

• theprocessesinvolvedinensuringyourBTECexperiencerunssmoothlyonceyourcentrehasbeenapproved

• thestepsyouneedtotaketomakesureyoustartoffontherightfoot.

We’lltakeyouthroughtheprocesses,explainwhythey’reimportant,andpointyouinthedirectionofallthesupportweoffertohelpyoudeliverBTECwithconfidence.

Clickonthecirclesabovetogostraighttoaspecificsection,alternativelyyoucanusethearrowsbelowtomoveforwardorbackward.

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OurcentreguidetoBTECqualifications,schools’guidetoBTECqualificationsatLevels

1-3andguidetoBTECHigher

Nationalqualifications.

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Level4BTECHigherNationalCertificatesandLevel5HigherNational

Diplomasofferanaffordableandrelevant

routetoHEoremployment.

5Tospeaktousabout

BTECpleasecompleteouronlineExpressionofInterestformorcontactyourlocalPearsonteam.

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YoucanfindoutmoreaboutwhereBTECscantakeyourlearnersbyvisitingourBTEC

introductorypages.

2EntryLevelandLevel1BTECs

helpstudentstaketheirfirststepsin

skills-basedlearning.

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Level2BTECFirstsandLevel3BTECNationals

equipstudentstoprogressalongtheirchosenlearningand

careerpaths.

4BTECSpecialistandBTEC

Professionalqualificationsboost

learners’careerprospectsandbuildexperienceintheworkplace.

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Your application form

OurguidesprovideessentialinformationaboutBTECtosupportyourapplication:

• OurnewtoBTECvideo• InternationalQualityAssuranceHandbookand

InternationalGuidetoManagingQuality• InternalassessmentatLevels2-3andatLevels4-7• Plagiarismfactsheetandpodcast• Ourpolicypagesexplainthequalityassurance,

managementsystems,learnersupportandotherrequirementsforsuccessfulBTECdelivery

Your approval visit

Ahalfdaycentreapprovalauditbasedonyourapplicationfollowedbytwodays’implementationtraining.

Next steps

AfterasuccessfulvisityourorganizationwillbeinvitedapplyforQualificationApproval.

TodeliveranyPearsonBTECqualificationyourorganisationwillneedtocompleteourCentre Approval processbeforeteachingbegins.

YourlocalPearsoncontactwillhelpyoucompleteyourapplication,submitittoPearsonandhelpyouprepareforyourapprovalvisit.

Thisstagewilltake1-6monthsdependingontheBTECyouwishtodeliverandwhentheapprovalvisitcanbescheduled.

Your approval visit

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Day One

TheinspectionchecksifyourorganisationisreadytostartdeliveringBTECprogrammes.

TheApprovalOfficerwill:

• LookatyourpremisesandresourcestoensuretheyaresufficientandappropriateforyourchosenBTEC.

• Meetyourseniormanagementteamtoreviewyourorganisation’spoliciesandprocedures,administrationandmanagementsystems.

Day Two & Three

ImplementationtrainingcoverstheprocessandmethodologyofBTECfromplanningtodelivery,assessment,QAandhowtorecordlearnerachievement.YouwillneedtomakesurethatthestaffresponsibleforteachingandassessingyourBTECprogrammeattendthetraining.

OnceyourCentreApprovalapplicationhasbeensubmittedwewillcontactyoutoarrange your approval visit and implementation training.

Youwillhearfromyourregionalcontactwithin2-3weekstostartarrangingthevisit.

YourlocalPearsoncontactwillhelpyouprepareforyourapprovalvisitandmayattendthetraining.

Thevisithastwopartsandlasts2anda1/2days:• Approval• Implementationtraining

TheApprovalOfficerwillwriteareportwiththeirrecommendation.CentreApprovalwillbeconfirmedoncethereporthasbeenreviewedandsignedoffbyourApprovalsteam.

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OurteachingsupportresourcesaredevelopedwithteacherswhounderstandthechallengesoffindingnewandengagingwaystodeliveraBTECprogramme,whichmeansyoucanbesuretheguidanceisrelevantandachievable.

YoucanfindspecificBTECHigherNationalresourcesonHNGlobal.YoucandownloadallthesedocumentsfromthesubjectareaforyourchosenBTEC.

ApprovedPearsonBTECcentresalsorequireQualification Approvalbeforeteachingbegins.NewlyapprovedBTECcentresmustsubmittheirQualificationApprovalapplicationwithinsixmonthsortheirprovisionallyapprovedstatuswillexpire.

YourlocalPearsoncontactwillhelpyoucompleteyourapplicationandsubmitit.Thisstagewilltakeabout1monthdependingontheBTECyouwishtodeliver.

Getting started: First Steps

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Plan for first delivery

TheveryfirststeptocreatingasuccessfulBTECcourseistoselectwhichunitsyou’regoingtoteach,andwhenandhowyou’regoingtoassessthem.

YourspecificationcoverseverythingyouneedtoknowtodeliverandassessyourBTECincluding:

• overviewofeveryunit• learningaims• assessmentcriteria• howtogradetheoverallqualification

DeliveryGuidescontainsideasforpracticalactivities,realisticscenariosandindependentlearning,helpingtobringtheunitcontenttolife.

Example Assessment Briefs (EABs)

Thesematerialscanbeusedasexamplesofgoodpracticeindesigningassessmentsandtohelpyouprepareyourlearners.

OurteachingsupportresourcesaredevelopedwithteacherswhounderstandthechallengesoffindingnewandengagingwaystodeliveraBTECprogramme,whichmeansyoucanbesuretheguidanceisrelevantandachievable.YoucanfindspecificBTECHigherNationalresourcesonHNGlobal.

YoucandownloadallthesedocumentsfromthesubjectareaforyourchosenBTEC.

OurexemplarsandtemplatesareavailabletohelpyoucreateyourBTECassignmentsandcheckthattheyarereadyforyourlearners.

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Getting started: Examplers

Writing assignments

BTECassignmentsarewrittentomeetthelearningaimssetoutforeachunitandshouldbeindustryrelated.

OurfreeAssignmentCheckingServiceoffersextrasupportwithinternallyverifyingassignments.

Youcansubmit2assignmentspersubjectareaperacademicyear.Asubjectexpertwillreviewthemandprovidefeedback.

Building your assessment plan

AtthestartofyourcourseyouwillcreatethistimetableforhowyouwilldeliverandassessyourBTEC–whichunitsyou’llteachandwhenyou’llteachthem.

Itprovidesacalendarfordelivery,andmeansyourStandardsVerifiercanplansamplingtofitaroundyourdelivery.

BTECassessmentandinternalverificationforms

BTECHigherNationalforms

Sample Schemes of Work

Aschemeofworkisanoverviewofwhatyouneedtocoverforeachunit,brokendownbytopic,andhoweachtopicmeetsthelearningaims.

Oursamplescanhelpyoumakethemostofyourplanningtimeandgiveyoutheopportunitytoaddinyourownactivities.

TheyaredownloadablefromthesubjectareaofyourchosenBTECqualification.

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Marketing toolkit for international centres

AlltheinformationyouneedtoeffectivelypromoteBTECqualificationstoparentsandlearners.

Undereachofthesesectionsyou’llfindprintandwebreadylogos,posters,brochures,presentations,samplecertificatesandotherusefulmaterial:

• BTECqualifications(forcentres)• Qualificationguides(forcentres)• Sectorguides(forcentres)• BTEC-marketingmaterialforparents/students• Brandguidelinesandlogos• ParentandstudentFAQs• Samplecertificates• ProgressionPlusDegreeCourseFinder• BTECcasestudies

Case studies

StudentsuccessstoriesfromUKandaroundtheworld.

Useourrecruitment materialstoexplainthebenefitsofskills-basedlearningandhelpstudentstounderstandhowtheycanprogresswithaBTEC.

OurBTECsuccessresourcescontainfascinatingfacts,quotes,casestudiesandvideosfromourBTECambassadors(employers,entrepreneurs,universitiesandBTEC-qualifiedstudents)whosharetheirexperiences,andexplainwhytheyadvocatetheBTEClearningmodel.

Youcanalsohearmoreaboutwhatlearners,teachersandMinistriesofEducationacrosstheworldthinkaboutPearsonqualifications.

OurDegreeCourseFinderletsyouseewhichuniversitiesrecogniseBTECforHEprogression,andourinternationalemployabilitypageslistprofessionalandemployerendorsements.

Your new learners

It’simportanttoenrol the right learnerontherightBTECqualificationsothatthere’sareasonableexpectationtheywillbeabletoreachthestandardrequired,havingcompletedtherelevantprogrammeoflearning.

Youcanfindoutmoreaboutthisrequirementinourguidetorecruitingwithintegrity.

InUnderstandingourqualifications:OurqualificationsexplainedyoucanclickoneachBTECqualificationleveltoviewatypicallearnerprofile.

YoucanalsocompareBTECstootherqualificationsbylevelandUCASpoints.

ForHigherNationals,learnersmustalsomeetspecificEnglishlanguagerequirements.

Registering your learners

OnceyouhaveenrolledlearnersontoanapprovedBTECprogrammeorunits,theymustbeformallyregisteredwithPearsonsothattheirachievementcanbetrackedandthecorrectawardmadeattheendoftheircourse.ItalsoallowsustoallocateyourStandardsVerifier.TheInternationalInformationManualprovidesmoreinformationaboutthis.

How to register learners

YourlearnerscanberegisteredusingEdexcelOnlineorEDI.ThisisusuallycarriedoutbyyourExamsOfficer,youcanfindoutmorefromourvideoguides.CustomerServicesrunregularonlinetraining,butyourAccountSpecialistcanalsoarrangetogiveyoupersonaltrainingasrequired.

When to register learners

Yourlearnersshouldberegisteredwithin60daysofenrolmentoryouwillbechargedalatefee.

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OnlinesubjectpagesandemailupdatesforeachBTECqualificationofferresourcestosupportteaching,assessmentandadministrationthroughoutyourcoursedelivery.WealsohavespecificresourcesforExamsOfficers.

Delivering your BTEC

Administration

TheInternationalInformationManualprovidesalltheessentialadmininformationforBTEC.

OurvideolibraryforExamsOfficersfollowsthequalificationlifecycletomakeiteasytofindthetutorialmostrelevanttoyouduringtheacademicyear.

WealsoofferfreeonlineBTECExamsOfficerstrainingeventsandpublishaweeklyinternationalExamsOfficernewslettertokeepyouuptodate.

Duringthecourse,yourregisteredlearnerscanbetransferredtoadifferentsizeofqualification,‘topup’oracompletelydifferentone.Atransferfeemayapply.

Assessment

Allunitsareassessedagainsttheassessmentcriteriasetoutinthespecification.Ourformsandtemplatestohelpyouplan,recordandtracklearneractivitiesandachievement.

Downloadourguides to BTEC assessment:• InternalassessmentatLevels2-3

andatLevels4-7(andaspecificguideforHigherNationals.

• Plagiarismfactsheet.• ForHigherNationalswehave

devisedfourshorttutorsupportvideoscoveringresearch,investigations,problemsolvingandportfoliobasedassessment.

Teaching

WeofferarangeofpublicationsfromvariouspublishersforallBTECqualifications:useouronlinetooltosearchbyqualificationandsubjectorvisitouronlineshop.

DetailsofPearsonpublishedresourcesforeachqualificationcanbefoundoneveryspecificationpage.Youcanalsofindnews and updates,contactoursubjectexperts,asktheexpertviaEOLandjoinPearsonteachercommunities.

ForHigherNationalstheHNGlobalplatformcontainsresourcestohelpbothtutorsandstudentsgetthemostoutoftheirHigherNationalexperience.

ThroughouttheyearweofferaglobalprogrammeoffreeBTECtrainingsessions.

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Internal Quality Assurance: Your Team

YourteamwillmaintainqualitythroughoutthedeliveryofyourBTECprogrammes.

Internal Verifier

Ensuresthatassessmentdecisionsareconsistentacrosstheprogrammebycheckingthatassignmentsarefitforpurpose,standardisingassessorsandsamplingassessmentdecisions.Theyensurethatassessorstakeappropriateactionbasedontheirfeedback.

AnyoneinvolvedinthedeliveryandassessmentoftheprogrammecanbeanInternalVerifier,butyoucan’tinternallyverifyyourownassessment.

AlargecentremayhaveaLeadInternalVerifiertostandardiseandco-ordinateIVteamactivities.

Programme Leader

HasoverallresponsibilityfortheeffectivedeliveryandassessmentofBTECqualifications.

• ForEntrytoLevel3qualificationstheymayalsoactastheLeadInternalVerifierifappropriate.

• ForLevel4to7qualifications,theyalsoensureassessmentrecordsandstudentworkareretainedforsamplingandwillworkwiththeStandardsVerifiertoensurethatappropriatesamplingtakesplace.

Quality Nominee

ThemainpointofcontactforinformationrelatedtoqualityassuranceandallaspectsofBTECdelivery.

TheyaretheinitialpointofcontactfortheStandardsVerifier(SV)andwillensurethatStandardsVerificationcantakeplace.

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Internal Verifier

At the start of the course: +CheckprogrammeapprovalsandprogrammeexpirydatesonEOL.+CheckBTECprogrammeandQAupdates.

Semester One: +Checknewlearnersareregistered.+ActasthepointofcontactforStandardsVerifier(SV).

Semesters Two and Three: +OrganiseSVprocess(visits/postal).+ActsonandrespondstoSVreports

End of academic year: +ProgrammeReviewandEvaluation.+ActsonandrespondstoSVreports.

Programme Leader / Lead Internal Verifier At the start of the course: +SignoffAssessmentPlans.+Checkassignmentbriefsforwholecourse.+Checkresourcesandtrainteam

Semester One: +CheckprogressagainstAssessmentPlan.+Signoffresubmissions.+ManageSVsampling/visit.+ActonSVfeedback.

Semesters Two and Three: +Signoffresubmissions.+SupportSVsamplingandvisit.+ActonSVfeedback.

End of academic year: +ProgrammeReviewandEvaluation.+Manageappealsprocess.

Quality Nominee

At the start of the course: +CheckprogrammeapprovalsandprogrammeexpirydatesonEOL.+CheckBTECprogrammeandQAupdates.

Semester One: +Checknewlearnersareregistered.+ActasthepointofcontactforStandardsVerifier(SV).

Semesters Two and Three: +OrganiseSVprocess(visits/postal).+ActsonandrespondstoSVreports

End of academic year: +ProgrammeReviewandEvaluation.+ActsonandrespondstoSVreports.

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External Quality Assurance: Overview

PlanningaheadforthevisitallowstheSVtousethetimeeffectivelyandprovideyouwithsupportandguidance,andhelpsyoutounderstandwhatwillberequiredontheday.

TheBTECInternationalQualityAssuranceHandbookisanessentialdocumenttokeephandy.

Chapter2explainsourQAprocess,whatwerequirefromyourteam,howtheSVwillsamplelearnerwork.

Chapter3describestheSVvisitandprovidesmanyusefultipstohelpyourplanning.

ForHigherNationalsqualityassurancepleaseseethePearsonEnhancedQualityAssuranceandAssessmentHandbook.

Standards Verifiers (SVs)aresubjectspecialistswhoconfirmthatyou’reassessinglearnerstothestandardsoutlinedintheBTECspecification.Theyalsocheckthatprocessesforinternallyverifyingandrecordingassessmentdecisionsareeffective.

SVssamplelearnerworkforevidenceoffairness,consistencyandconfirmationthatassessmentdecisionsarebasedonthequalificationassessmentcriteriafor achievement.

YourSVwillvisittwiceeachyear.

Providingyourregistrationsareuptodate,thefirstvisittakesplacewithinfourmonthsofthestartofyourcourse.

Thesecondvisitusuallytakesplaceabout3monthslater.OurvisitwindowisNovember–August

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Actions

Thereportcontainsasummaryofactionpointsreportedonintheform.Thisisanactionplanforyoutoworktobeforethenextvisit.Actionsfromthefirstvisitwillbecheckedonthesecond.

TheSVmayidentifyEssentialActionsand/orRecommendations.EssentialActionsaremandatory,butdonotresultinacertificationblockforprogrammesunlesstheseresultfrominaccurateassessmentdecisions.

Sample outcomes:

• Release-certificatescanbeclaimedonEOLforthecurrentyearandwillbeprinted

• Blockforoneormoreprogramme–nocertificateswillbeissuedifclaimed

• Notyetfullysampled–notalltheunitsinyourBTEChavebeensampledyet

• Limitedcertification–certificatescanbeissuedforasmallnumberoflearnersbutwillbeblockedforothers

At the end of the visittheSVwillgiveverbalfeedbackandsummarisetheirfindingsandanyrequiredactions.Youwillreceiveawrittenreportwithin10workingdaysofthevisit.

Chapter2oftheBTECInternationalQualityAssuranceHandbookdescribesthereportinmoredetail.YourlocalPearsoncontactwillhaveacopyofthereportandbeabletohelpyouwithanyquestions.

Youwillnotbeabletoclaimcertificatesuntilallunitshavebeensampled,soit’simportanttothinkabouttimingifyourlearnersareapplyingforHEcourses.

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Results and certificates

Youshouldreporttous:

• attheendofeachyear/programmestageiffollowingtheUKacademicyear

• immediatelyaftercompletionfornon-academicyearprogrammes

• whenalearnertransferstoanotherprogramme/centre

• whenalearnerwithdrawsfromtheprogramme.

Upgrading and amending reported achievement

Learners’performancemaybeupgradedwhiletheregistrationisstillvalidandbeforeanawardhasbeenissued.Youcansubmitarequesttodosoafteranawardhasbeenissuedbutmayincuracharge.

Lost, damaged or incorrect certificatesFindoutmore

You need to report your learners’ assessment achievement to us for interim or final certification.Inmostcasesreportingtheirunitgradeswillautomaticallygenerateanoverallgradebutthereareexceptions.

YoucanfindfurtherguidanceinyourBTECspecification.CustomerServicesalsosendregularremindersinourInternationalExamsOfficernewsletter.Wealsoprovideonlineinformationandtoolstohelplearnersunderstandtheirgrades.

Ifanyinformationismissingorincorrectoranawardiswithheldduetoineligibility,we’llsendyoua‘formquery’throughEOLandanautomaticemailtoyourExamsOfficer.CertificatesclaimedbyFridayareusuallyprintedonSaturdayanddispatchedafewdayslater.

Claiming certificates

Certificationonlyhappensonceresultsforallunitsarereleased.Ourvideosexplainhowandwhentomakeyourclaims,andyoucandownloadaguidetogeneratingclaimreportsfromEOL.

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Getting ready for next year

Atleast12weeksbeforeyoustartdeliveringtoyournextgroupofBTEClearnersyou’llneedtostartthinkingahead.YourlocalPearsoncontactwillbeonhandtohelp.

Check the availability of your BTEC• Withdrawaldates• Lastcertificationdates

Get product updates • Specificationsandteaching

supportonourwebsite• BTECtrainingevents• Subjectnewsletters

Prepare additional BTEC approval applications if you are adding to your BTEC suite

Ensure that your schemes of work and assignments are up to date

Delivery

Standards Verification• Actionplanimplemented• AssessmentandIVtools• Teamtrainingandupdates

Check Pearson policy updates

• Policydocumentsandguidanceonourwebsite

Check you assessment and verification records are up to date

• CheckprogressagainstAssessmentPlan

Ensure that your schemes of work and assignments are up to date• Internalverification• Assignmentcheckingservice

fornewunits

Quality Assurance

Check the availability of your BTEC• Withdrawaldates• Lastcertificationdates• InformationManual• Feesandcharges

Check that your BTEC approvals are up to date on EOL• NewBTECsubjects,levels• Qualityblock• Financeblock

Check your learner details are up to date• Expiringregistrations• Units,completions,

withdrawals• AppealsandEARs• Certificatesreceived

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Administration

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