What is a BTEC National Certificate equivalent to?

A BTEC National Award is equivalent to one GCE A Level (or two AS Levels), a BTEC National Certificate to two GCE A levels and a BTEC National Diploma to three GCE A Levels. Actual tariff points are determined by the overall grade.

Is a BTEC National Diploma equivalent to a degree?

BTEC Nationals are equivalent to A levels. They are a level 3 qualification. BTEC Higher Nationals are equivalent to the first year, or first and second year, of an undergraduate degree.

What is a BTEC National Diploma?

BTEC stands for the Business and Technology Education Council. BTECs are specialist work-related qualifications. They combine practical learning with subject and theory content.

What is a Public Services BTEC?

BTEC Firsts in Public Services can help you take your first steps towards a career supporting the public. You’ll learn the essential skills for a wide range of careers, from the armed services and police force to roles at local authorities and central government.

What is D * DD equivalent to in A levels?

BTEC and A Level UCAS points

What is a BTEC Level 6 equivalent to?

Undergraduate Degree
Level 6 BTECs are the equivalent of an Undergraduate Degree, and are often taught in universities, whilst level 7 BTECs are the equivalent of a Master’s Degree. These are often taken by senior managers and people who have developed a very good knowledge of the field they are working in.

Is BTEC a diploma?

The BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) Level 3 diploma is a Further Education qualification and vocational qualification taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The qualification is organised and awarded by Pearson within the BTEC brand and it is equivalent to A-Levels.

What can you do with a public services BTEC?

A wide range of careers are available to you on completion of the course e.g. uniformed Public Services such as Police, Fire and Rescue, Ambulance, Prison and Armed Forces or Customs and Excise or within the private security industry.

What is D * DD equivalent to?

A final grade of DDD is equivalent to achieving 3 grade A’s at A-level and attracts the same UCAS points for university. It is a popular and successful route into higher education. A BTEC also makes you very employable as it gives you the practical skills to go straight into the workplace.

What can I do with BTEC in uniformed public services?

The course offers amazing opportunities linked with uniformed Public Services – from riot training and detection dog activities with the police, fire and rescue days, activities linking with the armed forces, outdoor and adventurous activites (OAA).

What can I do with BTEC Level 3 public services?

Units offered include government and policies, leadership and teamwork, citizenship and diversity, crime and its effects on society, and planning and management of major incidents. The current suite of QCF BTEC Level 3 Public Services (2010) qualifications have been extended in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

How to get a BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma?

Introduction to BTEC National qualifications fo r the uniformed protective services sector 1 Total Qualification Time 2 Qualifications, sizes and purposes at a glance 3 Structures of the qualifications at a glance 5 Qualification and unit content 7 Assessment 7 Grading for units and qualifications 9 UCAS Tariff points 9

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