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Your BTEC Nationals

A track record of success

62% of large companies have recruited employees with a BTEC qualification.

Source: YouGov® research (Large Businesses, Feb 2011)

102,578

In 2013, over people registered on

BTEC Apprenticeships.

4 out of 5 BTEC students who progressed in to employment consider BTEC as an important stepping stone towards their dream job.

London Economics Report, 2010

“The BTEC National Diploma … allows us to embed so much

entrepreneurial activity … It really brings the curriculum alive.”

Stephen Williams, BTEC Teacher

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Your BTEC Nationals

A track record of success

85% of BTEC students who have progressed to further study expect to derive long-term benefit from their BTEC studies.

London Economics Report, 2010

More than 50%

The number of students with a mix

of 20- to 30-year-olds going on to higher education have progressed via studying a BTEC.

4,692 in 2008

15,364 in 2013

Source: Which? University

of

A levels and BTECs accepted into UK higher education courses has grown from

4,692 in 2008 to 15,364 in 2013.

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

Over 150 universities and higher education colleges in the UK that offer degree courses accept BTECs – that’s 95% of UK universities and colleges.

The acceptance

rate for 18 year olds holding BTECs increased to

81% in 2013, the highest ever recorded level. UCAS, 2014

Navdeep Dhillon, BA (Hons) Marketing, Advertising and PR from Birmingham City University studied a BTEC Certificate in Business at Aldridge School Sixth Form.

“The BTEC course prepared me not only to build on current skills but to work independently and in groups. By studying a vocational course I had the advantage of learning how to balance my workload, manage V272

my time and prepare for exams.”

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