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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