Madeley High School BTEC LEVEL 2 – Course Handbook - Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Sport - Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sport What are BTEC Firsts? BTEC Firsts are QCF Level 2 qualifications designed to provide specialist workrelated qualifications in a range of sectors. They give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment. The qualifications also provide career development opportunities for those already in work. On successful completion of a BTEC First qualification, learners can progress to or within employment and/or continue their study in the same, or related vocational area.
Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Certificate – 15 credits The 15-credit BTEC Level 2 Certificate offers a specialist qualification that focuses on particular aspects of employment within the appropriate vocational sector. The BTEC Level 2 Certificate is a qualification which can extend a learner’s programme of study and provide a vocational emphasis. The BTEC Level 2 Certificate is broadly equivalent to one GCSE.
Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate – 30 credits The 30-credit BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate extends the specialist workrelated focus from the BTEC Level 2 Certificate and covers the key knowledge and practical skills required in the appropriate vocational sector. The BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate offers flexibility and a choice of emphasis through the optional units. It is broadly equivalent to two GCSEs. The Extended Certificate is designed to give learners a basic grounding in understanding and knowledge of the sport and active leisure sector. The BTEC Firsts in Sport enable learners to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills that enable progression within specific areas of employment such as exercise and fitness, leadership support and land/waterbased outdoor and adventurous activities. Learners completing these qualifications may seek employment within the sport sector at a junior level in a range of roles including recreation assistant or sports leader. The qualifications provide opportunities for learners to focus on the development of personal, learning and thinking skills, functional skills, and wider skills in a sport context, such as environmental issues and health and safety considerations.
What will I study? Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Sport The Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Sport is a 15-credit and 90-guidedlearning-hour (GLH) qualification that consists of one 5-credit mandatory unit plus one 10-credit mandatory specialist unit that provide for a total of 15 credits (where at least 8 credits must be at Level 2 or above). Unit 1 Unit 2
Mandatory Unit – the following unit must be taken Fitness Testing & Training Mandatory specialist units – 10 credits must be taken from Practical Sport
Credit 5 Credit 10
Level 2 Level 2
Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sport The Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sport is a 30-credit and 180guided-learning-hour qualification (GLH) that consists of one 5-credit mandatory unit plus one 10-credit mandatory specialist unit plus optional units that provide for a combined total of 30 credits (where at least 16 credits must be at Level 2 or above). Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 4 7
Mandatory Unit – the following unit must be taken Fitness Testing & Training Mandatory specialist units – 10 credits must be taken from Practical Sport Optional units – 15 credits must be taken from Anatomy & Physiology Planning & Leading Sports Activities
Credit 5 Credit 10 Credit 5 10
Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 2
Assessment and grading In BTEC Firsts all units are internally assessed. All assessment for BTEC First qualifications is criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes. Each unit within the qualification has specified assessment and grading criteria which are to be used for grading purposes. A summative unit grade can be awarded at pass, merit or distinction: - to achieve a ‘pass’ a learner must have satisfied all the pass criteria - to achieve a ‘merit’ a learner must additionally have satisfied all the merit criteria - to achieve a ‘distinction’ a learner must additionally have satisfied all the distinction criteria. A grading scale of pass, merit and distinction is applied to all units.
Further information can be found by using the following link; www.edexcel.com/quals/firsts10/sport/Pages/default.aspx