BTEC TRAINING EVENTS
2012
INSPIRING CONFIDENCE Learning should be fun. Our BTEC programmes are popular with students all around the world because they make learning enjoyable. Our BTEC programmes tap into what inspires and engages young learners – their passion. Whether it is music, sport or fashion design, BTECs make students feel good about learning and motivate them to pursue a career in a field they love. We are all about building students’ confidence. We want to develop students’ skills for their futures by providing them with an education that is relevant and connected to their chosen field. BTECs give learners the self belief and self reliance to chase the job of the dreams – and excel in it once they are there. Through our 2012 BTEC training programme we want to help you as an instructor, assessor, external verifier or team leader give your students the confidence they need to meet their learning potential. Our training courses are designed to create successful student results, and help your centre flourish. This year, we are also offering specific marketing and promotions seminars for centres’ senior managers, decision makers and marketing teams. We want to help centres stand out from their competition and assist them in increasing their rates of student recruitment and retention. REGISTRATION To register on a course, please go to www.edexcel.com/mea-btectraining and fill in a registration form. If you require any further information or training confirmation, please email ameena.soysa@pearson.com
EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF BTEC TRAINING FOR CENTRES AND INSTRUCTORS We want you and your students to experience the very best BTEC has to offer. We understand that your success is our success. That is why we are offering Edexcel Centres the chance to participant in a series of training programmes that will help instructors bring BTEC programmes alive for their students. We are also offering Centres the opportunity to take part in specialist marketing seminars to gain new ideas and insights about how to effectively promote BTEC programmes to maximise student recruitment and retention. It’s all just part of the Edexcel service. See what our 2012 schedule of training and seminars can bring to you and your centre.
DATE
CITY COUNTRY
TRAINING COURSE (8am - 3pm)
MARKETING SEMINAR (3.30pm - 5pm)
Wednesday Dubai 12th September U.A.E.
Tailoring BTEC to meet learner needs
Setting your centre apart from competitors through contextualisation
Thursday Dubai 13th September U.A.E.
Tailoring BTEC to meet learner needs
Setting your centre apart from competitors through contextualisation
Monday 1st October
Kuwait City KUWAIT
Delivering a more vocational BTEC
Tapping into employer needs in the region
Tuesday 2nd October
Muscat OMAN
Tailoring BTEC to meet learner needs
Setting your centre apart from competitors through contextualisation
Saturday 6th October
Riyadh BTEC Internal verification Making high quality and SAUDI ARABIA and standardisation standards a selling point
Monday 8th October
Cairo EGYPT
BTEC Internal verification Making high quality and and standardisation standards a selling point
Tuesday 9th October
Cairo EGYPT
BTEC Portfolio Building
Identifying your market and the BTEC programmes that will sell
Thursday 18th October
Istanbul TURKEY
BTEC Portfolio Building
Identifying your market and the BTEC programmes that will sell
Friday 19th October
Istanbul TURKEY
Tailoring BTEC to meet learner needs
Tapping into employer needs in the region
Training course
TAILORING BTEC TO MEET LEARNER NEEDS One of the best things about a BTEC is being able to choose the right qualification level and right combination of units for your learners’ needs, and deliver the programme in a way that works for you and your learners. This course will help you maximise the benefits of BTEC flexibility. The course will examine how a BTEC keeps learners engaged and motivated throughout their programme by measuring their performance and progress on a continuous basis. It will also give you an overview of how a BTEC will give your learners the skills they need to enter employment or move into higher education.
Number of places
25
Duration
1day
Course Content • What is a BTEC? • Why is important? • Accreditation of prior learning (APL) • Unit combinations • Building flexibility into delivery • BTEC at different levels: choosing the correct level • Award / Certificate / Diploma • Teaching Resource Packs and Assessment Resource Packs Who should attend • Assessors • Specialist tutors • Internal verifiers • Lead internal verifiers • Programme leaders
Timings
Method of delivery
Approximate 8am-3pm
Classroom
Marketing Seminar
SETTING YOURSELF APART FROM COMPETITORS THROUGH CONTEXTULISATION Have you wondered how you can position your centre to better meet the demands of the local job market? And what about contextualising your courses to fit cultural needs? If you have the right product proposition, how do you communicate this to your customers in the best way?
better meet regional requirements and how this will enhance your Centre’s reputation amongst local employers. Who should attend • Programme leaders • Senior managers • Head of centres • Marketing or Sales officers
This marketing seminar will explore the value you can bring to your Centre by contextualising or localising your courses to
Number of places
40
Duration
1.5 hours
Timings
Method of delivery
Approximate 3.30pm-5pm
Classroom
Training course
DELIVERING A MORE VOCATIONAL BTEC The strength of BTEC is the opportunity to put learning into a vocational context. A BTEC course offers the practical, hands-on approach that is often lacking in more traditional education programmes. BTEC programmes require learners to complete a number of units in which they must present evidence of actual work they have undertaken, demonstrating key skills and knowledge in their specialist area. Who should attend • Assessors • Specialist tutors / work-based staff • Internal verifiers • Lead internal verifiers • Programme leaders
Number of places
25
Duration
1day
Course Content • Defining and understanding vocational learning • Employability skills / communication skills • Accreditation of prior learning (APL) • Relationship to Kolb • Subject knowledge • Independence • How to broaden the curriculum provision to include the latest developments in vocational, workrelated and work-based learning • How to support collaboration between institutions to enhance partnerships and provide effective, high quality effective • Supporting the involvement of employers in curriculum design and delivery • Outcomes for learners
Timings
Method of delivery
Approximate 8am-3pm
Classroom
Marketing Seminar
TAPPING INTO EMPLOYER NEEDS IN THE REGION How do you liaise with organisations, governments and industry bodies to find out what employers in the region are looking for from graduates? How do you find out what practical skills are in demand most?
Who should attend • Programme leaders • Senior managers • Head of centres • Marketing or sales officers
How do you know what learners should learn today? In this seminar, our expert team will talk about how you can ensure your BTEC programmes stay practical and work-oriented – and how this will benefit your students.
Number of places
40
Duration
1.5 hours
Timings
Method of delivery
Approximate 3.30pm-5pm
Classroom
Training course
BTEC INTERNAL VERIFICATION AND STANDARDISATION Internal verification is the quality assurance system Centres use to monitor their assessment practice and decisions to ensure that: • assessment and grading is consistent across the programme • assessment instruments are fit for purpose • assessment decisions accurately match learner work with unit grading criteria • standardisation is a feature of centre assessment practice Who should attend • Programme leaders • Assessors • Internal verifiers • Lead internal verifiers • BTEC quality nominees
Number of places
25
Duration
1day
Course Content • What is internal verification? • Why is it important? • The internal verifier role • Who should act as an internal verifier? • Internal verification of assignment briefs and giving feedback to the assessor • Internal verification of assessment decisions and giving feedback to the assessor • The internal verification sample • Effective internal quality assurance in a small centre • Good practice • The lead internal verifier • Standardisation
Timings
Method of delivery
Approximate 8am-3pm
Classroom
Marketing Seminar
MAKING HIGH QUALITY AND STANDARDS A SELLING POINT Having high standards and excellent quality assurance systems in your centre will benefit your centre’s reputation – they are a key selling point of your BTEC Courses. In this seminar, we will discuss and showcase how high standards and excellent quality assurance systems are actually a benefit – and not a hindrance for your centre.
Who should attend • Programme leaders • Senior managers • Head of centres • Marketing or sales officers
They increase demand for your graduates amongst employers and are recognised by prestigious education bodies, such as universities, around the globe.
Number of places
40
Duration
1.5 hours
Timings
Method of delivery
Approximate 3.30pm-5pm
Classroom
Training course
BTEC PORTFOLIO BUILDING A ‘portfolio’ is the collection of work produced by the learner, and the learning materials they have used to complete their course. A portfolio tells a story about the growth of a learner, it documents the process of learning and creating, and any obstacles encountered along the way. The challenge to tutors is to design a portfolio programme that works and that: • encourages the tutor to see the learner as an individual, with his or her unique set of characteristics, needs and strengths • emphasises the role of the tutor in improving learner achievements through evaluative feedback and self-reflection • helps tutors standardise and evaluate the skills, knowledge and understanding that learners aim to acquire, without limiting their creativity • helps learners take more control of the work they do, and enables tutors to adapt their teaching and learning approaches to better engage with a wider range of learners and learning styles • involves learners in the assessment process, giving them a more meaningful role in their achievements • invites learners to reflect upon their growth and performance Learners need to understand the role and importance of a Portfolio, and the requirements of a unit’s grading criteria. The full portfolio contents should clearly demonstrate those activities that meet the evidence requirements of a unit’s grading criteria.
Course Content • The assignment brief • Prior teaching and learning • Tasks and preparation • Forms of evidence • Formative assessment • Summative assessment • Forms of evidence • Record keeping • Observation records and witness statements • Resources • Reference material • Forms of evidence Who should attend • Assessors • Specialist tutors or work-based staff • Internal verifiers & Lead internal verifiers • Programme leaders Number of places
25 Timings
Duration
1day Method of delivery
Approximate Classroom 8am-3pm
Marketing Seminar
IDENTIFYING YOUR MARKET AND THE BTEC PROGRAMMES THAT WILL SELL Have you wondered which qualification your centre should offer next? What type of courses is your market is looking for? And what is the best combination of courses suitable for employers in your region? In our marketing seminar we will explain the full breadth of offering available from Edexcel, and look at the programmes that are likely to be the most popular and suitable for learners in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.
Number of places
40
Duration
1.5 hours
We will delve into what you can fit into your product portfolio to make it a strong offering for the region – assisting your student intake and enhancing your reputation amongst students and employers. Who should attend • Programme leaders • Senior managers • Head of centres • Marketing or sales officers
Timings
Method of delivery
Approximate 3.30pm-5pm
Classroom
ABOUT EDEXCEL Edexcel is a Pearson company and a leading global educational services provider offering internationally recognised qualifications as well as testing to schools, colleges, employers, training providers and other places of learning in 85 countries worldwide. Qualifications can be offered in standardised or customised formats with all Edexcel qualifications delivering consistent standards of quality to meet local needs. Plus, our qualifications provide learners with structured progression into employment or higher education worldwide. To complement our vocational portfolio of unrivalled suite of BTEC qualifications, we also offer academic qualifications that can be taken internationally which include GCE A Levels, International GCSE, and International Diploma. A GLOBAL PRESENCE, A LOCAL PARTNER If you would like to offer BTEC qualifications at your organisation, an extensive network of regional offices and representatives ensures that support is never far away should you need it. Contact one of our representatives, and visit our website: www.edexcel.com/mea
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