EDEXCEL 190 High Holborn London WC1V 7BH UK
31 October 2012 Dear Colleague As a valued customer we wanted to inform you that Pearson has recently joined forces with Education Development International (EDI), and we are delighted to welcome them to the Pearson group. Pearson already has a significant role in providing both academic and vocational qualifications to schools, colleges and businesses globally through Edexcel International. EDI is renowned as one of the leading providers of vocational and professional training and apprenticeships and its LCCI International qualifications are among the best recognised business-related qualifications in the world. To make the most of our combined experience, we are bringing together the best of Edexcel International’s qualifications and EDI’s LCCI International qualifications to create a single division focused on meeting the requirements of our growing international customer community. Our goal is to devise and deliver internationally relevant qualifications, which bring together engaging learning resources and market-leading support services for all our customers. The integration will enable us to offer you an even wider range of qualifications, services and support – from Edexcel academic qualifications like GCSEs, International GCSEs and A levels, to vocational and professional qualifications such as the BTEC and LCCI International suites of qualifications. This will be underpinned with efficient, user friendly technology to make our services easy for you and your learners to access and tailor to your specific needs, wherever in the world you are. In the immediate term, it is business as usual for you as an Edexcel International or LCCI International customer. There is no change to the basis on which you work with us, nor to the key contacts that you have. In the longer term, however, we’re hopeful that together we’ll be able to offer something much more: a much broader comprehensive service, which is more responsive to you and importantly your learners’ needs. We are pleased to announce that Manos Kapterian will be the Managing Director of this division, Pearson Qualifications International; he will keep you updated on these Registered Address:Pearson Plc, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL Registered in England 53723
exciting developments going forward. In the meantime, we’ve put together some FAQs to answer any immediate questions you may have. If you have any additional questions please feel free to get in touch with your current contacts, or contact Manos and his team directly at the email addresses provided overleaf. Yours faithfully,
Ziggy Liaquat Managing Director Edexcel