BTEC National Diploma Qualifications at

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BTEC National Diploma Qualifications at
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What is a BTEC?

• BTEC stands for Business and Technology
  Educational Council
• A BTEC is a vocational qualification
• A regular occupation, especially one for which
  a person is particularly suited or qualified.
• It is geared towards you having a good idea of
  what you want to do in the future.
• Starting a career straight from college
• Getting into a university

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What BTEC National Diploma courses does the CTC
offer?

• Art and Design
• Business
• Childrens Care, Learning and Development
• Fashion and Clothing
• Health and Social Care
• IT Practitioners
• Mechanical Engineering
• Music

• Performing Arts
• Sport and Exercise Sciences
• Travel and Tourism
• Uniformed Public Services
• OCR Nationals
• Media

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The BTEC National Diploma

• Typically BTEC qualifications all involve
• Studying 1080 hours of unit content over two
  years.
• All courses are full time (with study periods)
• Each unit has a Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
  value typically this is 60 GLHs.
• The GLH for the unit influences the amount of
  points that can be achieved.
• You need a minimum of 108 points for a PPP.

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What is a BTEC National Diploma worth?

• A BTEC National Diploma is worth the equivalent
  of 3 A-levels or an IB Diploma.
• In each unit you can achieve either a Pass,
  Merit or Distinction.
• The minimum requirement for each unit is to
  achieve a Pass.
• The maximum qualification is a DDD.
• The minimum qualification is a PPP.
• A PPP is equivalent to 3 A-Levels at an E
  grade.
• A DDD is equivalent to 3 A-Levels at an A
  grade.

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Calculating the Qualification and UCAS Points
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Statistics

• 100 of students who stay for the full duration
  of the course achieve the full National Diploma.
• The average grade achieved is a DMM.
• Most recently boys have performed slightly
  better than girls.
• 50 of students go on to university.
• Mostly local universities.