London Economics' Pietro Patrignani with a closer look at BTEC qualifications. BTEC qualifications are career-based qualifications and can be taken at different levels of the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) between Level 1 to Level 5 and above. BTECs at Levels 1 to 3 are normally taken at Further Education Colleges or schools, while BTEC qualifications at higher levels are available at FE colleges and Higher Education Institutions. While BTECs are specialist work-related qualifications, they are college based and not work-based learning qualifications (such as NVQs and Apprenticeships). BTECs account for a significant share of those with Level 3 vocational qualifications: for example, they account for 47% of young men and 30% of young women who have Level 3 vocational qualifications as their highest qualification (excluding Apprenticeships).

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26 February 2018

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CVER Blog

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http://cver-blog.blogspot.com/2018/02/do-btec-qualifications-pay.html

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