BTEC Nationals

BTEC Nationals are at Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and are
available as BTEC National Awards, BTEC National Certificates and BTEC National Diplomas.

Art & Design

Land-based

Business

Media, Music & Performing Arts

Construction

Public Services

Engineering

Retail

Health & Social Care

Applied Science

Beauty Therapy Sciences

Sport

Hospitality

Travel & Tourism

IT & Computing

 
   

More About BTEC Nationals

BTEC Firsts

BTEC Nationals are aimed at post-16 learners. They lead to:

  • an NQF Level 3 BTEC National Award (based on 360 guided learning hours) = one GCE A Level;
  • an NQF Level 3 BTEC National Certifi cate (based on 720 guided learning hours) = two GCE A Levels; or
  • an NQF Level 3 BTEC National Diploma (based on 1080 guided learning hours) = three GCE A Levels.

Within each BTEC National qualification there are a range of units from which learners take core and optional/specialist units. Each unit usually requires 60 guided learning hours.

Qualification Level Number of Units Guided Learning Hours
BTEC National Award 3 6 360
BTEC National Certificate 3 12 720
BTEC National Diploma 3 18 1080

 

An Example: Level 3 BTEC National in Hospitality

The following titles are available:

  • BTEC National Award in Hospitality;
  • BTEC National Certifi cate in Hospitality;
  • BTEC National Diploma in Hospitality.

To look more closely, the Level 3 BTEC National Award in Hospitality consists of five core units, plus one specialist unit as indicated below:

Unit Core units (all units must be taken) GLH Level
1 The Hospitality Industry 60 3
2 Customer Care in Hospitality 60 3
3 Health, Safety and Security in the Hospitality Industry 60 3
4 Hospitality Business Operations 60 3
5 Hospitality Team Leadership and Supervision 60 3
Unit Specialist units (one unit to be chosen)    
8 Kitchen Organisation and Food Safety 60 3
9 Food Service Organisation 60 3
13 Principles of Healthy Eating 60 3
14 Hospitality Business Enterprise 60 3
15 E-business for Hospitality 60 3
16 Marketing for Hospitality 60 3
17 Personal Selling and Promotional Skills for Hospitality 60 3
18 Human Resources in Hospitality 60 3
19 Understanding Large-scale Events 60 3
20 Conference and Banqueting Operations 60 3
21 Planning and Managing a Hospitality Event 60 3
25 Work-related Project in Hospitality 60 3

 

To fully explore the wide range of units, including the combination of core and the
flexibility within specialist units, please visit www.edexcel.org.uk.