About EDEXCEL









Edexcel is the UK’s largest awarding body for academic and vocational qualifications.
Edexcel qualifications are delivered in over 85 countries worldwide.
Edexcel awards more than 1.1 million vocational qualifications and 9 million exam scripts each year.
The BTEC portfolio is exclusive to Edexcel , including approximately 5000 standard qualifications.
More than 100 professional bodies and institutions give exemptions or membership to holders of Edexcel BTEC level 4/5 HND/HNC qualifications
More than 70% of degree programs in the UK allow students with an EDEXCEL BTEC Level 4/5 HND to progress directly onto their final year.
More than 200  universities worldwide recognize Edexcel BTEC
Edexcel’s standard qualifications are aligned to the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) in the UK.
Edexcel is a Pearson company and thus part of the largest educational group in the world which also includes Penguin and the Financial Times groups of companies.

What are BTECs?
Originally BTEC was an organisation – the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) – set up in 1973 to nationally validate and accredit high quality, consistent vocational qualifications. In 1996 following a merger of BTEC and London Examinations, a new company, Edexcel, was born. Today, BTEC is a brand for vocational qualifications owned and offered only by Edexcel.

BTEC Higher Nationals are NQF level 4&5 qualifications and are widely recognised by universities and professional bodies. Edexcel has more than 150 Higher National qualifications available, suitable for students aged 16 and above. A Higher National student will develop management and other higher level technical skills required by employers. After a period of usually two years, students can progress to the final year of degree programmes.

Benefits of BTEC

Students enjoy the personalised, work-related approach to learning because it provides important practical knowledge, skills and behaviours that will enable them to more successfully secure the job they want.



BTEC qualifications are internationally recognised by employers and universities worldwide.


BTECs provide evidence that they have obtained the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to competently undertake employment within the industry their qualification has been developed for.


BTECs help progress directly into the second or final year of graduation or post-graduation at universities in the UK and other countries after completing 2 years of HND/HNC or 8 months of an advanced diploma, saving huge costs.


BTECs help get an internationally recognised certificate/diploma and differentiate you in the eyes of employers supplementing your existing qualifications.


BTECs enhance your knowledge and profile with a work-related qualification that involves experiential learning.


BTECs develop transferable skills like problem-solving, team-work etc enhancing employability.




Ambitions 4 photography academy is now an EDEXEL approved Centre for the following photography learning programmes.


Programme Title: EDEXCEL BTEC LEVEL 4 HNC DIPLOMA in PHOTOGRAPHY (QCF),
 QAN: 500/9239/X. Duration: 12 months (758 total learning hours) 

Programme Title: EDEXCEL BTEC LEVEL 5 HND DIPLOMA in PHOTOGRAPHY (QCF),
 QAN: 500/9233/9. Duration 15 months (1152 total learning hours)


Some universities that recognise BTEC qualifications 
Up-to-date information can be found on www.edexcel.com/studyopportunities




University of Central England


De Montfort University Leicester


Leeds Metropolitan University


Liverpool John Moore’s University


London Metropolitan University


Manchester Metropolitan University


Middlesex University


Napier University Edinburgh


Northumbria University


University of Sunderland


Nottingham Trent University


University of Wolverhampton


University of Westminster


University of West of England (Bristol)


California State University (Los Angeles)


East Carolina University


Eastern Michigan University


Idaho State University


Iowa State University


Loyola University Chicago


Niagara University


Ottawa University


Pennsylvania University


San Francisco State University


State University of New York


Texas Wesleyan University


University of Houston


University of California, San Francisco


University of Vermont


Virginia Commonwealth University




Note:



Edexcel’s academic qualifications are recognised by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Edexcel’s vocational qualifications ARE NOT recognised by AIU or any government authority in India.


Edexcel’s standard qualifications conform to the QCF in the UK only and NOT to any other country’s qualifications framework.