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Reply 40
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c4za69
Original post by mangoh

WOW, I was going to do the exact same course but I wish I did tbh, although you say you learnt the same things... At least you learn something, a level IT doesn't exactly teach you as much as BTEC IT, I would have thought so because a level IT is project work of which we all know is pointless but we have to care because it is part of the exam :rolleyes:

What do you plan to do with your BTEC?


There aren't much units in which I feel like I've actually "learnt" something. Programming and Signal Theory are about the only ones, the other units are just glorified write-ups of things you could research and understand in five minutes flat (such as the DPA).

After I finish this BTEC I'm going to study Comp Sci at Newcastle University. Self studying A-level maths over the summer ftw.
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Jampolo
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Original post by mangoh


I've done both A levels & a Btec ---> BTECs are a lot harder, more pressure, more stress, more work



What A Levels did you do?
Reply 42
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Ulo
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I did a BTEC alongside 12 GCSEs because I was in CCF and they were offering them! I wouldn't put it on a par with A levels, really just aren't as challenging, though they should be respected as a qualification IMO.
Original post by Ulo
I did a BTEC alongside 12 GCSEs because I was in CCF and they were offering them! I wouldn't put it on a par with A levels, really just aren't as challenging, though they should be respected as a qualification IMO.

Was the BTEC that took a BTEC First? If it was ten it would/might be on par with GCSEs not to that of A-Level.
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Leo*
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There are different grades of BTEC. BTEC just stands for Business and Technology Education Council so the examining board if you will, and is usually regulated via Edexcel

Some examples:
BTEC First Certificate = 2 GCSE's A*-C
BTEC First Diploma = 4 GCSE's A*-C
BTEC National Award = 1 A-Level (D = 120UCAS)
BTEC National Certificate = 2 A-Levels (DD = 240UCAS)
BTEC National Diploma = 3 A-Levels (DDD = 360UCAS)

There are others but they're the most common.
Reply 45
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sisson
Original post by Bektas
I'm not doing a Btec, but I'll support your cause.


Yeah pritty must same I'm doing a VRQ:colone:
I'll sign this, although I personally value my Software development much more than any A level. Learning what we want to learn that is guaranteed to be useful in real life :smile:
I'm currently studying for a National Diploma in Animal Management and I'm on course to get DDD which equates to 360 UCAS points.

I could have finished A-Levels and got into a top University, for example University of Leeds and done Zoology but not had any hands on experience. However for the career path I want, hands on experience is absolutely vital.

So instead I'm doing a BTEC in Animal Management gaining so much experience and coming out with equivalent to 3 A-Levels.

People think because we don't have a few exams at the end of the year we don't do any work? I would love for those people to have to do the amount of work we do. Each assignment I do I write around 3,000-5,000 words. I have 4 assignments to be in for next week...

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