 BTEC: The next stage
| Course duration: One day
Method of delivery: Face-to-face
Overview: Developed for recently established vocational centres around the world, this training event will help centres improve their delivery of the practical application aspects of BTEC. As BTEC qualifications rely upon assignment-based continuous assessment of student performance, it's important that you have the correct systems in place for planning, assessing, grading and verification. This event will cover practical aspects of teaching BTEC including unit sequencing, integration, resource planning, timetabling, schemes of work, course handbooks and much more.
Is it right for me? For all programme leaders, assessors or specialist staff, internal verifiers and senior managers in recently established BTEC centres. | | BTEC assignment writing: Developing holistic, cross-unit assessments
| Course duration: One day
Method of delivery: Face-to-face
Overview: This training event provides delegates with step-by-step guidance on writing a BTEC assignment brief. An assignment brief is the document issued to learners at the start of the assessment process for any given unit or combination of units. This event provides practical guidance on writing the assignment, including expert advice on tasks and preparation, assessment activities, learning outcomes, grading criteria, record keeping and much more.
Is it right for me? For all assessors, internal verifiers, lead internal verifiers and programme leaders in BTEC centres. | | BTEC internal verification and standardisation
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Course duration: One day
Method of delivery: Face-to-face
Overview: This training event is designed to guide delegates through all aspects of BTEC internal verification and standardisation. Internal verification is the quality assurance system that centres use to monitor assessment practice and decisions. This event will provide step-by-step advice on all aspects of internal verification, including what it is and why it is important, the role of the internal verifier, internal verification of assignment briefs and assessment decisions, and much more.
Is it right for me? For all programme leaders, assessors, internal verifiers, lead internal verifiers and BTEC quality nominees in BTEC centres. | | BTEC portfolio building
| Course duration: One day
Method of delivery: Face-to-face
Overview: A ‘portfolio’ is the collection of work produced by a BTEC candidate that includes any learning materials that have been used. This training event will assist centres in designing a portfolio programme that works for them. Delegates will receive expert guidance on all aspects of portfolio building including the assignment brief, tasks and preparation, forms of evidence, observation records, resources, and much more.
Is it right for me? For all assessors, specialist staff, internal verifiers, lead internal verifiers and programme leaders in BTEC centres. | | Tailoring BTEC to learner needs
| Course duration: One day
Method of delivery: Face-to-face
Overview: This training event will give centres a deeper insight into how to tailor the fantastic flexibility of BTEC to meet individual learner needs, including advice on choosing the right qualification level and the right unit combinations. You will receive guidance on developing an engaging and challenging BTEC programmes for students, including the benefits of BTECs, recognising students’ prior learning as part of their BTEC portfolio, unit combinations, building flexibility into delivery and much more.
Is it right for me? For all assessors, specialist tutors, internal verifiers, programme leaders and lead internal verifiers in BTEC centres. | | Delivering a more vocational BTEC
| Course duration: One day
Method of delivery: Face-to-face
Overview: Our BTEC qualifications offer a practical, hands-on approach that can be lacking in more traditional education and training. The strength of BTEC qualifications is the opportunity to put learning into a practical, work-related context. This training event is designed to help centres broaden their curriculum to include the latest developments in vocational learning and, crucially, create closer ties with employers and institutions to deliver a BTEC that really prepares learners to apply their learning in the workplace.
Is it right for me? For all assessors, specialist staff, work-based staff, internal verifiers, lead internal verifiers and programme leaders. |
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