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1/Level 2 First Award in Animal Care  \nIssue 4  \nPearson BTEC Level 1/ Level 2 First Award in Animal Care  \nSpecification  \nIssue 4  \nEdexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications  \nEdexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked. For further information, please visit our qualifications website at [qualifications.pearson.com. Alternatively](qualifications.pearson.com. Alternatively), you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at [qualifications.pearson.com/contactus](qualifications.pearson.com/contactus)  \nAbout Pearson  \nPearson is the world's leading learning company, with 35,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people. Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at [qualifications.pearson.com](qualifications.pearson.com)  \nThis specification is Issue 4. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue can be found on our website.  \nReferences to third-party material made in this specification are made in good faith. We do not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)  \nAll information in this specification is correct at time of publication.  \nISBN 978 1 446 93479 1  \nAll the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2020  \nWelcome to your BTEC First specification  \nFor more than 25 years, BTECs have earned their reputation as well-established, enduringly effective qualifications. They have a proven track record in improving motivation and achievement among young learners . Additionally, BTECs provide progression routes to the next stage of education or into employment.  \nBTECs are evolving  \nInformed by recent policy developments, including the Review of Vocational Education – The Wolf Report (March 2011) and the Study Programmes for 16–19 year olds (DFE-00069-2012, June 2012), we have designed this new suite of BTEC Firsts to:  \n● ensure high quality and rigorous standards  \n● conform to quality criteria for qualifications used in 14–19 programmes in schools and colleges  \n● be fit for purpose for learners, pre-or post-16, in schools and in colleges. We conducted in-depth, independent consultations with schools, colleges, higher education institutions, employers, the Association of Colleges and other professional organisations. This new suite of qualifications builds on the qualities – such as a clear vocational context for learning and teacher-led assessment based on centre-devised assignments – that you told us make BTECs so effective and engaging.  \nThis new suite introduces additional features to meet the needs of educators, employers and the external environment. It is fully aligned with requirements for progression – to further study at Level 3, into an Apprenticeship or into the workplace. We believe these features will make BTEC even stronger and more highly valued.  \nWhat are the key principles of the new suite of BTEC Firsts?  \nTo support young people to succeed and progress in their education, we have drawn on our consultations with you and embedded four key design principles into the new BTEC Firsts.  \n1 Standards: a common core and external assessment  \nEach new Level 2 BTEC First qualification has an essential core of knowledge and applied skills . 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