BTEC Level 1/2 Tech Award in Creative Media Production - Component 3: Create a Media Product in Response to a Brief (BCM03)

Oct 20, 2026

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Administrative Support Guide for BTEC Level 1/2 Tech Award in Creative Media Production, focusing on Component 3 (BCM03): creating a media product in response to a brief. Provides centres with requirements and timelines for the 12-week assessment period, including independent research, Activity 1 supervised outcomes (up to five hours), and Activity 2 supervised outcomes (up to five hours). Covers secure folder setup, secure handling of task briefs and notes, supervision and control expectations, and guidance on pre- and post-assessment administration such as submission, further considerations, and AI use acknowledgment.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

Summary of changes

Introduction

Purpose of this guide

Useful Links: Important Documents

Further support and contact information

Component 3 Overview

Before the assessment

Maintaining security

During the assessment

Preparatory work

Assessment

After the assessment

Submission of work

Additional Assessment Considerations

Acknowledging AI Use

Sensitive Content Notice

Personal and Identifying Information

Administrative Support Guide BTEC Level 1/2 Tech Award in Creative Media Production Component 3: Create a Media Product in Response to a Brief (BCM03) Table of contents Summary of changes 2 Introduction 3 Purpose of this guide 3 Useful Links: Important Documents 3 Further support and contact information 4 Component 3 Overview: 5 Before the assessment 6 Centres must ensure that: 6 Maintaining security: 7 During the assessment 8 Preparatory work 8 Assessment 8 After the assessment 9 Submission of work 9 Additional Assessment Considerations 11 Acknowledging AI Use 11 Sensitive Content Notice 11 Personal and Identifying Information 11 Summary of changes | Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue | Page Number | | --- | --- | | Formatting updated and information reduced so document is concise. Up-to-date links provided to all relevant guidance. | All | Introduction Purpose of this guide This guide supports centres in preparing candidates, completing the required administration and submitting assessment evidence for the external component of BTEC Tech Award Creative Media Production (BCM03) . Centres should ensure that the requirements and regulations of the assessment process have been met. Useful Links: Important Documents This guide must be used alongside the latest version of the following documents: Specification Centre Guide Quality Assurance BTEC Tech Awards Key Dates and Deadlines- Entry deadlines and results dates and Key Dates Schedule Post Results Services (PRS) -Access to Scripts (ATS) , Review of Marking and Moderation (RoMMs) and Appeals Special Requirements-Special considerations and Access arrangements Training and Events – Bitesize Training Videos and Training events FAQs- FAQsfor BTEC Tech Awards Support Material -Visit your qualification page to find: - Past papers and Mark Schemes - Principal Examiner reports - Sample Assessment Materials Further support and contact information Subject specific content and teaching queries including Ask the Expert queries: Exams Officers and Teachers Book in a 15-minute meeting with our Subject Advisers for further support. General centre related queries including reporting lost coursework, requesting special requirements, queries regarding entries and results: Pearson-Contact Support Component 3 Overview: Component Information Level of supervision and control Dispatch Method Component 3 (BCM03) The set task should be completed during the 12-week assessment period timetabled by Pearson. The 12-week assessment period comprises of: • An independent research period • Activity 1 (Parts A and B • A preparatory period • Activity 2. The written outcomes for Activity 1 must be completed under supervised conditions with a maximum duration of five hours. The preparatory period will be supervised under low control conditions. Activity 2 must be completed under supervised conditions with a maximum duration of five hours. Secure download from the Tech Awards qualiﬁcation/subject page of the Pearson website (accessible with an Edexcel Online password) Before the assessment Centres must ensure that: • They have read and understood the instructions for administration of BTEC Tech Awards assessments provided in this document. • They have understood the delivery of the assessment and read the JCQ'Instructions for Conducting Examinations (ICE)' document. • Learners have been registered onto the correct course and entered for the correct assessment and series by the deadline for the series they wish to sit the assessment. • Learners due to sit the assessment are made aware of the timetabled session(s)for the supervised assessment and any prior preparatory work. • Learners have created a secure empty folder for each learner. Each folder should be named according to the following naming convention: [Centre \#]_[Candidate Number \#]_

FAQs

What is Component 3 (BCM03) in the BTEC Tech Award Creative Media Production?

Component 3 requires candidates to create a media product in response to a brief. It includes a structured 12-week assessment period covering research and two main activities.

What supervision and time limits apply to Activity 1 and Activity 2?

The written outcomes for Activity 1 must be completed under supervised conditions with a maximum duration of five hours. Activity 2 must also be completed under supervised conditions with a maximum duration of five hours.

How should centres manage secure access to materials during the assessment?

Centres must collect all task brief copies and candidates’ notes at the end of each session, store them under secure conditions, and re-issue them at the start of the next session. Learners must only access their secure user area and must not have access to mobile digital devices.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Dipper