First Teach September 2025 - Version 1.0 - May 2024 - WFS_A0550 - BTEC Nationals from 2025 (AAQs) Transition Guide

Oct 20, 2026

First Teach September 2025 (Version 1.0, May 2024, WFS_A0550) provides guidance for centres and practitioners transitioning from Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Engineering to the Pearson Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification BTEC National in Engineering (Extended Certificate). It explains what is new in the 2025 BTEC Nationals, focusing on transferable skills, digital skills, and sustainability, and describes how transition is made easier via auto approval, refreshed assessments, and an unchanged quality assurance approach. Support offerings, resources, and assessment structures are outlined to help planning, delivery, marking, and progression for learners.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages15

Reading Time38 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction to the AAQs

What is new?

What makes it easy to transition?

Support Offer

Complimentary resources and services

Comprehensive Package of Paid resources

Qualification Structure

Assessment Structure

Mapping Guide

First Teach September 2025 | Version 1.0 | May 2024 | WFS A0550 This document is for centres/practitioners moving (transitioning) from Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Engineering to the Pearson Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification BTEC National in Engineering (Extended Certificate) First Teach September 2025 | Version 1.0 | May 2024 | WFS_A0550 Content Introduction to the AAQs 2 o What is new? 3 o What makes it easy to transition? 4 Support Offer 5 Qualification Structure 7 Assessment Structure 9 Mapping Guide 10 First Teach September 2025 | Version 1.0 | May 2024 | WFS_A0550 Introducing the BTEC Level 3 Nationals from 2025 (AAQs) The BTEC Nationals from 2025 qualifications provide students with meaningful and practical learning experiences across a range of career sectors. They equip students with the applied knowledge, skills and personal attributes they need to enter and thrive in higher education and meet the demands of future employment in our fastchanging world. BTEC Nationals from 2025 (AAQ) are: 􀁸 Engaging and future-focused-providing opportunities for students to learn in real, relatable and practical ways and designed to ensure that they develop critical knowledge and transferable skills to navigate the future. 􀁸 Accessible and fair for students, balanced with the demands of progression to the next stage of learning the use of the N Grade and our holistic approach to designing assessment criteria means that qualifications are attainable for students whilst ensuring that they have a solid foundation of skills and knowledge, and the confidence to progress. 􀁸 Accepted and supported by universities-developed in collaboration with educators and universities to ensure students have the right combination of skills and knowledge for success in higher education. Over 100 letters of support from universities. 􀁸 Well supported and straightforward to deliver and administer-simple structure making unit combination more straightforward; uniformed format of external assessment across subjects to streamline administration; Pearson-Set Assignment Briefs (PSABs) removing the need for centres to plan their own assignments, and wide range of training and support. First Teach September 2025 | Version 1.0 | May 2024 | WFS_A0550 2 What is new? Preparing students for their future Our new BTEC Level 3 Nationals from 2025 (AAQ) qualifications are designed with a clear focus on the future. Our aim is to ensure that students are given every opportunity to develop the new knowledge, skills, attitudes and values they need to navigate and thrive through the uncertainty and to shape their world. We have identified three critical skill areas for the future – transferable skills, digital skills and sustainability – and have designed our new BTEC qualifications with these areas at the heart. Join us on the journey as we prepare young people to be the best versions of themselves for the future. Read our brochure. Click on the infographic to see further information. First Teach September 2025 | Version 1.0 | May 2024 | WFS_A0550 3 What makes it easy to transition to the new BTEC National from 2025 (AAQ)? 􀁸 Auto approval - if you are currently approved to deliver BTEC Nationals you will receive automatically approval for the new qualification.* 􀁸 Refreshed and updated content and assessments – to ensure your learners continue to progress to popular progression routes into HEIs and beyond. 􀁸 Simple, manageable and flexible structure – you can continue to structure your delivery of teaching, learning and assessment when it best suits you and your learners. 􀁸 Unchanged Quality Assurance process with Standards Verification at the heart. 􀁸 Assessments-Externally Assessed Exams available twice a year, and Internally Assessed units, Assessments set by Pearson, and taken by learners when they are ready. 􀁸 Familiar retake and resubmission rules. 􀁸 Grading, marking and

FAQs

What is the purpose of this First Teach September 2025 guide?

It supports centres and practitioners moving from the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Engineering to the 2025 Pearson Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification BTEC National in Engineering (Extended Certificate).

What are the key focus areas of the BTEC Nationals from 2025 (AAQs)?

The qualifications center on transferable skills, digital skills, and sustainability, designed to help learners navigate the future with practical, meaningful experiences.

How does the guide say transition to the new 2025 BTEC National (AAQ) is made easier?

It highlights auto approval for already-approved centres, refreshed and updated content and assessments, a simple and flexible structure, and an unchanged quality assurance process centered on Standards Verification, along with familiar retake and resubmission rules.

Oct 20, 2026

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