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Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma in Computer Systems Engineering for England  \nFirst teaching from September 2024 First Certification from September 2025  \nHigher National Certificate Lvl 4  \nHigher National Diploma Lvl 5  \nUndergraduate Level Qualifications  \nAbout Pearson  \nWe are the world’s leading learning company operating in countries all around the world. We provide content, assessment and digital services to learners, educational institutions, employers, governments and other partners globally. We are committed to helping equip learners with the skills they need to enhance their employability prospects and to succeed in the changing world of work. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people.  \nReferences to third party materials made in this specification are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Materials may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)  \nAll information in this specification is correct at time of publication.  \nBTEC Higher Nationals in Computer Systems Engineering for England – original image by © Gorodenkoff/Shuttershock  \nISBN 978 1 292 44148 1  \nAll the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2026  \nSummary of changes in Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals Computer Systems Engineering for England specification Issue 2  \n\n| Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue | Page numbers |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1.9 Insertion of Key Features section\u003Cbr>Added ‘Key Features’ section | 3 |\n| 5.1 Grammatical correction\u003Cbr>Addition of ‘is’ into ‘it is also’ | 16 |\n| 5.2.1 English language requirements\u003Cbr>Updated English language requirements section. | 18 |\n| 5.7 and 5.7.1 Grammatical correction\u003Cbr>Amending ‘Centre’ to ‘centre’ | 22 |\n| 5.7. 1, 5.7.2 and 5.7.3 Grammatical correction\u003Cbr>Amending ‘Heads of Centre’ and ‘Head of centre’ to ‘Head of Centre’ | 22, 23 |\n| 6.5 Punctuation correction\u003Cbr>Removal of hyphen in ‘two-unit types’ | 32 |\n| 10.0 Punctuation correction\u003Cbr>Full-stop to comma in ‘race, sexuality, religious beliefs’ | 52 |\n\nIf you need further information on these changes or what they mean, contact us via our website at: [qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html](qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html).  \nContents  \n1.0 Introduction 1  \n1.1 Qualifications indicated ‘for England’ 1  \n1.2 Qualifications not indicated ‘for England’ 1  \n1.3 The student voice 1  \n1.4 Why choose Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals? 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