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from September 2016 First certification from 2017 Issue 6  \nPearson  \nBTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Information Technology  \nSpecification  \nFirst teaching September 2016 Issue 6  \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](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 25,000 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)  \n[This specification is Issue 6. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue](This specification is Issue 6. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue)[ ](This specification is Issue 6. 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