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September 2017 First Certification from 2018  \nIssue 2  \nLevel  \nBTEC Higher National  Certificate  \n  Level BTEC  Higher  National Diploma   \nIntroducing your new Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals in Nuclear Engineering  \nBTEC is the world’s most successful and best-loved applied learning brand, engaging students in practical, interpersonal and thinking skills for more than thirty years.  \nPearson BTECs are work-related qualifications for students taking their first steps into employment or those already in employment and seeking career development opportunities. Pearson BTECs provide progression into the workplace either directly or via study at university and are also designed to meet employer’s needs. Pearson BTEC Higher National qualifications are therefore widely recognised by industry and higher education as the principal technical professional qualification at Levels 4 and 5.  \nThe Pearson BTEC Higher National Certificate (HNC) is at level 4 (the same as the first year of a UK honours degree).  \nThe Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) is at level 4 and level 5 (the same as the first two years of a UK honours degree).  \nProfessional courses developed collaboratively with subject experts  \nWith input from industry, employers, professional bodies, tutors, students, and higher education institutions, your new Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals have been designed to better meet the needs of a changing market. The result is a qualification suite designed and developed to meet professional standards, recognised by employers and universities, which develop not only academic skills and abilities, but work-readiness skills.  \nThe objectives ofthe redevelopment of the Higher Nationals have been to ensure:  \n• employer engagement;  \n• work relatedness;  \n• opportunities for progression to further higher education;  \n• alignment with UK higher education expectations; and  \n• qualifications which are up to date with current professional practice and include professional recognition where possible  \nWhat’s new?  \nFor your new Pearson BTEC Higher National qualifications, we are building on what you’ve told us you value most:  \n• Essential subject knowledge needed by engineering students to progress successfully into further study or to the world of work or continued employment;  \n• A simplified structure students undertake a substantial core of learning, required by all engineers, with limited specialism in the Higher National Certificate, building on this in the Higher National Diploma, with further specialist and optional units linked to their specialist area of study;  \n• Two discipline-specific pathways (Electrical/Electronic and Mechanical) at Level 4 and one broad-based pathway (Nuclear Engineering) at Level 5, which reflect industries’ needs for engineers skilled in one or other of these two areas, prior to Level 5 specialisation within Nuclear Engineering, so there is something to suit each student’s preference for study and future progression plans;  \n• Refreshed content that is closely aligned with professional bodies’, employers’ and higher education needs for a skilled future workforce;  \n• Assessments that consider cognitive skills (what students know) along with affective and psychomotor skills (what they can do and how they behave);  \n• An assessment strategy that supports progression to Level 6 studies and also allows centres to offer assessment relevant to the local employers, thereby accommodating and enhancing different learning styles;  \n• Learning outcomes mapped against professional body standards where appropriate;  \n• Unit-specific grading and Pearson-set assignments  \n• Robust quality assurance measures that serve to ensure that all stakeholders (e.g. professional bodies, universities, employers, centres and students) can feel confident in the integrity and the integrity and value of the qualification.  \nFlexible choice","cbCailG78CmtJtw2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailG78CmtJtw2","pdf",6962000,"English","# Introducing your new Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals in Nuclear Engineering\n## Course levels and qualifications\n## What’s new: structure and pathways\n## Flexible subject choice and progression\n## Credits, study duration, and unit types","[{\"question\":\"What are the Level 4 and Level 4–5 Pearson BTEC qualifications covered in this guide?\",\"answer\":\"The guide covers the Higher National Certificate (HNC) at Level 4 and the Higher National Diploma (HND) at Levels 4 and 5, designed for progression either into further study or professional employment.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main objectives of redeveloping the Higher Nationals?\",\"answer\":\"The redevelopment focuses on employer engagement, work relatedness, progression opportunities to further higher education, alignment with UK higher education expectations, and qualifications that reflect current professional practice including professional recognition where possible.\"},{\"question\":\"How are assessments described in the new Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals for Nuclear Engineering?\",\"answer\":\"Assessments consider cognitive skills (what students know) as well as affective and psychomotor skills (what students can do and how they behave), supported by an assessment strategy enabling progression to Level 6 and allowing centres to offer employer-relevant assessment.\"}]","Pearson Higher Nationals in Nuclear Engineering Qualification Guide - Issue 2 - Introducing your new Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals in Nuclear Engineering | PDF",1792466720]