What is a BTEC in public services?
BTEC National qualifications provide specialist, work-related learning across a range of vocational sectors. They give you the knowledge, understanding and skills you need to prepare for employment, develop in your chosen career, or progress to further or higher education.
What can I do with BTEC Level 3 public services?
Progress to a career in one of the Public Services – The Police, Fire Service, Prison Service, Armed Forces, Customs and Excise – or the Security Services or Probation Service. Alternatively, you can progress to a Higher Education programme including an HND in Public Services at Queens Drive.
Which universities accept BTEC qualifications?
University of Manchester: accepts Btec applicants provided they’re taking a subject relevant to the chosen course. Newcastle University: accepts Btec applicants. University of Nottingham: accepts Btec applicants on most of its courses. University of Oxford: accepts Btec applicants if they have also taken A-levels.
Can BTECs get you into university?
Phil: “Yes, students with BTECs are able to apply to university (although they need to be level 3, i.e. A-Level equivalent.) Carol: “BTECs are awarded the same UCAS points as A-Levels, so do not stop students getting into university. In our experience universities do accept BTEC qualifications.
What can you do with a public services BTEC?
A wide range of careers are available to you on completion of the course e.g. uniformed Public Services such as Police, Fire and Rescue, Ambulance, Prison and Armed Forces or Customs and Excise or within the private security industry.
What do you do on a public services course?
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About Public Services. Our Public Services courses provide you with the skills, experience and knowledge that will enable you to develop a career in the fire service, police, prison service, civilian roles in the uniformed services or armed forces to name a few.
What job can I get from public services Level 3?
Opportunities are available to gain entry into a wide range of public sector occupations in both the uniformed and non-uniform sectors such as Local Government Administration, Customs and Excise, The Police Service, The Fire Service, The Armed Forces, The Military Police, Security or The Prison Service.
Do universities prefer BTEC or A levels?
In some cases you’ll need one or more A levels as well as a BTEC qualification to get into university. Universities typically regard the BTEC level 3 Extended Diploma as the equivalent to three A levels, the Diploma as equivalent to two A levels and the Extended Certificate as equivalent to one A level.
Can you get into Oxford with a BTEC?
The University of Oxford will accept Btecs alongside A-levels, depending on the course. Candidates are therefore advised to include in their Ucas personal statement information on how their qualification has prepared them for the course they are applying to,” the website further explains.
Are Btecs just as good as A levels?
They’re less academic than A-levels, providing a more practical and hands-on way of learning, and you can choose from over 2,000 Btecs across 16 sectors. Btecs are an increasingly popular alternative to A-levels, although you can also take Btecs at all sorts of levels, including the equivalent to GCSEs and degrees.
What can I do with a Level 2 public service?
Level 2 is ideal if you already work in HM Armed Services, the Emergency Services (Police, Fire Service, Coastguard, Ambulance Service), HM Prison Services and similar in a junior role, probably under supervision. You want to increase your skills and progress in your career.