BTEC Qualifications

At Kent College Dubai we aim to be the best British school in Dubai. As such, we want to offer our pupils an array of pathways through which to graduate and pupils can choose from:

• A Levels
• We are an IB World School offering the IBDP (International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme)
• BTEC in Performing Arts, Business Studies or Sport

We offer Pearson Edexcel BTEC Level 3 qualifications in Performing Arts, Business Studies, and Sport.

BTECs are specialist work-related qualifications that are equivalent to 2 A Levels. With a track record built over 40 years of learner success, BTEC International Level 3 qualifications are recognised internationally by governments, industry and higher education institutions.

BTEC qualifications encompass applied learning that brings together knowledge and understanding with practical and technical skills. This applied learning is achieved through learners performing vocational tasks that encourage the development of vocational behaviours and transferable skills, such as communication, teamwork and research and analysis, which are valued in both higher education and the workplace. Opportunities to develop these skills are embedded throughout the course.

Assessment includes a range of assessment types and styles suited to vocational qualifications in the sector. All assessment is internal (therefore there are no formal exams) but some mandatory units have extra controls on assessment and are assessed using Pearson Set Assignments. Additionally, some units are synoptic.

You can learn more about BTEC here.

The course offers students with the passion, tenacity and ambition to complete their first step to train to be a leading, high quality professional performer, teacher or creative. For those who want to pursue a career in what is one of the fastest growing global industries.

The course has been designed by leading providers who have the experience in preparing students for the entertainment industry. All practical delivery will be overseen by Urdang Academy to ensure that students in Dubai receive a similar standard of world class delivery as the flagship colleges in London.

This full-time course is designed as a stepping stone for 16 to 18 year old students to study at a specialist three year vocational training course, Conservatoire or University Degree programme.

The BTEC in Business Studies qualification gives learners experience of the breadth and depth of the sector that will prepare them for further study or training. This includes the opportunity for learners to choose several topics from a selection of options reflecting the progression pathways in business.

The learning programme covers the following content areas:

• Business environments
• Marketing
• Finance
• International Business
• Management
• Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

The Pearson BTEC International Level 3 qualification in Sport is designed for learners in the 16-19 age group, who wish to pursue a career in the sports sector via higher education to access graduate entry employment in a sports role. Learners who complete their BTEC International Level 3 qualification in Sport aim to go on to employment, often via the stepping stone of higher education.

This qualification is specifically designed to support learners who want to study sports as the main element alongside another area of complementary or contrasting study as part of a two-year, full-time study programme. The qualification would support progression to higher education if taken as part of a programme of study that included other BTEC International Level 3 qualifications or International A Levels.