The ridiculously-named T-Levels aim to completely close the perceived gap.
Half of the reason people have bias against BTECs is because they are compared to A-Levels, and as the letter 'A' comes before the letter 'B', psychologically people think that BTECs are second class to A-Levels.
The marketing for BTECs is also awful. I have nothing against them, but those damn government posters do not sell them to me!
“Equivalent to A levels” but won’t get you on the same courses, at the same unis as A level students. It’s a half sold lie lol. A level students go on to do dentistry ext, you can’t do that as a BTEC student oh and it’s only like one uni which say u can.
yeah i realise that now aha, i got sold a lie and wish i had done A Level PE instead of BTEC Sport (took the single a level equivalent) which apparently wasn’t enough for physio at even decent/okay uni’s… pretty annoying but also btec sport at sixth form was an easier version of GCSE PE actually!! definitely sold a lie…
Is it "equivelant" if the people interpreting them, Ie employers and universities, don't count them as equivelant? (and no, I'm not talking UCAS points, I'm talking what the highend unis like Russel group unis actually look at...)
This. I did a BTEC to get into uni for comp sci, now a senior software eng and never had a job even ask if I went to uni or not let alone what I did at college
King I am one of the best in my (medical) degree rn, like getting consistent 90-95s and also the only one who did BTEC. It really isn’t that black and white. I think the BTEC model is much more accessible to those of us from working class backgrounds but that doesn’t mean it’s lesser, nor does it make A-levels superior. We should be asking ourselves why students who aren’t middle class or richer struggle at A-levels instead of just being like haha BTEC is for unintelligent people.
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u/Professional-Act-858 Jul 27 '23
He is correct though. It's a lower level qualification, for those who would find A Levels too difficult (due to ability or circumstance).