I'm glad I did Btec still....

[Guest Its Me Bitches]

do a btecwhen you hit unithe first year will be pissbecause all the sh*t they teaching you at uni they teach in the btech

[B Side]

if you plan to go uni then Alevels>>>Btecif you plan to work btec>>Alevels

[CRACKTRO]

BTec's for ultra stupid people.IMO stupid people can do well in their A Level's all you gotta do is try.

[Guest M12 Part 2]

do a btecwhen you hit unithe first year will be pissbecause all the sh*t they teaching you at uni they teach in the btech

allow doing b-tec. at the end of the day. b-tecs are designed for people who couldnt get 5 A-C GCSE'S. if you are capable of doing A-Levels there is absolutely no need to do a b-tec. they should only be used a backdoor into a specific uni course if you've flopped.dont matter what it's supposed to be the "equivalent" of bottom line is how can it be equal if you never enter an exam hall and all you do is coursework.

[Removal Man]

BTech is easierA levels are more crediblei now wish i'd done A Levels but f*ck it, i'm here now

[Guest Its Me Bitches]

not really depends what type of degree you want to do A level is the best for subects such as Law, English lit, Economics and Maths...If you want to do Media, Computing or Business dont waste your time doing A levels because they are totally irrelevant and dont teach you anything towards your specified subject as Btec's in these areas teach more then half of the modules on your first year of uni....also No other degree is worth doing you will make no moneyonly people who done these subjects make P from what i have seen other guys got degrees and sh*t in other subjects and earn less then me and they work full time.(retail)

[Guest M12 Part 2]

not really depends what type of degree you want to do A level is the best for subects such as Law, English lit, Economics and Maths...If you want to do Media, Computing or Business dont waste your time doing A levels because they are totally irrelevant and dont teach you anything towards your specified subject as Btec's in these areas teach more then half of the modules on your first year of uni....also No other degree is worth doing you will make no moneyonly people who done these subjects make P from what i have seen other guys got degrees and sh*t in other subjects and earn less then me and they work full time.(retail)

but why do a media, computing or business b-tec when you can do them all at A-Level and then add 2 other real subjects as well.e.g English Literature, History & Media Studies at A-Level are A LOT better than a Media Studies B-Tec.

[Guest Its Me Bitches]

but if you wanna do say business at uniwhy you gonna have other subjects getting in your way like say you wanna be a footballer but you do swimming and cross country aswellpure randomnessi know someone who done a Btec in computing got a degree in same subject first job out of uni100k per annum only age 21if you know what you wanna do then dont make things long for no reasonalso someone first job out of uni AVCE in business 35k a year which wil got up to 90k a year within a couple years

[Removal Man]

A Levels >>>> BTechu can't contest thatend of

[Guest Its Me Bitches]

true thats why they are delting a levelsgnna come like o levels in a couple years

[Removal Man]

it's irrelevant what they're delting or replacingto an uni/employerA Levels >>>> BTech

[CRACKTRO]

but if you wanna do say business at uniwhy you gonna have other subjects getting in your way like say you wanna be a footballer but you do swimming and cross country aswellpure randomnessi know someone who done a Btec in computing got a degree in same subject first job out of uni100k per annum only age 21if you know what you wanna do then dont make things long for no reasonalso someone first job out of uni AVCE in business 35k a year which wil got up to 90k a year within a couple years

Could do a cross lesson, like Business and Accounting, they have crossovers that would aid you.

[Guest M12 Part 2]

Ice yeh using your own footballer analogy.doing a b-tec is like going training but never actually playing a match, doing bare coursework for 3 years aint gonna teach you how to sit in exams, which you will NEED to do at uni.doing A-Levels is the same as training and playing football, while at the same time doing cross country and boxing. cross country and boxing may not seem directly relevant to you but there will be skills from both that you can takle into your football.FOr example i did a history a-level and 80% of the people in my class did politics. they fully understood everything about plebiscites and the like straight away cos they had been taught it in more detail in politics, but i had to actually learn about it from scratch.same way cos i did english, even if i knew less facts than other people i knew how to write as if i knew just as much and maybe even more than them. different subjects bring different skills that will help your "main" subject.

[Ashman.]

Yeah I got my couse name muddled upI am doing Key Skills Level 2Can anyone advise me how I go about getting into Uni after doing this?Someone today mentioned something about an 'Access' course and how that can get me into UniBut what do I do next after this key skills course?Do I go straight onto access from there?

[Steven]

Yeah I got my couse name muddled upI am doing Key Skills Level 2Can anyone advise me how I go about getting into Uni after doing this?Someone today mentioned something about an 'Access' course and how that can get me into UniBut what do I do next after this key skills course?Do I go straight onto access from there?

Key skills level 2= GCSE C grade.

[Steven]

Ice yeh using your own footballer analogy.doing a b-tec is like going training but never actually playing a match, doing bare coursework for 3 years aint gonna teach you how to sit in exams, which you will NEED to do at uni.doing A-Levels is the same as training and playing football, while at the same time doing cross country and boxing. cross country and boxing may not seem directly relevant to you but there will be skills from both that you can takle into your football.FOr example i did a history a-level and 80% of the people in my class did politics. they fully understood everything about plebiscites and the like straight away cos they had been taught it in more detail in politics, but i had to actually learn about it from scratch.same way cos i did english, even if i knew less facts than other people i knew how to write as if i knew just as much and maybe even more than them. different subjects bring different skills that will help your "main" subject.

You dont need to be taught how to do exams. End of the day if you know what you wanna do a BTEC is the easiest route there. Why sit through all those A-levels and exams if end of the day you just wanna do say business at uni?

[Ashman.]

Yeah I got my couse name muddled upI am doing Key Skills Level 2Can anyone advise me how I go about getting into Uni after doing this?Someone today mentioned something about an 'Access' course and how that can get me into UniBut what do I do next after this key skills course?Do I go straight onto access from there?

Key skills level 2= GCSE C grade.

Yeah I understand thisBut I mean how do I get onto access once I completed this 1 year course?

[Steven]

f*ck knows. College and Uni is f*cking long I feel to quit college and get a job cos I'll be like 21 or 22 when I leave Uni full of debts n that. Maybe I should get a full time job and then reap the benefits of having money when your young.

[Soca Junkie]

Lol @ people saying A Levels are better when they're taking A Levels like "psychology","P.E" and "Media Studies"Its completley dependant on what you wanna do.. For example, if you wanna be a mechanic, a btec in that subject is far more useful than a maths and english a level.. And it aint even about "what it means to your employer", its about actually having the knowledge..If you wanna be a lawyer, obviously you'd have to do A Level law as a Btec in music tech aint gonna cut it

AgreedAt the end of the day even if u do a BTEC or ALevel and planning to go to uni...when u get ur degree both are useless anyway...I did ALevels in English Lit and ICT... i should have done a BTECH in health and social care instead... at least that way i would have got my qualification AND work experience needed for the degree i wanted to do...but its all good now...ive taken some missionone year access course and then uni nex yr

[L]

FOr example i did a history a-level and 80% of the people in my class did politics. they fully understood everything about plebiscites and the like straight away cos they had been taught it in more detail in politics, but i had to actually learn about it from scratch.

On a real, what employer gives a sh*t about a history a level?

[Guest Vegeta]

I'm doing BTEC ICT:It is pretty hard to get a pass for some units though ( o spastic), all im gonna say is i learnt a shitload in one year.One of my units also had an exam.Got 4 distinctions last year, aiming for at least 6 this year.

[Guest Vegeta]

I believe though that it 1 course with different modules but I don't know whether u achieve marks on the individual modules or as a whole. Lets say 4 example ur doin a BTECH in IT. Then u will also do sh*t like communication, numeracy, & maybe other sh*t. Could be wrong so don't quote me.

You're right man.Had to do:Language & commsBusiness calculationsThats what i like about it, it focuses on other skills aswell.

[Steven]

Business, Communications, Application of Number, ICT, Law

[L]

I did btec music tech and it had nothing at all in it not related to music

[Guest Vegeta]

Funny thing is that most people doing BTEC courses won't even end up in a job remotely in the same area. So many guys doing these Music Tech and ICT courses. Music won't pay the bills and your certificate saying you can use Microsoft Office isn't going to be doing much for you either.

Wrong still, it depends on who you are.I know a few friends of mine who managed to get to their desired area of work (both a level & btec)Like Toney said just don't end up at Topman.