Edexcel

Edexcel is part of Pearson, the world’s largest education business and the owner of the FT and Penguin. Edexcel is the UK's largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally. In 2008, Edexcel delivered 8.2 million exam scripts in over 85 countries, with 4.3 million marked onscreen using the groundbreaking ePen technology. Edexcel general qualifications taken internationally include GCSEs, AS and A Levels, IGCSEs and O Levels. Vocational qualifications include NVQ/QCF and BTEC from entry level to Higher National Diplomas. Entire vocational portfolio had over one million registrations across 45 countries.

Through initiatives such as onscreen marking and administration, Edexcel is leading the way in using technology to modernize educational assessment, support teachers and learners. Educational excellence is at the forefront of all innovations in specification content and technology-driven assessment solutions, and raising student performance is overarching objective. Meeting a challenge set by Edexcel regulator in England, Edexcel has pioneered the use of scanning technology and onscreen marking, supported by their assessment associate colleagues. This has led to improved performance and more secure results. Edexcel offer the widest range of learning programs, from academic qualifications – such as the ‘gold standard’ GCEs (A levels) and GCSEs – vocational and business learning and adult literacy and numeracy qualifications. For over 25 years, they have championed work-related learning through BTECs and other vocational qualifications. Over a million learners registered for BTECs and other vocational qualifications in 2007-08, including more than 200,000 school students taking BTEC Firsts and Nationals – GCSE and A level equivalents. Edexcel is also leading the way in delivering the Diploma in England, which is offered in schools and sits alongside or encompasses BTECs and GCE/GCSE learning. Edexcel offer innovative developments, which change the way children are taught and assessed. Edexcel has also partnered with leading universities UK for further progression into final year of Bachelors / Masters Degree.

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