The NQF BTEC Higher Nationals, Nationals and Firsts have been devised in collaboration with interested parties, for example Sector Skills Councils, employers, professional bodies, to provide qualifications with national standards, clear progression routes, and recognised by further education, higher education, employers and industry. However, there are instances when these NQF qualifications do not meet specific training and learning needs, perhaps a local training demand. To allow for this the BTEC Customised framework enables qualifications to be designed from centre devised units or Edexcel units or a unique mix of both.