Edexcel is supporting the Edge campaign to encourage people to think of vocational and practical learning as a route to success.  We have a pedigree of providing skills-based vocational qualifications that give students an alternative progression into the world of work or to higher education, largely through our unique BTEC qualifications. This year nearly half a million students took BTEC qualifications, with 200,000 taking GCSE- and GCE-equivalents in schools and colleges.  http://www.edge.co.uk/docs/hme/