Edexcel has developed an exciting range of new qualifications to ensure you can offer your students relevant and stimulating vocational programmes now and in the future.

You can switch from current GNVQs when you are ready. Edexcel experts will be on hand to assist you in planning the transition to our successor qualifications.

As the major provider of GNVQs, we will offer all our subjects until 2005 and five subjects until 2007. Full details of the availability of subjects are listed below, together with a list of current and planned successor qualifications.

We have a range of GCSEs and GCSEs in Applied Subjects that have been recognised by the QCA as successor qualifications. In addition, our well-established and proven BTEC qualifications ladder offers vocationally relevant learning. BTEC qualifications enthuse students, provide progression to work or further study and are highly valued by employers.

We are committed to supporting schools and colleges who want to take up our successor qualifications.
 
For further information contact Edexcel Customer Services: telephone 0870 240 9800, email pm@edexcel.org.uk or fax 0870 020 7758 6985.

Level one successor
BTEC Introductory Certificate & Diploma in Art, Design and Media - available for first teaching in September 2004.

Level two successors
BTEC First Certificate in Art and Design - available for first teaching in September 2004.
BTEC First Diploma in Art and Design - available for first teaching in September 2004.

GCSE
GCSE in Applied Art & Design 

Level one successor
The BTEC Introductory Certificate & Diploma in Business, Retail and Administration are available for first teaching in September 2004.

Level two successors
BTEC First Diploma in Business 
BTEC First Certificate in Business - available for first teaching in September 2004.

GCSE
GCSE in Applied Business

Level one successor
BTEC Introductory Certificate and Diploma in Construction - available for first teaching in September 2004.

Level two successor
BTEC First Diploma in Construction 

GCSE
GCSE in Construction (under consideration: pilot to start Sept 2005)

Level one successor
BTEC Introductory Certificate and Diploma in Engineering (under consideration).

Level two successors
BTEC First Diploma in Electronics
BTEC First Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering
BTEC First Diploma in Operations and Maintenance Engineering
BTEC First Diploma in Vehicle Service and Technology
BTEC First Certificate in Engineering - available for first teaching in September 2004.

GCSE
GCSE in Engineering

Level one successor
BTEC Introductory Certificate & Diploma in Health and Social Care

Level two successors
BTEC First Diploma in Caring (this qualification covers both Health and Social Care)
BTEC First Diploma in Early Years
BTEC First Diploma and Certificate in Health and Social Care - available for first teaching in September 2005.

GCSE
GCSE in Health and Social Care

Level one successor
BTEC Introductory Certificate & Diploma in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

Level two successor
BTEC First Diploma in Hospitality - available for first teaching in September 2004.

GCSE
GCSE Design and Technology (Food Technology)

NVQ
NVQ Levels 1 and 2 in Food Preparation and Cooking

Level one successor
BTEC Introductory Certificate & Diploma in IT @ Work
A new Level 1 ICT qualification, the Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA), will be available for first teaching in September 2005.

Level two successor
The Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA)

The following BTEC ICT qualifications are also available:
BTEC First Diploma in IT Practitioners (General)
BTEC First Diploma in IT Practitioners (ICT Systems Support)
BTEC First Diploma in IT Practitioners (Software Development)

The following GCSE ICT qualifications are also available:
GCSE in Applied ICT
GCSE in ICT

Level one successor
BTEC Introductory Certificate & Diploma in Land and Environment (under consideration).

Level two successors
BTEC First Diploma in Agriculture
BTEC First Diploma in Animal Care
BTEC First Diploma in Countryside and Environment
BTEC First Diploma in Fish Husbandry
BTEC First Diploma in Floristry
BTEC First Diploma in Horse Care
BTEC First Diploma in Horticulture

BTEC First Certificate in Animal Care
BTEC First Certificate in Countryside and Environment
- available for first teaching in September 2004.

Level one successors
BTEC Introductory Certificate & Diploma in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
BTEC Introductory Certificate & Diploma in Sport and Leisure - available for first teaching in September 2004.

Level two successors
BTEC First Diploma in Travel and Tourism
BTEC First Certificate in Travel and Tourism - available for first teaching in September 2004.

BTEC First Diploma in Sport
BTEC First Certificate in Sport - available for first teaching in September 2004.

GCSE
GCSE in Leisure and Tourism

Level two successors
BTEC First Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering
BTEC First Diploma in Design (contains aspects of Product Design)

GCSE
GCSE in Manufacturing