| Licensed Higher Nationals Newsletter May 2025 |
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Dear Colleagues,
We hope you all had a lovely Easter break and are ready for the next semester!
As we approach a busy period with exams, awarding, and graduation ceremonies, we would like to remind you of the key highlights over the next three months.
Let’s continue to make this a fantastic year of progress and success!
As always, we are here for you. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at licensehn@pearson.com
Best Wishes, HN Licence Team |
We are pleased to announce that the Annual Institutional Review Report (IRR) for 2023-24 has now been published and is available to download.
Thank you for your collaboration in completing and submitting data for the IRR. Your support is invaluable, and your contributions have allowed us to share key findings, statistics, and insights essential for guiding future initiatives. |
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As we continuously aim to improve our processes and reporting, we would greatly appreciate your feedback. Please share how you use this report within your university and how the data has supported your work. We will continue to explore this with you individually during our catch-up meetings.
Read the Annual Institutional Review Report (IRR) for 2023-24.
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We will be holding our Annual Partner Event on Wednesday 12 November 2025. We recommend you save this date as this is only time of the year that you will get the opportunity to network with other partners and the Licensed HN Team.
We’ll share more details soon. |
As we head towards the summer season, now is a great time to begin reviewing your approved programmes, whether they’re your new approvals or you’re just checking if your programmes are due for reapproval/extension.
We recommend you get started soon, as the deadline for submitting programme approvals/extensions for September has been moved to the end of June, instead of the end of July. We aim to complete the approval process within 10 working days of receiving all necessary forms and evidence, but please allow up to 4 weeks for the programme to be created and appear on Edexcel Online.
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NEW BTEC Higher Nationals in Public Services
The BTEC Higher National in Public Services have been redeveloped, and the specifications are now available. The updated qualification will be ready for delivery starting September 2025.
NEW Accreditation for Construction and Civil Engineering
From September 2025, our BTEC Higher Nationals in Civil Engineering will be accredited by ICE, IStructE, IHE, CIHT, and PWI.
We will publish the new professional body-approved Civil Engineering specifications (Issue 3) on 25 June 2025, ready for teaching to start from 1 September 2025.
Recent changes in BTEC HN Civil Engineering
Over the past year, we have collaborated with the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to ensure our qualifications meet the requirements for Engineering Council EngTech accreditation. Based on the review panel feedback, we have revised the unit structures of the Civil Engineering Higher National titles and introduced a new Civil Engineering unit, which will be included in the updated specifications for September 2025. This will affect the following qualifications:
- Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Civil Engineering (610/0935/0)
- Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering (610/0937/4)
- Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Civil Engineering for England (610/0924/6)
- Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering for England (610/0925/8)
Those offering the programme with the same title under a TM Licence must make sure that future mapping aligns with the new structure and updated content.
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To stay up to date on changes in Pearson BTEC Higher National qualifications and ensure your mapping is up to date, be sure to subscribe to the monthly newsletter.
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In January, we shared some changes to the centre guide and and other key updates, including... |
Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue |
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Updated paragraph on mapping:
- When developing programmes, mapping core and specialist units is essential to ensure alignment with occupational and professional standards. This is mandatory for programme approvals, particularly for HTQs and apprenticeships, where all units are generally core.
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Quality Assurance cycle updated:
- Date for programme approvals changed to end of June
- Date for schedule submission changed to end of July
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We've made these changes to make sure we have enough time to review all programme requests and give full approvals before the new academic year. Please update your calendars with this in mind.
Download the updated Licensed Higher Nationals Centre Guide
We’ve also made changes to the mapping guidance and template to align with the changes in the centre guide. Please make sure you use the updated forms when applying for approvals, reapprovals, extensions, discontinuations, and changes of details. |
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Key Dates for 2025 |
Notes |
| May |
2 May |
Release of blank schedules for 2025/26 |
| June |
30 June |
Deadline for submission of new/additional programme approval/ reapproval/extension application. You can submit the approval request any time but for us to ensure that programmes are approved for September 2025 delivery we must receive the approval form and all relevant evidence by this date. |
| July |
25 July |
Deadline for 2025/26 Schedule return |
| September |
30 September |
Deadline for recording learner outcomes in EOL |
| October |
16 October |
Release of IRR Questionnaire for the academic year 2024/25 with a submission deadline of 16 January 2026 |
| November |
12 November |
Annual Partner Event (save the date, more details to follow!) |
| November |
15 November |
Deadline for registering students for academic intake 2025/26 on EOL |
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We are always here to support you. For more information on getting started with using our streamlined contact-us journey, read our support article here. Or just jump straight in and contact us via the Pearson support portal.
Have a critical issue or want to arrange a catch-up with us? Please contact the Licensed HN Team on LicenseHN@pearson.com |
We are always looking to share feel-good news and success stories with our key stakeholders.
We would love to hear from you and your learners about your experiences with Licensed Higher Nationals so we can work together to inspire others.
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