Continuing Education/ Professional Development Diplomas

Awarded within the last 16 years

Professional Institution Name: 
• Edexcel (formerly BTEC)
• BTEC (Edexcel)

BTEC/Edexcel assign a unit value (usually a multiple of 1.0 or 6.0) to each subject or module completed towards their qualifications. If you completed a qualification that was assigned unit values we may be able to consider you for an award of credit transfer for any unit that was completed at Level CE or PDD.

There are two main types of unit value, the first shows unit values in multiples of 0.5. For these qualifications we can award credit at the following rates.

• 0.5: 6 credits
• 1.0: 12 credits
• 1.5: 18 credits
• 2.0: 24 credits
• 2.5: 30 credits

So for example if you completed three units with unit values of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 we could consider your study for an award of 36 credits at Level 2 (6 + 12 + 18). Please note however that all awards of credit transfer are rounded down to the nearest multiple of 30 so in this case an award of 30 credits at Level 2 would be made.

The second type shows unit values in multiples of 3.0. We can award credit transfer for these at the following rates.

• 3.0: 6 credits
• 6.0: 12 credits
• 9.0: 18 credits

So for example if you completed three units with values of 3.0, 6.0 and 6.0 we could consider your study for an award of 30 credits at Level 2 (6 + 12 + 12).

We will award the first 120 credits at Level 1 and any additional credit at Level 2.

Evidence you will need to provide

To confirm the exact amount of credit you can use you must make a formal application for credit transfer.  For more details on how credit from this previous study can be used in OU qualifications please see OU qualification.

With your application you should provide your original Notification of Performance which should list all of the subjects/units which you completed together with the individual unit values, levels and the grades you achieved. Depending on the OU qualification that you wish to transfer your credit towards you may also need to provide syllabus information. When do I need to provide syllabus information?