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8.2% of BTEC National learners
took at least one of the Health & Social Care qualifications in 2019-20
84%
of Health & Social Care learners said this was their first choice of BTEC qualification (2019)
5,445
BTEC Health & Social Care earners were accepted into nursing degree programs in 2017
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The above findings about progression into nursing degree programmes are based on an analysis of UCAS and HESA data from 2017.
The other findings presented above are based on BTEC Teacher and Learner Survey results from 2018 and 2019. 2,725 teachers and 4,637 learners responded to the survey in 2018; in 2019, 1,225 teachers and 2,228 learners responded.
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