BTEC is a family of qualifications taken mainly in England and Wales, usually after 16 or 17, in subjects tied to work: business, health, engineering, sport, media, and the like.

BTEC is a family of qualifications是一系列的資格證照, taken mainly in England and Wales主要在英格蘭和威爾斯考取, usually after 16 or 17通常是16、17歲之後, in subjects tied to work科目跟工作相關: business, health, engineering, sport, media, and the like商業、健康、工程、體育、媒體之類的

Unlike A-levels, which lean on sit-down exams and academic subjects, BTEC courses are built around projects, coursework, and practical tasks, with different levels from school-ish up toward something closer to a degree.

Unlike A-levels跟A-levels不一樣, which lean on sit-down exams and academic subjects那比較靠坐著考試和學術科目, BTEC courses are built around BTEC課程是圍繞著 projects, coursework, and practical tasks專題、平時作業和實作任務設計的, with different levels有不同級別, from school-ish up toward something closer to a degree從接近學校程度一路到接近學位的程度

UK universities and employers know BTEC; it is a real certificate, not a hobby class.

UK universities and employers know BTEC英國大學和雇主都認識BTEC; it is a real certificate它是真正的證書, not a hobby class不是興趣班而已

That said, some students tease it as easier than A-levels, and a few even stretch BTEC into a jokey adjective for something cheap or not serious. That joke comes from that belief — it is unfair as a blanket rule, but you will hear it.

That said話雖如此, some students tease it as easier than A-levels有些學生會嘲笑它比A-levels簡單, and a few even stretch BTEC into a jokey adjective甚至有人把BTEC拿來當成開玩笑的形容詞 for something cheap or not serious指便宜或不正經的東西. That joke comes from that belief這個玩笑就是從這種看法來的 — it is unfair as a blanket rule當成一概而論並不公平, but you will hear it但你還是會聽到

For a Taiwanese student, it sits on the 技職 / 實作 side of the path, not the 學測 sit-down-exam side.

For a Taiwanese student對台灣學生來說, it sits on the 技職 / 實作 side of the path它比較站在技職／實作這一邊, not the 學測 sit-down-exam side而不是學測那種坐著考試的那一邊