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Pearson and British Esports Federation Launch First Internationally Recognised Higher National BTEC Qualifications in Esports

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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British Esports, the UK’s national esports federation, and Pearson (FTSE: PSON,L), the world’s leading learning company, have launched a new suite of higher-tier BTEC qualifications in Esports - the first internationally available qualifications of their kind.

Key Points: 
  • British Esports, the UK’s national esports federation, and Pearson (FTSE: PSON,L), the world’s leading learning company, have launched a new suite of higher-tier BTEC qualifications in Esports - the first internationally available qualifications of their kind.
  • “This qualification is the perfect avenue to the top-up degree available from College of Esports for Level 6 and ultimately, Level 7.”
    For more information about the Higher National BTEC Qualifications in Esports, please visit the BTEC Higher Nationals in Esports .
  • These new qualifications, launching in 2024, complement Pearson and British Esports’ existing BTEC in Esports offering, including the Level 2 Skills in Esports BTEC for Key Stage 4 students, and the Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Esports for students aged 16+.
  • The BTEC Higher National qualifications are widely recognised by industry and higher education authorities around the world as the principal technical professional qualification at this level.

Pearson and British Esports Federation Launch First Internationally Recognised Higher National BTEC Qualifications in Esports

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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LONDON, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- British Esports, the UK's national esports federation, and Pearson (FTSE: PSON,L), the world's leading learning company, have launched a new suite of higher-tier BTEC qualifications in Esports - the first internationally available qualifications of their kind.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- British Esports, the UK's national esports federation, and Pearson (FTSE: PSON,L), the world's leading learning company, have launched a new suite of higher-tier BTEC qualifications in Esports - the first internationally available qualifications of their kind.
  • For more information about the Higher National BTEC Qualifications in Esports, please visit the BTEC Higher Nationals in Esports .
  • These new qualifications, launching in 2024, complement Pearson and British Esports' existing BTEC in Esports offering, including the Level 2 Skills in Esports BTEC for Key Stage 4 students, and the Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Esports for students aged 16+.
  • The BTEC Higher National qualifications are widely recognised by industry and higher education authorities around the world as the principal technical professional qualification at this level.

Pearson and British Esports Federation Launch First Internationally Recognised Higher National BTEC Qualifications in Esports

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Belfast Metropolitan College, University, BTEC, GEMS Education, Higher Nationals, Travel, AoC Beacon Awards, UTM, British Esports, HND, Sunderland College, Employment, Education, PSON, Partnership, University of Salford, Ageing, Pleasure, Nottingham Trent University, Workforce, Creative, University of Chichester, York College, Digital, Real, Higher National Certificate, Key Stage 4, Queen Mary's College, Level 7, Student, Gower College Swansea, University of Northampton, HNC, Growth, Sheffield Hallam University, ESAG, School, Higher education, Life, Vocational education, Level 4, Coventry College, Video game

LONDON, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- British Esports, the UK's national esports federation, and Pearson (FTSE: PSON,L), the world's leading learning company, have launched a new suite of higher-tier BTEC qualifications in Esports - the first internationally available qualifications of their kind.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- British Esports, the UK's national esports federation, and Pearson (FTSE: PSON,L), the world's leading learning company, have launched a new suite of higher-tier BTEC qualifications in Esports - the first internationally available qualifications of their kind.
  • For more information about the Higher National BTEC Qualifications in Esports, please visit the BTEC Higher Nationals in Esports .
  • These new qualifications, launching in 2024, complement Pearson and British Esports' existing BTEC in Esports offering, including the Level 2 Skills in Esports BTEC for Key Stage 4 students, and the Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Esports for students aged 16+.
  • The BTEC Higher National qualifications are widely recognised by industry and higher education authorities around the world as the principal technical professional qualification at this level.

TinyTap and Open Campus showcase blockchain educational platform and $10M Global Educators Fund at ISTE Live 2023 Conference

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Open Campus is a community-led protocol for educators, content creators, parents, and students, with partners including Animoca Brands, TinyTap, GEMS Education, Liberty City Ventures, Dalton Learning Lab, and others.

Key Points: 
  • Open Campus is a community-led protocol for educators, content creators, parents, and students, with partners including Animoca Brands, TinyTap, GEMS Education, Liberty City Ventures, Dalton Learning Lab, and others.
  • TinyTap provides a code-free platform that empowers educators to create and share interactive educational content and to receive a revenue share when learners use that content.
  • “Attending ISTE with Open Campus gives educators an opportunity to teach beyond their classroom and extend their interactions with students worldwide,” Yogev Shelly, CEO and founder of TinyTap, said.
  • Recently, Open Campus launched the Global Educators Fund of $10 million to supplement standard education curricula using Web3 technologies and communities.

Education market size in UAE to grow by USD 718 million from 2021 to 2026: A descriptive analysis of customer landscape, vendor assessment, and market dynamics - Technavio

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Monday, January 16, 2023
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Technavio has segmented the market based on ownership (private education, public education), and end-user (K12 schools and Higher education).

Key Points: 
  • Technavio has segmented the market based on ownership (private education, public education), and end-user (K12 schools and Higher education).
  • Leading drivers - One of the key factors driving the education market growth in UAE is the increasing student enrollments.
  • Major challenges - One of the key challenges to the education market growth in the UAE is the increased education cost.
  • The rise in regional MOOCs is notably driving the market growth, although factors such as the completion rates may impede the market growth.

FIRST REPRESENTATIVE BODY FOR THE WORLDWIDE INDEPENDENT K-12 EDUCATION SECTOR LAUNCHES: THE GLOBAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (GISA)

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Thursday, November 24, 2022
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DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first worldwide representative body for the K-12 independent education sector the Global Independent Schools Association (GISA) launched today with an urgent call for greater knowledge-sharing between the independent sector and governments to improve education for all.

Key Points: 
  • DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first worldwide representative body for the K-12 independent education sector the Global Independent Schools Association (GISA) launched today with an urgent call for greater knowledge-sharing between the independent sector and governments to improve education for all.
  • This global association seeks to co-ordinate, represent, and give a voice to the global K-12 independent education sector, which educates 350 million children around the world.
  • It will provide a forum for the sector to share its vast body of accumulated knowledge and expertise within the independent sector.
  • For the first time, some of the leading names in global K-12 independent education have united to form this new body.

FIRST REPRESENTATIVE BODY FOR THE WORLDWIDE INDEPENDENT K-12 EDUCATION SECTOR LAUNCHES: THE GLOBAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (GISA)

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Thursday, November 24, 2022
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DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first worldwide representative body for the K-12 independent education sector the Global Independent Schools Association (GISA) launched today with an urgent call for greater knowledge-sharing between the independent sector and governments to improve education for all.

Key Points: 
  • DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first worldwide representative body for the K-12 independent education sector the Global Independent Schools Association (GISA) launched today with an urgent call for greater knowledge-sharing between the independent sector and governments to improve education for all.
  • This global association seeks to co-ordinate, represent, and give a voice to the global K-12 independent education sector, which educates 350 million children around the world.
  • It will provide a forum for the sector to share its vast body of accumulated knowledge and expertise within the independent sector.
  • For the first time, some of the leading names in global K-12 independent education have united to form this new body.

Regional and School Tournaments Take Center Stage During Dubai Esports Festival

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Friday, November 18, 2022
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DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Dubai Esports Festival (DEF) 2022, hosted by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) in partnership with VSPN, a global leader in esports activities and solutions, and presenting partner, du launched three tournaments with the intention of developing the esports community across the region on a grassroots level.

Key Points: 
  • DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Dubai Esports Festival (DEF) 2022, hosted by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) in partnership with VSPN, a global leader in esports activities and solutions, and presenting partner, du launched three tournaments with the intention of developing the esports community across the region on a grassroots level.
  • The Dubai Esports Festival launched the official Minecraft Esports Schools Clash (MESC2022) tournament for the first time in the region with over 600 participating students across 12 schools from Dubai since October 24th.
  • The first Honor of Kings regional LAN tournament in Dubai took place over two days and saw RTG Esports being crowned tournament champions and NASR Esports coming in second place.
  • The annual festival will be the first international leisure event to be held at the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City Dubai.

The 16th Edition of Tawdheef x Zaheb - UAE’s Leading Platform for Emiratisation - to inaugurate in the Presence and Under the Patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221110005558/en/
    The 16th edition of Tawdheef x Zaheb - UAEs leading platform for Emiratisation - to inaugurate in the Presence and Under the Patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance (Photo: Business Wire)
    This year, the event is being launched under a new identity, Tawdheef x Zaheb.
  • In this new form, it is especially focused on empowering and enabling young Emiratis as well as potential employers to take advantage of the UAE government's enhanced Emiratisation policies.
  • The organisers have taken special care to ensure that the event is People-of-Determination friendly, so as to give them equal access to emerging careers and opportunities.
  • In its 16th edition, the event has drawn some of the biggest organisations in the region to the event.

Sunny Varkey launches Tmrw, a new Learning Operating System (LearnOS) for global education to bring a quality education within reach of every child

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tmrw, a new and scalable Learning Operating System (LearnOS) for global education with a mission to help bring a quality education to every child, was launched today.

Key Points: 
  • Tmrw's vision over time is to underpin learning, teaching, and the operational needs of K12 education, higher education and life-long learning.
  • The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the urgent need for an integrated technological solution for global education.
  • Tmrw seeks to provide an education eco-system that offers far more than a traditional, stand-alone learning or school management system.
  • Sunny Varkey, Chairman and Founder of TMRW and GEMS Education, said:
    "Quality education is the great equaliser.