Higher & Further Education Courses

Level 3-5 Online Technical & Business Qualifications

Corona virus update. Welcome to TECOL, the on-line Technical Education Centre for Open Learning. As distance learner provider, our courses and support has not been affected by Covid or the government restrictions. If you or your employees are now forced to stay at home, this may be the time to quickly complete a BTEC qualification. All our courses can now be fast tracked and completed in a quarter of the time normally required.

Our On-line Distance learning Courses

All our BTEC online Engineering and Business courses are fully accredited by Edexcel. Simply choose from the menu bar above:

Level 3 BTEC 3, 6, 9, 12 unit courses in Engineering (General, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic and Automotive pathways)

Level 4 HNC in Engineering (General, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Manufacturing and Operations pathways).

Level 5 HND in Engineering (General, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Manufacturing and Operations pathways). 

NEW! - L4/5 HNC/D in Business

For those interested in developing their knowledge and skills in business, or if your career is taking you more into management or administration, we now offer Pearson BTEC HNC/HND Business qualifications. We also offer level-2 GCSEs in English & Maths, BTEC Level-3 IT (computing), and 'stepping stone'  courses and units for those who which to 'try out' a course, upgrade or supplement their existing qualifications

For all  distance learning online courses, you will need standard computer ‘office software’ e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, ideally on a Windows platform. TECOL will provide links/access to all specialised software. If you have already enrolled on one of our on-line courses and wish to gain access to your course material,  click on our 'Moodle' virtual learning environment button below.