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Flybe
Flybe is Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, operating over 190 routes to 12 countries from a total of 67 departure points. In 2007, Flybe flew some 7 million passengers. Flybe had a well-deserved reputation for training and development; in 2008, it was one of the first of only three national employers to be named as an accredited Awarding Body for in-house qualifications.
Whitbread
Whitbread plc is one of the UK's leading hospitality companies, managing major brands such as Costa Coffee, Premier Inn and Beefeater. Whitbread’s success is due to the 35,000 people it employs and the skill with which they serve the 8.5 million customers who visit their 1,400 outlets across the UK each month.
Wickes
Wickes is one of the UK's leading DIY and home improvement retailers, with over 190 stores. A Travis Perkins Group company, Wickes offers over 6,000 products to its customers.
Standard Life
Standard Life is one of the world’s largest financial institutions, with a history of success stretching back more than 180 years.
Panasonic / Siemens / ABS
Panasonic and Siemens are two of the world's largest companies. ABS UK is a partner organisation of both companies dealing with their photocopying products and requirements.
Ministry of Defence - Kim Scott
'BTEC helps realise a dream’ “I entered the BTEC scheme because it was an additional qualification that I could gain to enhance my other academic qualifications.”
Key Skills Specialists
Key Skills Specialists was established seven years ago to meet the growing need for vocational teacher training provision in North West England.
Infantry - Hubert A. Baillie Maj (Retd) (Project Officer)
Since 2003 the Infantry and the Royal Marines have accredited their “Assault Pioneers” with a BTEC customised award and diploma in “Relief Operations Skills”. The skills honed during specialist training include operating water craft, supplying drinking water, moving heavy loads, using power tools and mine and booby trap awareness.
First Group
First Group is the UK’s largest bus operator, running more than one in five of all local bus services. The Group carries 2.8 million passengers per day.
Driving Standards Agency
The Driving Standards Agency is responsible for 2,541 staff, of which some 1,889 are driving examiners. In 2005/06 the Agency conducted more than 1.9 million practical tests for car drivers and 1.6 million theory tests.
BT Fleet
BT Fleet, a wholly owned subsidiary of BT, provides fleet solutions to BT and other fleet operators in the UK. Located in 85 Workshops throughout the UK, the company has more than 700 employees and supplies, manages and maintains in excess of 50,000 vehicles.
Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico D.F, México
Throughout 2007, Edexcel worked in partnership with PEMEX to deliver and certificate PEMEX’s first Edexcel-accredited programme - a Level 4 BTEC Professional Award in Human Resources Management. Licenciada Montserrat López, HR / Training Department Coordinator at PEMEX, says it has improved the business.
A leading operator in the oil and gas industry based in the Middle East (2)
To help this organisation become fully compliant with industry standards in operations and safe working practices, Edexcel developed a customised learning and development programme benchmarked to international industry standards.
Sarawak Shell Berhard, Sarawak, Malaysia
“Our competence assurance system, based on the BTEC customised framework, ensures that our staff are competent in undertaking their roles and responsibilities.”