<P> The BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) Level 3 Extended Diploma is a Further Education qualification and vocational qualification taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland . The qualification is organised and awarded by the Edexcel within the BTEC brand and it is equivalent to A-Levels . It is regarded as equivalent in level to the GCE A Levels, more specifically to three A2 awards and the AVCE . </P> <P> This qualification is taken in order to gain entry to Higher education . Nevertheless, as it is mostly coursework based, universities like Cambridge or Oxford may require it to be combined with more traditional qualifications, such as one A level . </P>

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