Curriculum
Esports is a fast-growing global industry which is projected to be worth $1.79 billion in 2022. The growth of the esports industry has led to a demand in specialised skills, these skills are akin to those found in data analysis, computer science, and business; this course fine tunes the desired transferable skills to be relevant to esports specifically and thus aids in employment within the esports industry.
Esports allows students to cover topics within sport, marketing, enterprise, IT, and the creatives; this breadth of subject areas allows students to identify their niche within the subject, as well as allowing students to innovate esports through their prior knowledge of these areas. The esports qualification is not solely based on knowledge, as it also encompasses social, physical, mental, and financial skills.
Students undertaking this course will also learn valuable skills for fluid workplaces, meaning that students learn strategy, skill, and teamwork relevant to all environments. The qualification is endorsed by the British Esports Association as being suitable for learners who want to work in the industry and is suitable for progression to university
Progression
Students completing this course can go onto study a bachelor’s degree in the following fields: Esports, Media, Events Management, Games Technology, and Business and management. Students can also pursue foundation degrees in the following fields: Cyber Security, Computer Science, and Software Engineering.
Careers
Core careers that are possible solely from the BTEC, without higher education, are: roles within an esports organisation, such as an esports player or team coach, roles within the esports community, such as a social media influencer or live streamer, and roles within esports analysis, such as a data analyst or shout caster.
Assessment
This course solely comprises of internal coursework-based assessments in the form of written reports, projects, time-constrained practical assessments with observation records and supporting evidence, recordings of performance, sketchbooks, working logbooks, reflective journals, or presentations with assessor questioning.
Additional Entry Requirements
There are no additional entry requirements for this subject; however, GCSE subjects that include essay writing and data analysis, such as science and history, are advantageous.
