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Bizarre why they'd base it on time taken to complete a course no? If a level 3, 2 year counts more than a 5 at 1 year I'll be a bit taken back!

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What's your backup plan Jay?

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Also, I just filled out the express entry 'come to canada' quiz and it didn't even ask me for my education or grade analysis, just language questions (which I filled in with my predicted results) and my work experience, it then said: "Express Entry
Based on your answers, you appear to be eligible for Express Entry". What does this mean?

Re: BTEC National Diploma & CES
 

It means that you're eligible to enter the EE pool. But once you're in the pool, only those scoring the highest are selected and invited to apply for PR - that's when the CRS score comes in to play.

HTH.

Re: BTEC National Diploma & CES
 

New Zealand it would appear - http://britishexpats.com/forum/immig...onship-910381/

HTH.

Re: BTEC National Diploma & CES
 

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to inform you that I applied for an ECA through ICES (BCIT) and they evaluated BTEC level 3 in mechanical engineering as "Grade 12 (High School completion)".

Any other options??

Re: BTEC National Diploma & CES
 

Wow that's worrying. How long was the course? I have mine being assessed by both BCIT and university of toronto, I know people who's btecs came back as post secondary from Toronto so I would try them asap. I will let you know as soon as I have the results back from both, however I still have a long wait ahead of me.

Re: BTEC National Diploma & CES
 

It was a 2 years diploma in Mechanical Engineering. And ICES evaluated it as Grade 12 High school completion. What an utter waste of money.

I have written to them to re evaluate the ECA as it's a post secondary qualification.

Still can't understand how would a grade 12 qualification be equivalent to an engineering diploma :/

Please let me know the outcome of your ECA.

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I have a letter sent from someone off this forum who had a two year btec assessed as two years of post secondary from UoT. This was in 2015 however so I hope it hasn't changed. I'd try them though, their waiting list is long however, 14 weeks :(

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There's no transparency in their methods of evaluation.

It's basically a waste of energy, time and money.

I hope someone audits them.

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Sorry for not being active here guys! lots on.

I got mine assessed by both WES and UofT, both NADA.

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Can you please share results for both?

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Both got equivalent of high school

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:blink:
Pathetic.

Re: BTEC National Diploma & CES
 

Yap, i'd be more hopeful as you did the two years though, don't give up! I'm off to NZ in January so i've gotten over it :D