KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- In a grand celebration held at Le Meridien Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 21^st September 2019, 450 guests comprised of learners, parents, teachers and representatives from the schools witnessed the Outstanding Learner Awards ceremony as Pearson recognised and awarded its BTEC, Edexcel and LCCI high achievers and encouraged them to continuously strive for excellence.
 
For 2019, Malaysia had an outstanding record of 121 winners from 35 different institutions receiving a total of 151 awards. This includes 47 LCCI winners with a total of 62 awards, 56 Edexcel winners with a total of 71 awards and 18 BTEC winners.
 
The Pearson Edexcel awards recognised the academic achievements of the award recipients which sets them as the learners who achieved the highest score in their subjects in the country and in the world (outside of the UK) from among thousands of learners who sat for the respective examinations including International A Levels, International GCSE, Lower Secondary Curriculum and International Primary Curriculum.
 
Pearson Edexcel is the international version of the British educational system, by the largest UK awarding body. Offered here in Malaysia from primary to A Levels, the internationally recognised Pearson Edexcel curriculum has been the choice of many students looking to progress to their ideal higher education institution, either at home or overseas.
 
Highlights from the event include Alea Yang Ni from Epsom College Malaysia who achieved three awards; the Highest Mark in the World for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics, Highest Mark in Malaysia for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Biology and Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Literature.
 
The Pearson LCCI awards Gold Medals to the highest scoring learner and Silver Medals for the second highest scoring learner in the world and in country for the respective subject in the whole of the calendar year. These Pearson LCCI awards are presented to eligible learners who have taken LCCI subjects from Level 1 to Level 4. Kuan Weng Yuen from Shen Jai School of Commerce, Ipoh, emerged as the most impressive learner with a World Gold achievement in Pearson LCCI Level 3 Certificate in Business Statistics.
 
Pearson BTEC award winners were nominated by their respective centres and selected by a panel consisting of executive management from Pearson regional and global offices, and representatives from industry and professional associations. Nominations must include details of what makes the nominee a truly exceptional learner as reflected in their excellent BTEC grades, examples of key successes, in and outside the classroom, their exceptional dedication, commitment, proactive thinking and initiative, professional excellence and other co-curricular efforts and how their example is a role model to other fellow learners.
 
“We want to acknowledge our students’ diligence and achievements and hope they continue to strive for excellence in their lives. Most importantly, we want our students to continue to reach their learning goals and work with those around them to make exceptional contributions to lives and communities around the world,” said David Barnett, Managing Director, Pearson APAC.
 
This year we are proud to have learners who achieved the gold status for world awards in all of our qualifications, whether Edexcel, BTEC or LCCI. Year on year we see the numbers of achievers are growing, some even achieving highest marks in the world for some subjects. This is a testament to the growing quality of the teaching and learning environment available at our schools here in Malaysia,” said Ng Boon Teen, Country Director for Malaysia.
 
In the same ceremony, Pearson also recognised the achievements of 4 LCCI registered training centres across Malaysia that achieved Silver status and 1 centre that achieved Gold status in the Pearson LCCI Centre Award. The award benchmarked the achievement of LCCI registered learning centres against performance targets such as pass rates and registrations. It provides special recognition to learning centres who provide quality teaching and support for students.
 
About Pearson
 
Pearson is the world’s learning company, with expertise in educational course ware and assessment, and a range of teaching and learning services powered by technology. Our mission is to help people make progress through access to better learning. We believe that learning opens up opportunities, creating fulfilling careers and better lives.
 
Pearson is also the UK's largest awarding body and we are regulated by Ofqual, which is the regulator for the public examinations system in England and Wales. We offer academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in names like Edexcel, BTEC, and LCCI. For more, visit qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html.
 
Source: Pearson Malaysia Sdn Bhd
 
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--BERNAMA