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 This page shows what the examiners want you to study and also how the units fit together to get you a qualification.

Main OCR Nationals ICT page

Mandatory (60 guided learning hours)

Unit_01_ICT_Skills_for_Business

Optional units – (60 guided learning hours)

Unit_02_Webpage_Creation

Unit_03_Imaging

Unit_04_Multimedia

Unit_05_Publishing

Unit_06_Spreadsheets

Unit_07_Databases

Unit_08_Technological_Innovation

Unit_09_Customer_Support

Unit_10_Telecoms

Unit_11_Career Planning

Unit_12_Work_Experience

Unit_13_IT_Systems

Unit_14_IT_Systems

Unit_15_System_Testing

Unit_16_Repair

Unit_17_CAD_CAM

Unit_18_Control

Optional units – (30 guided learning hours)

Unit_19_Data_Logging

Unit_20_Animation

Unit_21_Graphics

Unit_22_Sound

Unit_23_Video

How you qualify

There are different units you can take to make up a certain number of GCSEs’ The Powerpoint below shows the different ways you can do this or view the typical qualification route below.

Nationals_award_structure (PowerPoint)

nationals

The course is split into 4 opportunities to give you a qualification. For each one there are different combinations.

  • National First Award = (1 GCSE)
  • National Award in ICT = (2 GCSE)
  • National First Certificate = (3 GCSE)
  • National Certificate = (4 GCSE)