OCR provides the broadest range of ICT qualifications, including GCSEs and A Levels in Computing which focus on understanding how computer technology works.
The new Cambridge Nationals in ICT qualifications incorporate the recommendations of the 2011 Wolf Report and have been designed by OCR to meet the government’s new performance table criteria for schools. Industry leaders, teachers and training providers were consulted during development to ensure OCR’s new qualifications focus on the skills as well as the computer knowledge expected by future employers and places of study.
Cambridge Nationals in ICT will be launched in schools and colleges for teaching from September 2012, following accreditation by Ofqual.
If a school or college is already approved for the current ICT Nationals range, OCR will automatically transfer centre approval to the new Cambridge Nationals in ICT from September 2012.
Mark Dawe, OCR Chief Executive, commented: “We are looking forward to sharing the details of this high-quality vocational qualification which has been re-developed to meet the specific needs of 14 to 16 year olds in the rapidly changing world of IT. Thanks to feedback from teachers, training providers and employers, we are confident that the new Cambridge Nationals not only reflect some of the most exciting aspects of IT in young people’s lives today but will help students to be more effective and efficient at using IT because of their enhanced understanding of software and hardware.”
Details of the new qualification are available on a dedicated OCR microsite – www.cambridgenationals.org.uk.
