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British educational qualification

Cambridge Nationals are a vocational qualification in the United Kingdom introduced by the OCR Examinations Board to replace the OCR Nationals. These are Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications for students aged 14 to 16 and are usually awarded after a two-year course. Students can progress to A Levels, apprenticeships or other Level 3 vocational qualifications within the national qualifications frameworks in the United Kingdom.

OCR is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

Regulation

In 2014 the UK government announced that it would reform all vocational qualifications. By 2021 it was ready to set out its plan for vocational qualifications in England and redeveloped Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge Nationals qualifications were approved by OFQUAL for inclusion on the key stage 4 performance tables in England for 2024, to be taught from 2022. Ten redeveloped Cambridge Nationals qualifications were to be taught from 2022:

  • Child Player
  • Creative iMedia
  • Enterprise and Marketing
  • Engineering Design
  • Engineering Manufacture
  • Engineering Programmable Systems
  • Health and Social Care
  • IT
  • Sport Science
  • Sport Studies

During the COVID-19 pandemic, OCR announced a series of adjustments it would make to support learners taking Cambridge Nationals.

Subjects

The following subjects were offered up to 2022:

  • Child Development Certificate Level 1/2
  • Creative iMedia Award/Certificate Level 1/2
  • Engineering Design Award/Certificate Level 1/2
  • Engineering Manufacture Award/Certificate Level 1/2
  • Enterprise and Marketing Certificate Level 1/2
  • Health and Social Care Award/Certificate Level 1/2
  • Information Technologies Certificate Level 1/2
  • Principles in Engineering and Engineering Business Award/Certificate Level 1/2
  • Sport Science Award/Certificate Level 1/2
  • Sport Studies Award/Certificate Level 1/2
  • Systems Control in Engineering Award/Certificate Level 1/2

References

  1. "Cambridge Nationals explained (2022)" (PDF).
  2. "Cambridge Nationals 2022 launch FAQs".
  3. "Showcase events for our redeveloped Cambridge Nationals begin". ocr.org.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. "Proposed adaptations for Cambridge Nationals and Cambridge Technicals during 2021/22". ocr.org.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. "Cambridge Nationals". ocr.org.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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