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.
Subjects Former In 2014 the UK government announced that it would reform all vocational qualifications. During the COVID-19 pandemic, OCR announced a series of adjustments it would make to support learners taking Cambridge Nationals. 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
Current By 2021, plans for vocational qualifications in England redeveloped from Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge Nationals qualifications were approved by OFQUAL for inclusion on the key stage 4 performance tables in England for 2024. They would be taught from 2022. The ten redeveloped Cambridge Nationals qualifications taught from 2022 are:
Child Player Creative iMedia Enterprise and Marketing Engineering Design Engineering Manufacture Engineering Programmable Systems Health and Social Care IT Sport Science Sport Studies
References
OCR website
External links Cambridge Nationals