What are OCR qualifications?
OCR Nationals are vocational qualifications, which are designed to teach practical workplace skills. OCR Nationals are assessed entirely on the work you do in class, which means there are no exams. OCR Nationals are graded as either a ‘Pass’, ‘Merit’ or ‘Distinction’.
What is the difference between OCR and AQA?
Key differences OCR offer students a choice of writing questions on both papers. AQA offers a choice on just one. AQA assesses one reading Assessment Objective per question. OCR assesses two reading Assessment Objectives on the comparison questions.
What is OCR equivalent to?
There is the OCR Extended Project. This is a standalone qualification, which can also be delivered within the Advanced Diploma (Level 3). It is equivalent to an AS Level (worth up to 70 UCAS points when taken as a standalone qualification).
Is OCR the same as Edexcel?
Edexcel covers Ethical, Legal, and Environmental impacts/issues. OCR includes cultural impact/issue and includes a precise list of specific legal frameworks/laws. Below is a table to show the key differences between Edexcel GCSE Computer Science and OCR GCSE Computer Science content.
What is AQA and Edexcel and OCR?
AQA is also an education charity and merged a combination of examination boards in 2000; it is taught in 44 countries. OCR is one of the three leading awarding bodies in the UK, and private school pupils sit 10% of OCR’s exams. EDEXCEL: Name derived from ‘educational excellence’.
Is Cambridge International OCR?
The standard between OCR A Levels and Cambridge International A Levels is the same, as Cambridge qualifications are aligned with OCR (our sister organisation and a leading UK exam board). Cambridge International A Levels offer a much wider range of subjects, for example the wide range of languages offered.
What is a OCR Level 3 diploma?
The OCR Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration allows you to evidence the key knowledge, competence and skills that employers would expect of someone operating in the Business Administration sector. You will develop a portfolio of evidence that meets the criteria in your chosen units.
Is OCR GCSE or Igcse?
OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is an examination board that sets examinations and awards qualifications (including GCSEs and A-levels). It is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland’s five main examination boards. OCR is based in Cambridge, with an office in Coventry.
Is Edexcel harder than OCR?
The two remaining, AQA and OCR are both equally difficult. They have a structure which is similar to an A-Level social science paper, but with lower grade boundaries and shorter, easier essay questions, and some multiple choice and gap fill questions, but far fewer than in an Edexcel paper.
Is BTEC same as OCR?
BTEC qualifications are available at various levels on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). OCR Nationals are offered at levels 1 to 3. Within each level, the qualifications are available in a range of sizes, taking different amounts of time to complete.