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VOCATIONAL BUSINESS LEVEL 3

COURSE
OCR CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL
TITLE

EXTENDED CERTIFICATE

It is not essential that the subject has been studied for GCSE.
SPECIFIC ENTRY However, if business has been studied at GCSE, then a grade 4 or
REQUIREMENTS above should have been achieved, or a level 2 pass for a vocational
course.

This is a two year vocational course which will consist of the
following:
● three mandatory units and two optional units, covering
CONTENT OF topics such as the business environment, working in

COURSE business, events management, marketing and
communications
Two of the units are examined, with at least one re-sit opportunity
per exam.

● three coursework units will be completed over the two years
● two examined units, one on the business environment (2 hours) and one
on working in business (90 minutes), completed in January/June to give a
re-sit opportunity in June/January
● each unit within the qualification has specified assessment and grading
EXAMINATIONS criteria which are to be used for grading purposes
AND ● to achieve a ‘pass’ a learner must have satisfied all the pass or a near pass
assessment criteria
ASSESSMENTS ● to achieve a ‘merit’ a learner must additionally have satisfied all the merit
grading criteria
● to achieve a ‘distinction’ a learner must additionally have satisfied all the
distinction grading criteria
The coursework units will be both internally and externally moderated.
Examined units will be externally marked.
Vocational business courses have been running in this school for over 25
years. Their purpose and approaches to teaching, learning and assessment
are established and understood by teaching professionals, employers and
SKILLS, LINKS learners. Students are able to gain the whole range of grades and can use
these qualifications to progress onto higher education courses or into the
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world of work.
PROGRESSION Vocational business combines well with many other subjects, in particular
French, German, English language, geography and design. However, as many
university courses now contain a business element, vocational business will
combine with any subject at A level.

Head of Vocational Business Studies: Mrs P Rainey
CONTACT
paularainey@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk