Oxford Cambridge Royal Society of Arts (OCR)
www.ocr.org.uk
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) is a leading UK awarding body, providing a wide range of qualifications to meet the needs of learners of all ages and abilities. Certiport and OCR established a partnership to incorporate the Certiport IC³® into the OCR CLAIT Suite of IT user qualifications. This collaboration enables OCR to maximize relevancy for today's workplace and expands the OCR CLAIT Suite's market reach to meet the growing demand for digital literacy.
OCR centres offer the electronic tests that make up IC³ as optional units in the OCR Level 1 Certificate for IT users (New CLAIT). As part of the National Qualifications Framework the OCR CLAIT Suite awards attract government funding. The OCR CLAIT Suite provides a route through which schools, colleges and universities in the UK can access LSC funding for IC³ units. This is of great significance to academic institutions, for which funding is a vital consideration for the range of courses they can offer.
OCR qualifications include AS/A Levels, GNVQs, Key Skills, Entry Level Qualifications, NVQs and 'own brand' vocational qualifications in areas such as IT, business, languages, teaching/training, administration and secretarial skills.
OCR qualifications are offered by 13,000 centres, including schools, sixth form colleges, FE colleges, training providers, voluntary organisations, local authorities, and businesses ranging from SMEs to multi-national organizations.
Certiport's partnership with OCR dates back to January 2003.