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Overview

Business and Administration NVQs are aimed at staff working in administration across all occupations and sectors of employment.

The level 4 qualification is intended for individuals who are working at a senior level with considerable responsibility for the management of systems and resources, working with an extensive degree of autonomy. The individual's role will involve developing and monitoring facilities and resources to maintain an administrative service within the organisation. Their duties will include: managing an office facility, managing contracts, negotiating and agreeing budgets, monitoring and reviewing the implementation of corporate objectives, strategies and policies, informing and facilitating corporate decision making, creating and managing information systems, chairing meetings. To achieve the full award, candidates must complete six units, including two mandatory units and four optional units.

This qualification is very flexible in its structure enabling the organisation and individual to choose the optional units which best suit their work situation and job role.

Like all NVQs this qualification is competence based. This means that it is linked to the candidate's ability to competently perform a range of tasks connected with their work. Candidates plan a programme of development and assessment with their assessor and compile a portfolio of evidence to prove that they are competent and knowledgeable in their work role.

Changes to the Levels 1-4 NVQs in Business and Administration (August 2007)

The Council for Administration (CfA) has recently revised the national occupational standards for Business and Administration as part of their incremental change programme. As a result of the changes, we are pleased to announce that OCR has updated its NVQs in Business and Administration in line with the revisions and we will be launching the updated qualifications on 1 August 2007.

The impact of the changes is minimal but beneficial. The benefits of the revisions are that the standards in the qualifications reflect current thinking in the business and administration working environment and the qualifications will therefore continue to equip candidates with up-to-date skills and knowledge in their working lives.

Below, please find a summary of the changes to the qualifications, produced by the CfA, as well as a notice about CfA workshops on the changes to the standards.

OCR will be writing to all centres approved to offer the NVQs in Business and Administration in July 2007 to set out the administrative arrangements for the transition to the new standards.

OCR External Verifiers will be involved in monitoring the transition arrangements and will be able to offer support to you if needed, but in the meantime, if you have any queries arising please contact OCR’s Customer Contact Centre on 024 76 851509.

Link to Summarised Changes document
Link to CfA Marketing Leaflet