Units

Mandatory units

• Unit 01: Working as a team in business and ICT.
• Unit 02: Investigating businesses and the impact of ICT.
• Unit 03: Introducing practical business and ICT skills.
• Unit 04: Investigating options for work in business and ICT*.
• Unit 05: Communication skills in business and ICT**.
• Unit 06: Problem solving in business and ICT***.

Optional units

Business specialist pathway

• Unit 07: What is a business?
• Unit 08: Communication in business.
• Unit 09: Office administration.
• Unit 10: Working in distribution.
• Unit 11: Working in manufacturing.
• Unit 12: Working in retail and services.
• Unit 13: Introducing e-commerce.
• Unit 14: Developing a new business idea.

ICT specialist pathway

• Unit 15: Introduction to ICT systems.
• Unit 16: Managing files and using the computer.
• Unit 17: Desktop publishing.
• Unit 18: Electronic communications.
• Unit 19: Presentation software.
• Unit 20: Using the Internet.
• Unit 21: Uses of ICT in industry and society.
• Unit 22: Software skills for collecting data.

* To achieve the OCR Level 1 National First Award, candidates must achieve mandatory units 1 – 4.
** To achieve the OCR Level 1 National Award, candidates must achieve mandatory units 1 – 5.
*** To achieve the OCR Level 1 National Certificate, candidates must achieve mandatory units 1 – 6.