Important notice to centres
The accreditation end date for this qualification has been extended to 31 August 2012 with a certification end date of 31 August 2014 in England.
OCR offers an alternative qualification for you to consider:
Set Tasks for Units 1, 3 and 5 (using number)
Please note that the OCR Set Tasks for Units 1, 3 and 5 (using number) are only available via OCR Interchange. Once logged into Interchange, click the 'Vocationally related' button which is listed beneath the 'By qualification' subheading. The OCR Set Tasks document will be displayed as a PDF.
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This course is designed to provide accreditation for the skills developed by learners following the Adult Numeracy Curriculum at Entry Level. Students can be assessed at Entry 1, Entry 2 or Entry 3.
The OCR Entry Level Certificate in Adult Numeracy is part the OCR suite of basic skills qualifications. The other qualifications in the suite are Adult Literacy and ICT Skills for Life.
The qualifications have been designed to offer flexible assessment and administration arrangements:
Adult literacy and numeracy qualifications are mainly taken by adult learners but currently can be used for 14-19 year olds. Funding for adult literacy and numeracy qualifications for 14-19 year old learners will cease from 1 August 2011 in line with the planned implementation of functional skills and in the context of the 14-19 qualifications strategy. The government's intention is to replace the existing Skills for Life literacy and numeracy qualifications with Functional Skills qualifications from September 2012, subject to the current pilot confirming that Functional Skills qualifications effectively meet adult needs.
The aims of this specification are to: