Withdrawal and replacement of OCR Career Guidance qualifications

We are replacing our Career Guidance qualifications (04512/10212) with updated Career Guidance qualifications (04663/04664), for first teaching in September 2021.

To help with the replacement, we are extending the last entry date of the legacy qualifications to create a transition period. During this transition period you'll be able to register students for either the new or legacy versions of the qualifications. 

Legacy Career Guidance qualifications

The last entry date for the legacy OCR Level 4 Diploma in Career Information and Advice and OCR Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development qualifications, listed below, is 31 March 2022, with a final certification date of 31 December 2024.

We will continue to support and assess these qualifications up to the final certification date.

New Career Guidance qualifications

Our new qualifications, OCR Level 4 Diploma in Career Information and Advice and OCR Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development will be available for first teaching in September 2021.

We have worked closely with the Careers Development Institute (CDi) to refresh these qualifications. We've added new units, which reflect current practices within the career development sector, and retired units which are no longer applicable, as well as removing duplicated content.

We will be publishing further information about what's changed on our website soon – we'll keep you informed as to when it's available.

If you have any queries, please call our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998 or email us at support@ocr.org.uk.

Qualifications

• Career Information and Advice Level 4 Diploma - 04512
• Career Guidance and Development Level 6 Diploma - 10215