Following feedback from teachers and updated regulatory requirements, we have amended our specification for Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge National in Engineering Design (J822).

The amendments we've made include updates on the following:

• The terminal assessment rule and exam resits
• Unit R039: Communication designs – some marking criteria and assessment guidance
• Unit R040: Design, evaluation and modelling – some teaching content, teaching content exemplification, marking criteria and assessment guidance.
• Submitting work for moderation
• Collecting evidence of student performance to ensure resilience in the qualifications system
• Using component codes when making final entries
  

We have listed all the amendments and corresponding page numbers at the front of the amended specification.

You can view and download the amended specification, Version 5 (June 2024), from the Engineering Design Level 1/Level 2 qualification page on our website and Teach Cambridge.

Updated sample assessment material

To reflect the marking criteria in the amended specification, we have also updated the sample assessment material and unit recording sheets which you can view and download from the Engineering Design Level 1/Level 2 qualification page on our website and Teach Cambridge.

Remember to make sure you are using the correct version of the specification and unit recording sheets with your students when they complete their NEA assessments for the 2025 series.

Unit R040: Changed requirements for Task 2

For Unit R040, we have changed the requirements for the disassembly task (Task 2). Please make sure you review the updated marking criteria, assessment guidance and task instructions when using the 2025 OCR set assignment, published on 1 June 2024 on Teach Cambridge.

We would like to thank teachers for providing us with feedback and we hope the changes we’ve made to the specification help to support the teaching of this Cambridge National qualification.

Please note: For any queries relating to summer 2024 results, please use the current Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge National in Engineering Design specification, Version 4 (August 2023).

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

Qualification

• Engineering Design Level 1/Level 2 – J822