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Cambridge Nationals ICT Level 1/2 Award/Certificate - J800, J810, J820

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  • Guided Learning Hours and Total Qualification Time

    Total Qualification Time (TQT) includes all supervised or direct contact time (Guided Learning Hours/GLH) and an estimate of the number of hours a learner will reasonably spend studying not under immediate guidance or supervision.

    TQT has now been assigned to the following qualifications:

    • J810 GLH 120 hours (unchanged), TQT 151 hours (new)
  • Withdrawal of Level 1/2 Cambridge National Award and Certificate in ICT

    Following a review of our portfolio and changes to market demand, we have made the difficult decision to withdraw the Cambridge National Award and Certificate in ICT at both Levels 1 and 2. If you are looking for an alternative qualification within the Cambridge Nationals suite we do offer Information Technologies and Creative iMedia.

    For more detailed information please refer to the subject information update.

This is a vocationally-related qualification that takes an engaging, practical and inspiring approach to learning and assessment. The everyday use of ICT, from PCs to smartphones, now impacts all of our lives. Cambridge Nationals in ICT reflects this and provides students with a solid understanding of the subject which they can use in their working lives. Three themes are covered: business information systems, creative and technical.

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  • (1) Specifications
    • Specification (PDF, 1024KB)
  • (1) Summary brochures
    • Computing qualifications summary brochure (PDF, 968KB)

      Our full range of computing qualifications.

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  • (11) Key documents
    • Cambridge Nationals - Administration overview (PDF, 1MB)
    • Effective assessment practices (PDF, 858KB)
    • Example internal standardisation feedback record (DOC, 198KB)

      Appendix 3

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    • Example sample plan (DOC, 208KB)

      Appendix 2

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    • Example standardisation meeting template (DOC, 189KB)

      Appendix 1

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    • Frequently asked questions - General (PDF, 1019KB)
    • Frequently asked questions (FAQs) – Cambridge Nationals Diploma in ICT – withdrawal (PDF, 65KB)
    • Frequently asked questions (FAQs) – changes to Cambridge Nationals in ICT July 2017 (PDF, 68KB)
    • Internal standardisation generic guide (PDF, 584KB)

      Internal standardisation generic guide

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    • Performance tables 2017 - FAQs (PDF, 822KB)
    • Qualification purpose - Cambridge National Certificate in ICT (PDF, 67KB)

      Internal standardisation generic guide

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  • (11) Subject information updates
    • 2021 and 2022 performance tables
    • Cambridge National Certificate in ICT (J810) (PDF, 42KB)
    • Cambridge Nationals extensions
    • Cambridge Nationals ICT model assignments
    • Amendment to R006 set assignment
    • Cambridge Nationals in ICT assessment in the Welsh medium
    • Changes to Level 1/2 Cambridge National Award/Certificate/Diploma in ICT (J800, J810 and J820) – July 2017
    • New resources for Cambridge Nationals and Technicals
    • How to avoid malpractice in Cambridge Nationals
    • Withdrawal of Level 1/2 Cambridge National Diploma in ICT (J820) - July 2017
    • Withdrawal of Level 1/2 Cambridge Nationals Award and Certificate in ICT
  • (9) Forms
    • Advisory support call form (DOCX, 123KB)

      Complete this form to request an advisory support call from a subject expert.

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    • Centre authentication form (DOC, 67KB)
    • Unit R002 - Unit recording sheet - Interactive (URS132i) (PDF, 637KB)
    • Unit R003 - Unit recording sheet - Interactive (URS133i) (PDF, 537KB)
    • Unit R004 - Unit recording sheet - Interactive (URS134i) (PDF, 528KB)
    • Unit R005 - Unit recording sheet - Interactive (URS135i) (PDF, 536KB)
    • Unit R006 - Unit recording sheet - Interactive (URS136i) (PDF, 538KB)
    • Unit R007 - Unit recording sheet - Interactive (URS137i) (PDF, 537KB)
    • Witness statement (DOC, 43KB)
  • (3) Pre-release materials
    • Pre-release case study – January 2020 (PDF, 1MB)
    • Pre-release case study - June 2019 (PDF, 1MB)
    • Pre-release case study – June 2020 (PDF, 1MB)
  • (2) Promotional materials
    • ICT and Computing - Case study (PDF, 204KB)
    • Moving from Cambridge Nationals ICT to Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia - YouTube video
  • (120) Question papers, mark schemes and reports
    • (6) 2013 - January series
      • Examiners' reports - January (PDF, 114KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - January (PDF, 57KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 636KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 139KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 125KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 125KB)
    • (6) 2013 - June series
      • Examiners' reports - June (PDF, 300KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - June (PDF, 1MB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 238KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 150KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 125KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 125KB)
    • (2) 2014 - January series
      • Examiners' report - January (PDF, 270KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - January (PDF, 358KB)
    • (10) 2014 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 502KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - June (PDF, 246KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - June (PDF, 246KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 831KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 142KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 129KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 129KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Welsh language (PDF, 170KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 171KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 494KB)
    • (1) 2014 - November series
      • Examiners' report - November (PDF, 300KB)
    • (9) 2015 - January series
      • Examiners' report - January (PDF, 311KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - January (PDF, 180KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 449KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 417KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 433KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Welsh language (PDF, 470KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 470KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 508KB)
    • (8) 2015 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 401KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - June (PDF, 441KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 2MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 433KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 416KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 415KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Welsh language (PDF, 470KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 483KB)
    • (1) 2015 - November series
      • Examiners' report - November (PDF, 280KB)
    • (11) 2016 - January series
      • Examiners' report - January (PDF, 314KB)
      • Log in to Interchange to download the most recent past papers materials (schools only)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - January (PDF, 481KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 1MB)
      • Past paper materials' availability dates for all series
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 274KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 179KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 415KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Welsh language (PDF, 470KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 473KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 495KB)
    • (12) 2016 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 378KB)
      • Log in to Interchange to download the most recent past papers materials (schools only)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - June (PDF, 375KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 8MB)
      • Past paper materials' availability dates for all series
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 446KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 417KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 415KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Welsh language (PDF, 616KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 486KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 672KB)
      • Unit R001 - June 2016 exam paper - Combined feedback (PDF, 5MB)

        Unit R001 - June 2016 exam paper - Combined feedback

        The June 2016 Unit R001 exam paper, marking guidance and examiner's comments combined into one resource.

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    • (1) 2016 - November series
      • Examiners' report - November (PDF, 348KB)
    • (9) 2017 - January series
      • Examiners' report - January (PDF, 382KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - January (PDF, 324KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 8MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 699KB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Welsh language (PDF, 2MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
    • (9) 2017 - June series
      • Examiners' report - June (PDF, 411KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001 - Understanding computer systems - June (PDF, 354KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 5MB)
      • Question paper - R001/02 Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 4MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Insert (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
    • (1) 2017 - November series
      • Examiners' report - November (PDF, 342KB)
    • (9) 2018 - January series
      • Examiners' report (PDF, 356KB)
      • Mark scheme - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 281KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 6MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
    • (9) 2018 - June series
      • Examiners' report (PDF, 201KB)
      • Mark scheme - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 361KB)
      • Modified papers (ZIP, 10MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Case study - Insert (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Insert - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/02 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study - Welsh language (PDF, 1MB)
    • (9) 2019 - January series
      • Question paper - R001 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 1MB)
      • Examiners' report - R001 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 606KB)
      • Mark scheme - R001 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 305KB)
      • Mark scheme - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 305KB)
      • Modified papers (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - R001/02 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 4MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems (PDF, 4MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 1MB)
      • Question paper - Unit R001/01 - Understanding computer systems - Pre-release case study (PDF, 1MB)
    • (4) 2019 - June series
      • Mark schemes for all units - Interchange login required
      • Question papers
      • Examiners' report - Understanding computer systems
      • Moderators' report - Moderated units
    • (3) 2020 - January series
      • Examiners' report - Understanding computer systems
      • Mark scheme - R001 - Understanding computer systems
      • Question papers - R001 - Understanding computer systems
  • (10) Set assignments
    • Unit R002 – Using ICT to create business solutions – Set assignment 1 (ZIP, 105KB)
    • Unit R002 – Using ICT to create solutions in a business environment – Set assignment 2 (ZIP, 1MB)
    • Unit R003 – Handling data using spreadsheets – Set assignment (ZIP, 180KB)
    • Unit R004 - Handling data using databases - Set assignment (ZIP, 264KB)
    • Unit R005 – Creating an interactive product using multimedia components – Set assignment 1 (DOC, 214KB)
    • Unit R005 – Creating an interactive product using multimedia components – Set assignment 2 (DOC, 159KB)
    • Unit R006 – Creating digital images – Set Assignment 1 (DOC, 2MB)
    • Unit R006 – Creating digital images – Set assignment 2 (DOC, 2MB)
    • Unit R007 – Creating dynamic products using sound and vision – Set assignment 1 (DOC, 162KB)
    • Unit R007 – Creating dynamic products using sound and vision – Set assignment 2 (DOC, 230KB)

Teaching and learning resources

  • The teaching and learning resources on this page must not be used for summative assessment purposes. As part of our teaching we expect support to be given to your learners; such support is not permissible for summative assessment and is likely to be considered malpractice.

  • (1) Promoting your subject
    • A guide for parents and students (PDF, 3MB)

      Information on our computing qualifications for key stage 4.

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  • (16) Support materials
    • A guide to resources (PDF, 237KB)
    • Combined Feedback - R001 June 2013 exam paper (PDF, 4MB)

      Combined Feedback - R001 June 2013 exam paper - cover

      This resource brings together the questions from the June 2013 examined unit (R001), the marking guidance, the examiner’s comments and the exemplar answers into one place for easy reference.

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    • Combined feedback - R001 June 2014 exam paper (PDF, 832KB)

      This resource brings together the questions from the June 2014 examined unit (R001), the marking guidance, the examiner’s comments and the exemplar answers into one document for easy reference.

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    • Mapping Cambridge Nationals in ICT to Cambridge Nationals in Creative iMedia (PDF, 1MB)

      Combined Feedback - R081 January 2014 exam paper - cover

      This document shows how Cambridge Nationals in ICT units and learning outcomes map to Cambridge Nationals in Creative iMedia units and learning outcomes.

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    • Sample learner work - Units R002 and R011
    • Unit R002 - Sample learner work with commentary (PDF, 26MB)

      Unit R002 - Sample learner work with commentary - cover

      This is a guide for teachers so that you can see how we would mark work, Cambridge Nationals are designed to give the learners the project and let them create the work. The guide contains sample learner work for this unit and covers all learning objectives, graded at Marking Band 1 (MB1) and Marking Band 3 (MB3).

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    • Unit R002 - Using ICT to create business solutions - Model assignment - Specimen (ZIP, 64KB) New
    • Unit R003 (ZIP, 30MB)
    • Unit R004 - Introductory presentation (PPT, 6MB)
    • Unit R005 - Introductory presentation (PPT, 7MB)
    • Unit R006 (ZIP, 21MB)
    • Unit R007 (ZIP, 14MB)
    • Unit R008 - Introductory presentation (PPT, 6MB) New
    • Unit R009 - Introductory presentation (PPT, 7MB)
    • Unit R010 - Delivery guide (PDF, 2MB) New
    • Unit R010 - Introductory presentation (PPT, 10MB) New
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