Cambridge Nationals

Cambridge Nationals are a vocational qualification in the United Kingdom introduced by the OCR Examinations Board to replace the OCR Nationals. These are Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications for students aged 14 to 16 and are usually awarded after a two-year course. Students can progress to A Levels, apprenticeships or other Level 3 vocational qualifications within the national qualifications frameworks in the United Kingdom.

OCR is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

Regulation
In 2014 the UK government announced that it would reform all vocational qualifications. [5] By 2021 it was ready to set out its plan for vocational qualifications in England [6] and redeveloped Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge Nationals qualifications were approved by OFQUAL for inclusion on the key stage 4 performance tables in England for 2024, to be taught from 2022. Ten redeveloped Cambridge Nationals qualifications were to be taught from 2022:


 * Child Player
 * Creative iMedia
 * Enterprise and Marketing
 * Engineering Design
 * Engineering Manufacture
 * Engineering Programmable Systems
 * Health and Social Care
 * IT
 * Sport Science
 * Sport Studies

During the COVID-19 pandemic, OCR announced a series of adjustments it would make to support learners taking Cambridge Nationals.

Subjects
The following subjects were offered up to 2022:


 * Child Development Certificate Level 1/2
 * Creative iMedia Award/Certificate Level 1/2
 * Engineering Design Award/Certificate Level 1/2
 * Engineering Manufacture Award/Certificate Level 1/2
 * Enterprise and Marketing Certificate Level 1/2
 * Health and Social Care Award/Certificate Level 1/2
 * Information Technologies Certificate Level 1/2
 * Principles in Engineering and Engineering Business Award/Certificate Level 1/2
 * Sport Science Award/Certificate Level 1/2
 * Sport Studies Award/Certificate Level 1/2
 * Systems Control in Engineering Award/Certificate Level 1/2