OCR Nationals

Media

The OCR Level 2 National Certificate in Media has been developed to recognise learners' skills, knowledge and understanding of media practices, environments and operations.

The following summarises this enhanced provision:

• Revisions to units 2 and 3.
• New unit in web authoring and design.
• A new 3 unit qualification, the OCR Level 2 Award in Media, which draws from the same pool of units as the Certificate.

These qualifications are designed to recognise candidates' skills, knowledge and understanding of the media sector. Suitable for pre- and post-16 candidates, they will provide a high quality, industry-recognised qualification.

Developed in consultation with the sector, these qualifications allow candidates to select from a range of optional units. Its flexibility also enables candidates to achieve individual units or a full qualification: Award or Certificate, according to their needs.

Progression to further qualifications, such as the OCR Level 3 Nationals in Media, is a likely route.

Alternatively, this qualification is designed to enable candidates to enter employment at a trainee level. However, employment in most media-related areas usually involves progression to specialist Level 4 qualifications.

Specification aims

This qualification specifically aims to:

• develop learner's knowledge and understanding of the media sector
• Develop learner's skills, knowledge and understanding in contexts that are directly relevant to employment situations, thereby enhancing employability within the media sector
• develop learner's ability to work effectively in different media based environments
• enable learners to develop knowledge and understanding of the media environment and demonstrate skills required to contribute to the operation of different media functional areas
• encourage progression by assisting in the development of skills, knowledge and understanding which learners will need to undertake further education opportunities or occupational training on a full time or part time basis
• promote interaction between employers, centres and learners by relating teaching and assessment to real organisations.

All units are centre-assessed and externally moderated by OCR. There are no timetabled exams for this qualification; candidates may complete units at a time that suits the centre. The full award and units from this qualification are graded as Pass, Merit or Distinction.

List of Unit Titles

Mandatory units

• Unit 01: Introduction to media
• Unit 02: Introduction to media pre-production
• Unit 03: Introduction to media production
• Unit 04: Marketing and presenting a media product.

Optional units

(at least two of these units must be achieved but only one of unit 12 or 13 may count towards a full award)

• Unit 5 Exploring new media
• Unit 6 Exploring moving image products
• Unit 7 Exploring radio
• Unit 8 Exploring music in live events and media products
• Unit 9 Exploring photography and digital imaging
• Unit 10 Introduction to web authoring and design
• Unit 11 Exploring publishing
• Unit 12 Exploring computer games
• Unit 13 Introduction to career planning for the media industry
• Unit 14 Work experience in the media industry