OCR Nationals

Sport

The OCR Level 3 Nationals in Sport have been developed to recognise learners' skills, knowledge and understanding of sporting activities, environments and operations.

The learners carry out a range of tasks that have been designed to recognise their achievements in a modern, practical way that is relevant to the workplace.

They do not certificate competence on the job but are work-related qualifications which will support progression to an NVQ once a learner is in the work place.

Specification aims

These qualifications specifically aim to:

• Develop learner's knowledge and understanding of the sport sector and the chosen specialist route if selected.
• Develop learner's skills, knowledge and understanding in contexts that are directly relevant to employment situations, thereby enhancing their employability within the sport sector.
• Develop learner's ability to work autonomously and effectively in a sporting context
• Enable learners to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in specialist areas of sport provision, sport development and sport performance.
• Encourage progression by assisting in the development of skills, knowledge and understanding which learners will need to access further or high education programmes or occupational training on a full-time or part-time basis.
• Encourage progression by assisting in the development of skills, knowledge and understanding which learners will need to enter employment, or enhance their current employment status.
• Promote interaction between employers, centres and learners by relating teaching and assessment to real settings.

List of Unit Titles

Mandatory units

• Unit 1 The sports industry
• Unit 2 Sport and society
• Unit 3 Principles of sport coaching
• Unit 4 Sport in the UK

Optional units

Non-specialist units

• Unit 5 Learning and developing sport skills
• Unit 6 Health and safety in sport
• Unit 7 Anatomy and physiology for sport and exercise
• Unit 8 Managing and operating outdoor education
• Unit 9 Technology in sport
• Unit 10 Exercise prescription
• Unit 11 Career planning for the sports industry
• Unit 12 Work experience in the sports industry

Sport Performance specialist pathway

• Unit 13 Training and fitness
• Unit 14 Sport and exercise psychology
• Unit 15 Injury in sport
• Unit 16 Analyse and improve performance
• Unit 17 Nutrition for sport and exercise
• Unit 18 Optimising performance in sport

Sport Development specialist pathway

• Unit 19 Sport development
• Unit 20 Sport facility management
• Unit 21 Sport and disability
• Unit 22 Sport marketing
• Unit 23 Advanced sports leadership