OCR ADMINISTRATION NVQ LEVEL 2

This course has industry wide recognisation and allow you to progress into a variety of business administration roles. The course will develop your knowledge through a mixture of a balanced programme of practical activities at college, combined with set periods of relevant work experience. The programme will give you the opportunity to acquire the skills in a subject area of your own choice as well as to show competence in a range of skills areas. No formal entry requirements. Assessment will be a combination of classroom and work place assessments to demonstrate skills and knowledge. Throughout the programme you will need to produce a portfolio, which shows evidence of background knowledge, tutor assessment and competence in work place.

COURSE CONTENT

This qualification consist of 8 units in total. These are drawn from 5 mandatory core units. These are drawn from 5 mandatory core units, 1 unit from optional group A and 2 units from optional group B.

CORE UNITS:

• Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
• Support the work of your team
• Plan, organise and improve your work
• Communicate information using telephone and fax
• Prepare and print documents using a computer

OPTIONAL UNITS:

Group A

• Record, store and supply information using a paper-based filing system
• Enter, retrieve and print data in a database

Group B

• Provide effective customer service
• Maintain and issue stock items
• Co-ordinate mail services
• Produce and distribute mail merge documents
• Contribute to the arrangement of events
• Receive and assist visitors
• Support the use of Information Technology
• Communicate information electronically
• Produce simple spreadsheet documents
• Produce documents from own notes
• Produce documents from recorded speech
• Photocopy, present and distribute complex documents
• Receive and make payments
• Process financial information
• Support the collection of debts

Key/ Core Skills you will gain are:

• Application of numbers/ numeracy
• Information Technology
• Communication
• Working with others
• Improving own learning & performance

Bookkeeping & Accountancy

OCR has developed new qualifications in Bookkeeping and Accounting at Level 1, 2 that have been designed to meet QCA’s (Qualification and Certificate Association) criteria for vocationally- related qualification. They are                                             OCR LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN BOOKKEEPING                                       OCR LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING

Each level of the National Qualification Framework, is designed to accredit candidate’s understanding of the key principle underlying Bookkeeping and Accounting practice.

The qualification have been designed both to be flexible and to encourage a holistic approach to the subject. For the first time, candidates will, at all levels, have the opportunity to take manual Bookkeeping and Accounting units alongside computerised Bookkeeping and Accounting units and to combine these in one qualification.

Candidates at Level 1 and 2 are required to undertake 2 optional units in addition to a mandatory core unit. These options include both manual and computerised Bookkeeping/ Accounting units or take units from across both sets of options.

Those candidates who choose either one manual unit with one computerised unit or two manual units will be awarded an OCR Certificate in Bookkeeping/ Accounting.

Those candidates who choose the two computersied units will receive their certificates with an endorsement, eg OCR Level 1 Certificate in Bookkeeping (Computerised).

Those candidates who achieve all five units will be awarded an OCR Diploma in Bookkeeping/ Accounting.

This qualification has been designed with both progression and coverage of NVQ standards in mind. Candidates can either work through the three levels or use each of the qualifications as the basis for progressions to the NVQ in Accounting. At Level 1 and 2, the qualifications provide a good basis for progressions to NVQ Level 2 in Accounting to OCR Advanced GCE(General Certificate of Education) in Accounting.

Both qualifications are unit-based and certification is available at unit level, as well as full qualification level. Each unit has a value in its own right. This will enable candidates to build on their achievements in small bite size chunks, or to seek accreditation for specific skills through units of the qualification.

QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE                                                                                                                At each of the level, the following units are available.

LEVEL 1

The qualification accredits competencies in carrying out routine Bookkeeping processes.

MANDATORY CORE UNIT

UNIT 1         Posting to Accounts

OPTIONAL UNITS

UNIT 2         Maintaining Petty Cash                                                                                                              UNIT 3         Maintaining the Cash Book                                                                                                       UNIT 4         Maintaining Ledgers (Computerised)                                                                                         UNIT 5         Processing Sales and Purchases Documents (Computerised)

LEVEL 2

The qualification accredits competencies in essential Accounting processes.

MANDATORY CORE UNIT

UNIT 1       Maintain day books, prepare ledger balances and extract a trial balance.

OPTIONAL UNITS

UNIT 2           Process ledger transactions and prepare control accounts                                                  UNIT 3           Make journal entries and adjustments and produce a revised trial balance                                  UNIT 4           Process nominal ledger transactions (Computerised)                                                                 UNIT 5           Carry out stock control processes (Computerised)

OCR Text Processing

The aim of this award is to assess a candidate’s ability to produce from hand written and typewritten drafts, a variety of simple documents including a letter, a notice and a short report or article. We provide the following qualifications:

   INITIAL TEXT PROCESSING                                                                                      TEXT PRODUCTION (Basic)                                                                                                                      TEXT PRODUCTION (Intermediate)                                                                                                          TEXT PRODUCTION (Advanced)

OCR WORD PROCESSING

The aim of this award is to assess a candidate’s ability to produce from hand-written and      typewritten draft, a variety of business documents like a notice to display, an article, a three or four column table with single-line column headings. The table will contain both text and numerical information but no ruling will be required. We provide the following qualifications:

   WORD PROCESSING (Basic)                                                                                                                      WORD PROCESSING (Intermediate)                                                                                                          WORD PROCESSING (Advanced)

THE EUROPEAN COMPUTER DRIVING LICENCE (ECDL)

The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is the European wide qualification which enables people to demonstrate their competence in computer skills. The ECDL is designed specifically for those who wish to gain qualification in computing to help them with their current job, develop their IT skills and enhance their career prospects. No prior knowledge of IT or computer skills is needed to study the ECDL.

The seven modules that make up the ECDL are:

• Basic Concepts of IT
• Using the Computer and Managing files
• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets
• Databases/ Filing Systems
• Presentation
• Information and Communication

You can work through these modules in any order you wish and take the test after completing each module

BENEFITS OF TAKING ECDL

ECDL is designed to help people at work and at home. It will confirm to potential employers that the person has a professionally recognized, relevant and up-to-date qualification and will assist in raising familiarity with the technology and its uses.

CLAIT PLUS

 In order to achieve the OCR LEVEL 2 Certificate for IT Users (CLAIT Plus), candidates must achieve the mandatory core units plus three optional units.

The summary of the units available is provided below

UNITS STATUS                                   UNIT TITLE

Core Unit                                                      Unit 1: Create, Manage and Integrate Files

Optional Units                                               Unit 2: Spreadsheets

                                                                     Unit 3: Databases

                                                                     Unit 4: Desktop Publishing

                                                                     Unit 5: Presentation Graphics

                                                                     Unit 6: Computer Art

Unit 7: Web Page Creation

Unit 8: Electronic Communications

Unit 9: Graphs and Charts

Unit 10: Spreadsheet Solutions

Unit 11: Database Solutions

Unit 12: Desktop Publishing Solutions

Unit 13: Presentation Graphics Solutions

GCSE English

GCSE English provides students with essential skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

The one year course consists of reading a variety of material: articles, leaflets, poetry, short stories and a Shakespeare’s play.

The course also allows students time to develop speaking and listening through group discussions and individual presentations.

ESOL

 ESOL programme is for those people whose first language is not English.

Provision provided be specially trained teachers. It includes speaking, reading, writing and listening.

Nari Ekta in association with ePlanet Learning Centres Ltd organsie a foundation course to join main full time course. ELLIS(English Language Learning & Instruction System) is a self e-learning programme that translates the English transcript in twenty four different languages according to the native language of individual.

CIEH Certificate in Basic Health & Safety

ASET Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web

The aim of the course is to learn how to use the Internet to search and obtain information. You will work through a booklet to learn how to use different commands to search, download and save information, pictures, text and any other information from the internet. To get the qualification you will have to answer a set of questions.

ASET Web Page Design

Produce a Web Page of your own and view the Web page using a World Wide Web        browser. You can use any tool: HTML or Microsoft Front Page. Use your imagination; choose a subject you want your Website to be about. Present your assignment in hard copy and on disk.