BTEC National Diplomas & OCR level 3 courses

These are Advanced or level 3 courses. They are offered by different awarding bodies: BTEC or OCR.

Courses are available in a wide range of subjects for example  art & design, engineering, IT, horticulture, business and more. These courses don't prepare you for a particular job but they help you find out more about an area of work.

You normally need 4 GCSEs or equivalent to start a level 3 course.

The courses are made up of units. They come in different sizes:

  • BTEC National Award / OCR National Certificate - 6 units
  • BTEC National Certificate / OCR National Diploma - 12 units
  • BTEC National Diploma / OCR National Extended Diploma - 18 units

 

Page last updated: Jun 23 2008
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