Functional Skills in ICT:Using OCR Nationals Unit 1
This is a first draft , if you have any additions please post them, but an interm attempt to see if the very popular ‘OCR Nationals in ICT’ can be used as a vehicle to deliver the functional skills. The first look at it suggests it can. I am assuming that the FS are assessed by some sort of test or exam. At my school we would want to continue to deliver the Nationals as long as possible and the obvious outcome we would prefer is for the Nationals to re-emerge with FS signposted. This will require additional ‘assessment objectives’ but it does not look too difficult. Functional Skills in ICT: level 2 Coverage and range Examples/applications OCR Nationals equivalent Use ICT systems 1. Select, interact with and use ICT systems independently for a complex task to meet a variety of needs 1.1. Use correct procedures to start and shut down an ICT system Log in, log out, use shutdown menu Not likely to be a problem 1.2. Select and use a communication service to access the i