ST. PATRICK'S ACADEMY, LISBURN
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OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES

The Occupational Studies awards:
  •  Are designed to be accessible to a wide range of learners;
  • Help to raise levels of achievement, allowing learners to apply their knowledge in practical, work-related situations and contexts;
  • Emphasize learning by doing, which helps learners to develop important transferable skills;
  • Facilitate learning with an occupational and employability focus at Key Stage 4 and beyond;
  • Allow learners to achieve an award at NQF Level 2 (the same level as a GCSE at A*-C) depending on their
  • performance in the assessment;
  • Are flexible enough to meet specific industries’ needs while providing a coherent and balanced qualification; and
  • Enable progression to other courses and to training and
  • Employment.
 
Level 1 (equivalent to) - grades D-G
Level 2 (equivalent to) - grades A-C
 
Occupational courses studied at St. Patrick’s Academy:
  • Construction
  • Digital Imagery
  • Catering​ 


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St Patrick's Academy
Ballinderry Road
Lisburn
​Co. Antrim
BT28 1TD
Tel: 02892664877

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