OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES
The Occupational Studies awards:
Level 1 (equivalent to) - grades D-G
Level 2 (equivalent to) - grades A-C
- 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