Developed with your students' futures in mind
Cambridge Technicals are vocational qualifications at Level 2 and Level 3 for students aged 16+. They're designed with the workplace in mind and provide a high-quality alternative to A Levels, supporting progression to higher education.
The number of 18 year old UK students entering Higher Education (HE) with vocationally related qualifications is growing too with 80% of Russell Group HE institutions making offers to Cambridge Technicals students. 44% of Cambridge Technicals students apply to university and last year there were over 20,000 applications via UCAS.
Why choose Cambridge Technicals?
Performance Tables
All Cambridge Technicals are recognised on the Performance Tables (up to 2023), so you can be confident in offering qualifications that meet your centre’s and students’ needs. Find out more
UCAS Points
For students considering higher education, Cambridge Technicals provide a proven path to a university place. They provide the same UCAS tariff points as A Levels or BTECs. Find out more
University Options
Students can progress to university with a Level 3 Cambridge Technical, either as a standalone qualification or in combination with A Levels. There are a variety of university routes open to students, we've provided a few routes in our university options flyer.
Supporting the Moderation Process
In addition to free moderation visits to your centre each year, we now have a new free online resource to support moderation. The resource has been developed to build your confidence in delivering, marking and administering internal assessment. Find out more
Transition Programme
This national programme is designed as a framework to support and prepare students progress to a T Level. Our Level 2 Cambridge Technical qualifications can be used to support students through the technical components of the programme. Find out more
Less Administration
We know you want time to teach and not spend time form filling so you’ll find the administration for Cambridge Technicals really straightforward. We only ask you for key documents and just 2 documents for each candidate at moderation. Watch our video
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Support and resources
Our aim is to support you every step of the way – from initial enquiry right through to results day. Here’s how we help teachers to deliver Cambridge Technicals.
Assessment
- Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs) and past papers - our sample papers and mark schemes will give you a deeper understanding of the assessment criteria.
- Examiners’ Reports - written by the Principal Examiner/Moderator with constructive feedback on student performance and the exam series.
- Candidate exemplars - exemplar student responses for both examined and internally moderated units.
- ExamBuilder - our online question builder service allows you to create and share bespoke tests.
- Assignment checking service - simply upload your assignment and our experts will check it and provide feedback within ten working days.
Training and Professional Development
We offer a bespoke package of roadshows, informal teacher network events and Professional Development, on topics ranging from teaching delivery to exam series feedback. You can also find us at conferences across the country.
We have a range of free training events to support you with teaching and assessing. From ‘Choosing OCR’ to ‘First Teaching’ and 'Understanding the assessment' to ‘Making the Grade.’
We also provide regular online opportunities, including Q&A sessions with our Cambridge Technicals Subject Experts
Teaching and delivery resources
We offer a carefully selected portfolio of teaching and delivery materials to help with internally assessed units including:
- Progress Trackers,
- Schemes of Work,
- Lesson Plans,
- Resource Links
- Model Assignments .
We also produce a range of tools to reduce the admin burden, including Qualifications Calculators, so you can make sure that students are sitting the right number and combination of units
Student textbooks
Support your teaching of the Cambridge Technicals 2016 suite with textbooks, developed in partnership between OCR and Hodder Education.
Parents and open evenings
We’ve created a pack to help you promote Cambridge Technicals at open days and parents evenings. This pack includes:
