Business Professional Office Skills (Level 1-3)
Available at Main Campus
The OCR Text Processing (Business Professional) suite provides candidates with high quality, professionally recognised qualifications. They are vocationally-related qualifications that provide valuable opportunities for individuals who wish to prepare for employment in a modern business environment.
The units studied will assist you in gaining knowledge and understanding of applications that meet the requirements of a modern business environment. You will also develop core business skills in areas such as keyboard functions and creating complex and specialist business documents.
What will I study?
A combination of the following options is offered.
- Word Processing
- Medical Word Processing
- Legal Text Processing
- Audio-Transcription
- Medical Audio Transcription
- Legal Audio Transcription
- Business Presentations
- Document Presentation
- Mailmerge
- Speed Keying
- Computer Keyboard Skills
Each unit carries a credit value. As you achieve units, the total number of credits gained within a qualification profile is considered against the full qualification’s requirements and a certificate issued on successful completion.
Entry Requirements
GCSE English Language – Grade C (or an English assessment may be taken) plus a minimum keyboarding speed of 15 words per minute.
Duration
The course a full year course and you will need to attend college for 10 hours per weeks.
Assessment
OCR external examinations are offered three times a year – January, March and June.
Qualification Achieved
Certificate/Diploma in Text Processing
Fees
Fee Remission
If you feel you qualify for fee remission, or you have been advised you qualify, please contact The Hub on 01254 292929 for more information.
Where Next?
You could continue your study and progress onto Level 3
Tell me more
Contact the Programme Leader: Jolanta Wild on 01254 292335
Computing Reception 01254 292351 or Student Services on 01254 292929. You can also email Student Services on studentservices@blackburn.ac.uk
