Level 1 ITQ units
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1. Units for Level 1
Level 1 Award requires 9 credits or more from any units
Credit and equivalences Level 1
Level 1 ITQ Certificate in IT User Skills (Open Systems and Enterprise)
13 Credits equivalent to 1 GCSE grades D-G
NC level 4-5
| Unit title and QCFlevel | EQFlevel | QCF Credits | GLHs | National Curriculum Level/GCSE | New INGOT assessment link | Link to Entry Units |
| Improving Productivity Using IT | 2 | 3 | 20 |
NC level 4-5 |
Silver Unit 1 assessment criteria and guidance | Link to Level 2 Units |
| Web Software | 2 | 3 | 20 |
NC level 4-5 |
Silver Unit 2 assessment criteria and guidance | |
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Using collaborative technologies
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2 | 3 | 20 |
NC level 4-5 |
Silver Unit 3 assessment criteria and guidance | |
| IT security for users | 2 | 1 | 10 |
NC level 4-5 |
Silver Unit 4 assessment criteria and guidance | |
| Option for schools recommend spreadsheets | 2 | minimum of 3 | 20 |
NC level 4-5 |
Silver Unit 5 assessment criteria and guidance | |
| Points |
25 points equivalent to 1 GCSE grade E |
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| Further optional units below | ||||||
| Specialist software | 2 | 2 | 15 | NC level 4-5 | Silver Unit 6 | |
| Word processing | 2 | 3 | 20 | NC level 4-5 | Silver Unit 7 | |
| Using the Internet | 2 | 3 | 20 | NC level 4-5 | Silver Unit 8 | |
| Drawing and planning | 2 | 2 | 15 | NC level 4-5 | Silver Unit 9 | |
| Presentation Software | 2 | 3 | 20 | NC level 4-5 | Silver Unit 10 | |
| Database Software | 2 | 3 | 20 | NC level 4-5 | Silver Unit 11 | |
