OCR Text Processing, Level 2, Unit 7: Mailmerge (Intermediate): Unit Specification

The Mailmerge (Intermediate) qualification is an Optional Unit within the OCR Level 2 Certificate in Text Processing. The OCR Level 2 Certificate in Text Processing has been designed for those candidates who have sufficient skill and underpinning knowledge to produce a variety of business documents without supervision.

The Mailmerge (Intermediate) Unit requires candidates to create, maintain and print datafiles and standard documents, and print selected merged documents using merge facilities. Candidates may use word processing and/or database/spreadsheet software or integrated packages for this examination.

Assessment takes the form of an OCR-set and marked examination. The examination period is 1 hour 30 minutes, in which time candidates are required to carry out all assessment tasks within the stated error tolerance. Results will be graded Distinction, Pass or Fail and the grade achieved will be stated on the candidate's certificate.

In order to achieve the full Certificate qualification at Level 2, candidates are required to achieve the Core Unit (Text Production (Intermediate)) plus one of the optional units. A candidate who achieves the Core Unit plus three optional Units within a two-year period, will be awarded an OCR Level 2 Diploma in Text Processing. Certification is available for single Units..