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Serif (Europe) Ltd – the UK’s leading independent desktop publishing, design and graphics software developer – are pleased to announce that their OCR Nationals Resources, designed specifically to support the use of Serif software for teaching associated Level 2 units of the OCR National Certificate in ICT, have been endorsed by OCR.

Serif offer an ideal solution for the teaching of ICT subjects due to a combination of powerful, yet extremely easy to use software, great value license pricing and extensive support materials that help teachers and students alike get even more from the software. The Serif titles below are included among the recommended software listed in the OCR Handbook for the Certificate in ICT. These programs and Serif’s new OCR resources will provide an ideal teaching tool for these units:

WebPlus – Unit 2: Web Page Creation
PhotoPlus – Unit 3: Digital Imaging
PagePlus – Unit 5: Desktop Publishing
DrawPlus – Unit 20: Creating Animation for the WWW / Unit 21: Creating Computer Graphics
MoviePlus – Unit 23: Creating Video

The Unit 3: Digital Imaging resource can be downloaded for free from Serif’s website, www.serif.com/education/tutorials/ocr.asp, with no commitment to purchase Serif software. The remaining OCR Nationals Resources will be included at no extra cost when schools purchase the Serif Design Suite.

“Serif’s aim is to provide comprehensive teaching support as well as fantastic software to our educational users”, said Colin Hussey, Serif’s Education Business Manager. “Many ICT teachers are recognising that Serif’s powerful Design Suite and new OCR Nationals resources are an extremely effective, accessible and affordable way to deliver creative units of the OCR Nationals.”

For further information please contact:

Please contact: Sarah Connelly, Tel: 0115 9149104 or Email: pr@serif.com

Serif is the publisher of the award-winning software range that includes PagePlus, PhotoPlus, DrawPlus, WebPlus, ImpactPlus, AlbumPlus, MoviePlus and more. Founded in 1987 with the aim to develop low-cost alternatives to high-end publishing and graphics packages, Serif has been repeatedly praised for its powerful yet easy-to-use software which has put professional effects and demanding publishing tasks within the reach of ordinary PC users around the world. Now with over 2 million customers worldwide, Serif has around 250 employees at its head office, development and European sales centre in Nottingham, UK and its North American sales operation in New Hampshire, US.

For further information visit: www.serif.com/education

Serif Sales Hotline: 0800 376 7070

Serif Online: www.serif.com

Serif Multi-User Site Licences: 0800 376 6868

About Level 2 OCR Nationals Qualifications

The OCR Nationals suite of qualifications provides candidates with high quality, industry-relevant qualifications geared to the specific requirements of key sectors. They are vocationally-related qualifications that provide valuable opportunities for individuals to develop skills and gain underpinning knowledge and understanding which will support entry into work or progression to further studies through Further Education or Higher Education. The OCR Nationals are attractive, practically-based qualifications intended to stimulate and interest candidates. They support achievement of Key Skills and relate to national occupational standards thereby providing an ideal progression to National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) once individuals are in suitable employment.

For further information visit: www.ocr.org.uk

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