When Access provision was developed in 1999 through Higher Still it was decided that Access 1 Units should be developed based on the individual Outcomes of the Units at Access 2 level. On this basis, a group of Units were developed at Access 1 level and came to be described as 'Derived' Units as they were effectively subsets of Access 2 Units.
The Derived Access 1 Units are each based on one Outcome from various Access 2 Units. This allows candidates to build up to an Access 2 Unit step by step.
Access 1 Units derived from Access 2 Outcomes can be a starting point for some candidates, or can provide progression from the Independent Access 1 Units.
Candidates who are unable to complete all the outcomes of an Access 2 Unit can be certificated for the Access 1 Unit equivalent to the Outcome they have achieved. The centre would have to enter and result the candidate for the Derived Access 1 Unit and retain the assessment evidence from Access 2.
Candidates who achieve all the Access 1 Units derived from the Outcomes of an Access 2 Unit will not automatically be awarded the Access 2 Unit - the centre has to enter and result candidates at Access 2. This can be done when a candidate is due to take the last outcome at Access 1 - the centre could enter the candidate for the Access 2 Unit and retain the assessment evidence from Access 1. Candidates will then be certificated with the Access 2 Unit once resulted.