NOCN Entry Level Award in Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development (Entry 3)

14.1 Foundations for Learning and Life

Qualification Code

601/0712/1

Qualification Level

E3

Credits

6

Minimum Age

0

Review Date

30/07/2025

Deliver this Qualification

Qualification Information

The NOCN Entry Level Award, Certificate and Diploma in Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development (Entry 3) are designed to provide an introduction to working in the following sectors: Personal Development, Literacy and Numeracy, Animal Care, Business and Administration, Catering, Construction, Creative Skills, Hair and Beauty, Horticulture, Motor Vehicle and Cycle Maintenance and Sport and Leisure as well as more generic employability skills designed to build confidence for the workplace.

Units

Alcohol and Drug Misuse Awareness (F/505/1226)

E3

3 Credits

Amenity Horticulture Skills (T/505/0395)

E3

3 Credits

Angling Skills (Y/505/0423)

E3

3 Credits

Applying Addition and Subtraction Skills (R/505/4003)

E3

1 Credits

Applying Fraction Skills (F/505/3090)

E3

1 Credits

Applying Number Skills (Y/505/4004)

E3

1 Credits

Applying Shape and Space (D/505/4005)

E3

1 Credits

Art Appreciation (L/506/7929)

E3

3 Credits

Aspects of Citizenship (A/505/3704)

E3

3 Credits

Assertiveness and Decision Making Skills (Y/505/0387)

E3

2 Credits

Assist in Handling Mail (D/505/0441)

E3

1 Credits

Assist in Sports Coaching (H/505/0425)

E3

3 Credits

Assist with Catching and Restraining a Small Animal (R/505/4017)

E3

2 Credits

Assist with Hair Colour Services (R/505/0582)

E3

3 Credits

Assist with Styling Men’s Hair (Y/505/0583)

E3

3 Credits

Assist with Styling Women’s Hair (D/505/0584)

E3

3 Credits

Assisting at a Sport or Active Leisure Event (D/501/7245 )

E3

3 Credits

Awareness of Social and Physical Aspects of Adult Relationships (Y/505/1538)

E3

2 Credits

Basic bricklaying skills (R/504/2496)

E3

1 Credits

Basic Cooking (Y/502/4808)

E3

2 Credits

Basic food preparation (J/600/0711)

E3

2 Credits

Basic Make-up Application (J/506/7928)

E3

3 Credits

Basic Painting and Decorating (F/506/7927)

E3

1 Credits

Basic Plastering (A/506/7926)

E3

1 Credits

Basic Plumbing - Fixing and Drilling (T/506/7925)

E3

1 Credits

Basic Site Carpentry - Jointwork (A/506/7909)

E3

1 Credits

Basic Wall Tiling (T/506/7908)

E3

1 Credits

Blow Dry Women’s Hair (H/505/0585)

E3

3 Credits

Brickwork (T/505/3751)

E3

3 Credits

Brickwork Workshop Practice (L/505/3691)

E3

3 Credits

Budgeting (K/505/4007)

E3

1 Credits

Building a Half Brick Wall Three Courses High (K/505/3696)

E3

3 Credits

Building a Three Brick Square Hollow Pillar (M/505/3750)

E3

3 Credits

Career Preparation (J/505/3740)

E3

1 Credits

Caring for your Child (J/505/1275)

E3

3 Credits

Ceramics (M/506/7907)

E3

3 Credits

Check that a Small Animal is Healthy (D/505/4019)

E3

3 Credits

Checking and Maintaining Car Tyres (M/505/0413)

E3

1 Credits

Checking and Maintaining Fluid Levels on a Car (T/505/0414)

E3

1 Credits

Clean and Prepare a Cycle for Use (D/505/3677)

E3

1 Credits

Clearing and Weeding a Garden (F/505/0397)

E3

2 Credits

Communication: Giving Information (H/505/4006)

E3

1 Credits

Computer Basics (K/506/8036)

E3

1 Credits

Craft Skills (D/505/3596)

E3

3 Credits

Cultivating Plant Cuttings (L/505/0399)

E3

3 Credits

Customer Service Skills (H/505/0392)

E3

2 Credits

Data Handling: Extracting and Interpreting (M/505/4008)

E3

1 Credits

Data Handling: Recording and Representing Data (T/505/4009)

E3

1 Credits

Database Software (M/506/8037)

E3

2 Credits

Design and imaging software (L/502/0173)

E3

2 Credits

Desktop Publishing Software (T/506/8038)

E3

2 Credits

Digital Photography (T/505/3605)

E3

1 Credits

Discover Local History (A/505/3606)

E3

3 Credits

Division of Whole Numbers (K/505/4010)

E3

1 Credits

Drawing (K/506/7906)

E3

3 Credits

Emotional Intelligence (J/505/3737)

E3

3 Credits

Employment Contracts and Payslips (K/505/3746)

E3

1 Credits

Engage in Discussion (F/503/3048)

E3

1 Credits

Ensemble Music Performance (F/505/3610)

E3

3 Credits

Exploring an Occupational Sector (H/506/7905)

E3

3 Credits

Exploring Health (D/506/7904)

E3

3 Credits

Filing Skills (K/505/0443)

E3

2 Credits

Floristry Principles and Techniques (M/505/3604)

E3

1 Credits

Food and Nutrition for Children and Young People (A/505/3671)

E3

3 Credits

Food Commodities (A/505/0589)

E3

1 Credits

Food, Drink and Cooking (L/505/3660)

E3

3 Credits

Garden Horticulture (A/505/0401)

E3

3 Credits

Garden Maintenance Skills (F/505/0402)

E3

3 Credits

Garment Making (Y/505/3600)

E3

3 Credits

Getting to Know Woodlands (T/505/4043)

E3

3 Credits

Grammar and Punctuation in Practical Use (T/505/4012)

E3

1 Credits

Grammar Skills (A/503/3050)

E3

1 Credits

Groom a Small Animal (H/505/4037)

E3

2 Credits

Group and Teamwork Communication Skills (K/505/0393)

E3

2 Credits

Hair Plaiting (R/502/3804)

E3

3 Credits

Hand care (K/502/3467)

E3

3 Credits

Health and Fitness (A/505/0429)

E3

3 Credits

Health and Safety and Food Hygiene in Catering (M/505/0590)

E3

2 Credits

Health and Safety Procedures in a Work Environment (A/505/1855)

E3

1 Credits

Healthy Living (J/505/1227)

E3

3 Credits

Home and Personal Safety (D/505/3663)

E3

3 Credits

How the Body Works (M/505/0430)

E3

3 Credits

Human Growth and Development (R/505/3675)

E3

3 Credits

Identification of Basic External and Internal Car Parts (A/505/0415)

E3

1 Credits

Identify Plants (Y/600/0289)

E3

2 Credits

Improving own Fitness (A/506/8039)

E3

3 Credits

Improving Own Learning and Performance (A/505/0396)

E3

2 Credits

Improving Own Spelling (F/503/3051)

E3

1 Credits

Indoor Team Games (T/505/0431)

E3

3 Credits

Introduction to Issues of Substance Misuse (J/505/1230)

E3

1 Credits

Introduction to the Performing Arts (M/506/8040)

E3

3 Credits

Introduction to Vehicle Engine Operating Principles (M/600/4560)

E3

4 Credits

Introduction to Vehicle Workshop Bench Skills (A/600/4562)

E3

4 Credits

IT User fundamentals (T/502/0166)

E3

2 Credits

Know How to Use ICT to Support Your Child’s Learning (R/505/0775)

E3

1 Credits

Lubricate and Tension a Single Speed Cycle Chain (L/505/3688)

E3

1 Credits

Maintaining Garden Habitats (L/505/0404)

E3

2 Credits

Maintaining Sexual Health (R/505/1537)

E3

1 Credits

Maintaining Soil (R/505/0405)

E3

2 Credits

Make-up for an Occasion (Y/506/7903)

E3

3 Credits

Making and Storing Baked Products (A/505/0592)

E3

3 Credits

Measure: Capacity and Temperature (A/505/4013)

E3

1 Credits

Measure: Weight (D/503/3378)

E3

1 Credits

Measuring and Estimating: Distance and Length (J/505/4564)

E3

1 Credits

Money: Adding and Subtracting (L/505/3089)

E3

1 Credits

Motor Vehicle Workshop Tools and Equipment (T/506/8041)

E3

2 Credits

Motorcycle Construction (A/506/8042)

E3

2 Credits

Multiplication of Whole Numbers (L/505/4016)

E3

1 Credits

Nail Art Application Skills (R/506/7902)

E3

2 Credits

Needle/Textile Crafts (D/505/3601)

E3

3 Credits

Painting (L/506/7901)

E3

3 Credits

Painting and Decorating: Cutting and Hanging Wall Coverings (M/505/4039)

E3

3 Credits

Parenting Skills (R/505/1277)

E3

3 Credits

Participating in Leisure Activities (F/505/0433)

E3

3 Credits

Performance Skills (Y/505/3614)

E3

3 Credits

Personal Budgeting and Managing Money (H/503/3057)

E3

3 Credits

Personal Hygiene (D/505/3680)

E3

1 Credits

Personal Hygiene Skills for Hands and Feet (T/505/3720)

E3

1 Credits

Personal Hygiene Skills for Oral Health (F/505/3722)

E3

1 Credits

Personal Study Skills (L/505/3741)

E3

3 Credits

Physical Performance Skills (Y/505/3595)

E3

3 Credits

Planning and Participating in Countryside Walks (L/505/0435)

E3

3 Credits

Planning and Reviewing for Personal Development (T/505/3684)

E3

3 Credits

Planning for Personal Development (K/505/3665)

E3

1 Credits

Planting in a Container (D/505/0407)

E3

3 Credits

Practical Floristry Skills (K/505/3603)

E3

3 Credits

Prejudice and Discrimination Awareness (J/506/7900)

E3

3 Credits

Preparation for Production Skills (M/505/3683)

E3

3 Credits

Prepare and Cook Fish, Meat and Poultry (F/505/0593)

E3

3 Credits

Prepare and Cook Fruit and Vegetables (J/505/0594)

E3

3 Credits

Prepare and Maintain the Salon (M/505/0587)

E3

3 Credits

Preparing for a Recruitment Interview (Y/505/3743)

E3

2 Credits

Preparing, Presenting and Keeping Food for Children and Young People (J/505/3673)

E3

3 Credits

Presentation Software (F/506/8043)

E3

2 Credits

Problem Solving in the Workplace (J/505/0398)

E3

2 Credits

Propagating Seeds (K/505/0409)

E3

3 Credits

Propagation of Plants (D/505/0410)

E3

2 Credits

Providing Basic Manicure Treatments (D/506/7899)

E3

3 Credits

Providing Basic Pedicure Treatments (Y/506/7898)

E3

3 Credits

Reading Comprehension (D/503/3154)

E3

1 Credits

Reading Grammar and Punctuation (H/503/3155)

E3

1 Credits

Reading Key Personal Words (K/503/3156)

E3

1 Credits

Reception Skills (H/505/0442)

E3

2 Credits

Recognising Employment Opportunities (D/505/3744)

E3

1 Credits

Recognising Voluntary Opportunities (T/505/3748)

E3

2 Credits

Remove and Replace Cycle Saddles, Seatposts and Handlebars (K/505/3682)

E3

1 Credits

Remove and Replace Cycle Wheels, Tyres and Inner Tubes (R/505/3689)

E3

1 Credits

Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship (L/505/3674)

E3

3 Credits

Road Safety Awareness For Pedestrians (M/505/3716)

E3

3 Credits

Routine Braking System Checks (J/506/8044)

E3

2 Credits

Routine Motorcycle Checks (Y/506/8047)

E3

2 Credits

Routine Vehicle Checks (R/506/8046)

E3

2 Credits

Routine Wheel and Tyre Checks (D/506/8048)

E3

2 Credits

Sculpture (R/506/7897)

E3

3 Credits

Serving Food and Drink (F/502/4835)

E3

2 Credits

Setting Goals for Personal Development (H/505/3678)

E3

3 Credits

Sex and Relationships (A/505/1533)

E3

3 Credits

Shampoo and Conditioning (L/502/3753)

E3

3 Credits

Shopping for your Home (M/505/3733)

E3

3 Credits

Simple Body Repair Processes (L/505/4064)

E3

2 Credits

Skills for Employability (M/505/3666)

E3

3 Credits

Skills for Gaining Employment (R/505/3739)

E3

3 Credits

Skills for Independent Living (Y/505/3662)

E3

4 Credits

Skills for Shopping (F/505/3686)

E3

3 Credits

Skin care (Y/502/3464)

E3

3 Credits

Soft Furnishing (H/505/3602)

E3

3 Credits

Solo Music Performance (J/505/3611)

E3

3 Credits

Spelling and Handwriting Skills (A/503/3159)

E3

1 Credits

Spelling in Practice (A/503/3162)

E3

1 Credits

Spreadsheet Software (H/506/8049)

E3

2 Credits

Supporting Children in Family Learning (J/505/3687)

E3

3 Credits

Table Setting in your Home (A/505/3735)

E3

1 Credits

Taking Part in Sport (Y/501/7244)

E3

3 Credits

Teamwork (T/505/0400)

E3

2 Credits

The Angling Environment (F/503/3874)

E3

3 Credits

The Internet and World Wide Web (Y/506/8050)

E3

1 Credits

The Local Community (F/505/3672)

E3

1 Credits

Time (Y/505/4567)

E3

1 Credits

Time Management Skills (J/505/0403)

E3

2 Credits

Travel Safety Awareness (A/505/3685)

E3

6 Credits

Travelling to and from Work (H/504/1692)

E3

2 Credits

Trees and Plants and their Importance to Wildlife (K/505/4041)

E3

2 Credits

Understanding Eating Disorders (D/506/8051)

E3

1 Credits

Understanding Family Relationships (D/505/1279)

E3

3 Credits

Understanding own Response to Body Image (K/504/0902)

E3

2 Credits

Undertaking an Enterprise Activity (M/505/0444)

E3

6 Credits

Using a Personal Learning Programme (A/505/3749)

E3

3 Credits

Using Addition and Subtraction (F/503/3275)

E3

1 Credits

Using and Maintaining Garden Tools (H/505/0411)

E3

3 Credits

Using Email (H/506/8052)

E3

1 Credits

Using Kitchen Equipment (L/505/0595)

E3

1 Credits

Using Listening and Responding Skills (T/503/3287)

E3

1 Credits

Using Local and Seasonal Produce to Create Healthy Meals (L/506/7896)

E3

3 Credits

Using Mixed Media in 2D (J/505/3608)

E3

3 Credits

Using Mixed Media in 3D Art (J/506/7895)

E3

3 Credits

Using Public Transport (M/505/3702)

E3

3 Credits

Using Punctuation (F/503/3289)

E3

1 Credits

Using the Internet (F/502/0171)

E3

1 Credits

Using the Internet as a Medium for Music (F/505/3607)

E3

3 Credits

Using the Telephone and Photocopier (T/505/0445)

E3

3 Credits

Valeting a Car Interior (J/505/0417)

E3

3 Credits

Valuing Equality and Diversity (K/505/1527)

E3

1 Credits

Washing a Car Exterior (L/505/0418)

E3

1 Credits

Wax and Polish a Car Exterior (R/505/0419)

E3

3 Credits

Word Processing Software (K/506/8053)

E3

2 Credits

Work Experience (H/505/0408)

E3

1 Credits

Working as a Volunteer (J/600/6508)

E3

3 Credits

Working Relationships in a Hairdressing Salon (T/505/0588)

E3

3 Credits

Writing Composition Skills (Y/505/4021)

E3

1 Credits

Young People, Law and Order (K/505/3679)

E3

3 Credits

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