NOCN Level 1 Award in Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development

14.1 Foundations for Learning and Life

Qualification Code

601/0948/8

Qualification Level

L1

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. The qualifications also contain units to address learners’ needs in Literacy and Numeracy as well as Personal Development areas such as Emotional Intelligence, Road Safety Awareness or Computer Basics. Learners will gain an overview of key skills and areas of knowledge in order to inform further study and/or employment choices in the sectors named above.

Units

Sculpture (Y/503/2620)

L1

3 Credits

Alcohol Awareness for the Individual (R/505/1229)

L1

3 Credits

Angling Skills (T/505/0638)

L1

3 Credits

Art and Design: Colour Theory and Design (Y/503/0950)

L1

3 Credits

Art Appreciation (F/506/7930)

L1

3 Credits

Aspects of Citizenship (R/505/3983)

L1

3 Credits

Assertive Living (K/505/3987)

L1

3 Credits

Assertiveness and Decision Making Skills (F/505/0447)

L1

2 Credits

Assist in Delivering an Activity Session (F/505/0643)

L1

3 Credits

Assist in Handling Mail (M/505/0623)

L1

1 Credits

Assist with animal accommodation (R/600/0470)

L1

2 Credits

Assist with facial skin care treatments (Y/600/8747)

L1

4 Credits

Assist with feedstuffs for small animals (H/600/0473)

L1

2 Credits

Assist with hair colour services (R/600/1036)

L1

4 Credits

Assist with maintaining the health and wellbeing of animals (H/502/5119)

L1

6 Credits

Assist with nail services (L/600/8924)

L1

4 Credits

Assist with Supporting Business Meetings (A/505/0625)

L1

3 Credits

Assist with the care of animals (A/502/4588)

L1

2 Credits

Assist with the movement and handling of small animals (T/502/5710)

L1

1 Credits

Awareness of protection and safeguarding in health and social care adults and children and young people, early years and childcare (R/602/6194)

L1

3 Credits

Awareness of Social and Physical Aspects of Adult Relationships (F/505/1534)

L1

2 Credits

Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the adult social care worker (F/502/9727)

L1

1 Credits

Basic Bricklaying - Equipment and Materials (J/506/7931)

L1

1 Credits

Basic Bricklaying Skills (L/506/7932)

L1

2 Credits

Basic Carpentry - Equipment and Materials (R/506/7933)

L1

1 Credits

Basic Carpentry Skills (Y/506/7934)

L1

3 Credits

Basic Food Preparation and Cooking (K/502/5042)

L1

3 Credits

Basic Make-up Application (D/506/7935)

L1

3 Credits

Basic Plastering - Equipment and Materials (H/506/7936)

L1

1 Credits

Basic Plastering Techniques (K/506/7937)

L1

2 Credits

Basic Plumbing - Equipment and Materials (M/506/7938)

L1

1 Credits

Basic Plumbing Skills (T/506/7939)

L1

2 Credits

Basic Tiling Skills (M/506/7941)

L1

2 Credits

Basic Tiling: Equipment and Materials (K/506/7940)

L1

1 Credits

Basic Vehicle Body Repairs (M/506/8054)

L1

5 Credits

Basic Woodworking Joints (A/506/8056)

L1

3 Credits

Budgetary Control within a Business Environment (A/505/4108)

L1

3 Credits

Building a Personal Career Portfolio (T/505/3989)

L1

3 Credits

Business Communication (F/505/4109)

L1

3 Credits

Business Meeting Techniques (K/505/4234)

L1

3 Credits

Caring for Babies and Young Children (Y/505/4729)

L1

3 Credits

Caring for Your Child (Y/505/1281)

L1

3 Credits

Carry Out a Systematic Cycle Check (J/505/4404)

L1

1 Credits

Ceramics (T/506/7942)

L1

3 Credits

Checking and Maintaining a Car’s Tyre Pressure and Tread (D/505/0603)

L1

1 Credits

Colour hair using temporary colour (R/600/4874)

L1

3 Credits

Communication Skills (H/505/4023)

L1

3 Credits

Composing Music (J/505/3995)

L1

6 Credits

Constructing a Cavity Wall using Bricklaying Skills (F/505/4112)

L1

3 Credits

Create and maintain retail displays in the salon (Y/600/6335)

L1

2 Credits

Creating 2D Artwork (F/505/4224)

L1

3 Credits

Creating 3D Artwork (R/505/4230)

L1

3 Credits

Creative Crafts (M/505/4235)

L1

3 Credits

Creative Writing Skills (M/505/4042)

L1

3 Credits

Cultivating Compost and Soils (R/505/0596)

L1

3 Credits

Cultivating Herbs (R/503/2714)

L1

3 Credits

Customer Service Skills (J/505/0448)

L1

2 Credits

Cycle Maintenance (A/506/7943)

L1

3 Credits

Data Calculations (K/503/3044)

L1

1 Credits

Database Software (H/502/4553)

L1

3 Credits

Decorative Paint Effects for Interior Walls (L/505/4114)

L1

3 Credits

Design Software (M/502/4572)

L1

3 Credits

Desktop Publishing Software (Y/502/4565)

L1

3 Credits

Developing Confidence Working with Animals (R/503/2986)

L1

3 Credits

Developing Skills for Listening to Children (H/503/8193)

L1

3 Credits

Discover Local History (K/505/4220)

L1

3 Credits

DJ Skills (D/602/2245)

L1

3 Credits

Drawing (J/503/3097)

L1

3 Credits

Drug Awareness for the Individual (L/505/1231)

L1

3 Credits

Ecology and Conservation (F/505/3963)

L1

3 Credits

Emotional Intelligence (A/505/4111)

L1

3 Credits

Employment Rights and Responsibilities (L/505/0449)

L1

2 Credits

Equality and Diversity (D/504/6633)

L1

1 Credits

Exploring an Occupational Sector (F/506/7944)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Health (J/506/7945)

L1

3 Credits

Face Painting (M/505/4350)

L1

1 Credits

Family Relationships (D/505/1282)

L1

3 Credits

Filing Skills (J/505/0627)

L1

3 Credits

Food Service (K/502/4957) (1)

L1

3 Credits

Further Education Enrichment Activity (F/505/4076)

L1

2 Credits

Garden Horticulture (D/505/0598)

L1

3 Credits

Garment Construction: Techniques (Y/505/3967)

L1

3 Credits

Group and Teamwork Communication Skills (J/505/0451)

L1

2 Credits

Handling Data (A/503/3291)

L1

2 Credits

Health and Hygiene in the Home (R/505/1232)

L1

3 Credits

Health and Safety and Food Safety Awareness in Catering (Y/503/9583)

L1

1 Credits

Health and Safety in a Practical Environment (Y/505/4102)

L1

1 Credits

Health and Safety in a Practical Environment (L/506/7946)

L1

1 Credits

Health and Safety Procedures in the Workplace (M/505/0461)

L1

1 Credits

Healthy Living (D/505/1234)

L1

3 Credits

Household Skills (J/505/4001)

L1

3 Credits

How the Body Works (F/506/8057)

L1

4 Credits

Identification of Basic External and Internal Car Parts (H/505/0604)

L1

3 Credits

Imaging Software (J/502/4612)

L1

3 Credits

Improving Own Confidence (L/505/4078)

L1

3 Credits

Improving Own Learning and Performance (L/505/0452)

L1

2 Credits

Independent Shopping for Household Items (R/505/4079)

L1

3 Credits

Independent Skills for Living in the Community (D/505/3999)

L1

3 Credits

Indoor Team Games (A/505/0656)

L1

3 Credits

Interpersonal Skills (D/505/4067)

L1

3 Credits

Introduction to communication in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare (T/602/6205)

L1

2 Credits

Introduction to Developing Language and Communication Skills in Children from 0 – 5 Years (J/505/0742)

L1

3 Credits

Introduction to Food Commodities (A/502/5059)

L1

1 Credits

Introduction to the Adult Social Care Sector (F/502/9579)

L1

1 Credits

Introduction to the Values and Principles of Adult Social Care (D/502/9590)

L1

1 Credits

Introduction to vehicle technology and workshop methods and processes (L/502/1646)

L1

6 Credits

Introduction to Vehicle Valeting (J/501/7028)

L1

4 Credits

Introduction to Vehicle Wheels and Tyres (H/501/7022)

L1

2 Credits

Introductory awareness of person-centred support in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings (D/502/9718)

L1

2 Credits

Introductory Awareness of the Importance of Healthy Eating and Drinking (J/506/8058)

L1

3 Credits

IT Communication Fundamentals (Y/502/4291)

L1

2 Credits

Job Seeking Skills (D/505/4103)

L1

3 Credits

Knitted Garments (H/505/3969)

L1

3 Credits

Lip Reading Skills (R/505/4065)

L1

6 Credits

Local History Creative Project (H/505/4216)

L1

3 Credits

Maintaining Sexual Health (L/505/1536)

L1

1 Credits

Make-up for an Occasion (R/506/7947)

L1

3 Credits

Making and Storing Baked Products (H/505/0618)

L1

3 Credits

Making Choices in Pursuit of Personal Goals (J/505/4080)

L1

3 Credits

Managing Learning (D/505/4540)

L1

3 Credits

Manufacturing Sewn Products (D/505/3971)

L1

6 Credits

Measure: Time and Temperature (D/505/4022)

L1

2 Credits

Measuring and Cutting Skills for Garment Making (H/505/3972)

L1

3 Credits

Motorcycle Construction And Routine Maintenance (Y/503/3380)

L1

3 Credits

Multimedia Software (Y/502/4615)

L1

3 Credits

Music Skills for Solo Performance (H/505/3986)

L1

6 Credits

Musical Ensemble Skills (K/505/3990)

L1

6 Credits

Musical Theatre (K/505/4038)

L1

3 Credits

Nail Art Application Skills (Y/506/7948)

L1

2 Credits

Organic Horticulture (L/505/0600)

L1

3 Credits

Painting (A/503/2612)

L1

3 Credits

Parenting Skills (H/505/1283)

L1

3 Credits

Participating in Leisure Activities (L/505/0659)

L1

3 Credits

Performance Improvisation Techniques (M/505/4011)

L1

3 Credits

Performing Physical Theatre (H/505/4040)

L1

3 Credits

Personal Career Planning (H/505/4104)

L1

3 Credits

Personal Career Preparation (K/505/4105)

L1

1 Credits

Personal Confidence and Self Awareness (H/505/4068)

L1

3 Credits

Personal Development (L/505/4081)

L1

3 Credits

Personal Development Skills (K/505/4069)

L1

3 Credits

Personal Information Management Software (Y/502/4369)

L1

2 Credits

Personal Learning Programme (D/505/4070)

L1

3 Credits

Personal Learning Skills (H/505/4071)

L1

6 Credits

Personal Money Management (R/504/1154)

L1

1 Credits

Personal Relationships (D/505/1539)

L1

3 Credits

Pest Control (M/503/8620)

L1

1 Credits

Plaiting and Twisting Hair (Y/502/3805)

L1

3 Credits

Planning a Fitness Programme (F/504/8200)

L1

3 Credits

Planning and Reviewing (D/506/7949)

L1

2 Credits

Plant Pruning (R/505/0601)

L1

1 Credits

Plant Selection (M/504/0738)

L1

3 Credits

Practical Floristry Skills (A/505/4044)

L1

3 Credits

Prejudice and Discrimination Awareness (R/506/7950)

L1

3 Credits

Preparation for Employment in the Fashion Industries (A/505/3976)

L1

3 Credits

Preparation for Garment Construction (R/503/3345)

L1

2 Credits

Preparation for Work Experience (D/600/3243)

L1

1 Credits

Prepare and Cook Fish, Meat and Poultry (K/505/0622)

L1

3 Credits

Prepare and Cook Fruit and Vegetable Dishes (D/505/0620)

L1

3 Credits

Prepare for Interview (M/505/4106)

L1

1 Credits

Preparing and Serving Drinks (L/502/5051) (1)

L1

3 Credits

Preparing for Work (T/505/4107)

L1

3 Credits

Presentation Skills (R/505/0453)

L1

2 Credits

Presentation Software (K/502/4621)

L1

3 Credits

Principles of Conducting Sports Coaching (F/505/0660)

L1

3 Credits

Principles of dealing with animal accommodation (D/600/0469)

L1

2 Credits

Principles of dealing with feedstuffs for small animals (Y/600/0471)

L1

1 Credits

Principles of the care of animals (F/502/4589)

L1

2 Credits

Principles of the movement and handling of small animals (L/502/5714)

L1

2 Credits

Probability (Y/503/3282)

L1

1 Credits

Problem Solving in the Workplace (Y/505/0454)

L1

2 Credits

Providing Basic Manicure Treatments (Y/506/7951)

L1

3 Credits

Providing Basic Pedicure Treatments (D/506/7952)

L1

3 Credits

Punctuation and Grammar Skills (L/503/3392)

L1

2 Credits

Reception Skills (L/505/0631)

L1

2 Credits

Recognising Employment Opportunities (R/505/4342)

L1

1 Credits

Recognising Issues of Substance Misuse (M/505/1237)

L1

1 Credits

Recognising Voluntary Opportunities (H/506/7953)

L1

3 Credits

Remove and Replace a Cycle Rim Brake Assembly (F/505/4403)

L1

2 Credits

Repair a Cycle Puncture (L/505/4405)

L1

1 Credits

Routine Motorcycle Maintenance Processes and Procedures (L/506/8059)

L1

4 Credits

Routine Vehicle Maintenance Processes and Procedures on Vehicles with Four Wheels or more (J/600/3303)

L1

4 Credits

Safe Independent Travel (R/505/4082)

L1

3 Credits

Salon reception duties (R/600/6334)

L1

3 Credits

Sex and Relationships (R/505/1540)

L1

3 Credits

Skills for Independent Life (M/505/4073)

L1

3 Credits

Skills Used in Reading for Meaning (T/503/3158)

L1

3 Credits

Soils and Crop Plants (L/505/4338)

L1

3 Credits

Sowing and Growing Techniques (Y/505/0602)

L1

3 Credits

Spelling Rules and Strategies in Practical Use (F/503/3163)

L1

3 Credits

Spelling Skills (F/503/3390)

L1

3 Credits

Sport and Active Leisure Project (K/506/7954)

L1

4 Credits

Spreadsheet Software (A/502/4624)

L1

3 Credits

Styling Men's Hair (A/502/3795)

L1

3 Credits

Styling Women's Hair (F/502/3796)

L1

3 Credits

Supporting Child Development from 0-3 Years (H/505/0747)

L1

3 Credits

Supporting Your Child’s Literacy and Numeracy Development Out of School (K/505/0880)

L1

1 Credits

Take Part in an Activity (J/505/4337)

L1

1 Credits

Taking Part in a Sport (J/505/0661)

L1

3 Credits

Taking Part in Exercise and Fitness (D/506/8065)

L1

4 Credits

Team Leading Skills (D/505/0455)

L1

2 Credits

Teamwork (M/505/0458)

L1

2 Credits

Technical Skills for Performance (Y/505/4018)

L1

3 Credits

The Angling Environment (J/503/3570)

L1

3 Credits

The Theory of Music (Y/505/3998)

L1

6 Credits

Time Management in a Business Environment (J/505/4757)

L1

2 Credits

Time Management Skills (T/505/0459)

L1

2 Credits

Tools, Equipment and Materials for Vehicle Maintenance (H/506/8066)

L1

4 Credits

Understanding and Using 2D Shapes (H/503/3169)

L1

1 Credits

Understanding and Using Decimals (R/503/3278)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding and Using Fractions (Y/503/3170)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding and Using Percentages (D/503/3252)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding Body Image (A/505/1239)

L1

1 Credits

Understanding Businesses (Y/505/0633)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Children’s Social and Emotional Development (A/505/0754)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Eating Disorders (M/505/1240)

L1

1 Credits

Understanding Growth and Physical Development from Birth to Adolescence (F/505/0755)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding IT in the Workplace (K/505/0460)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding Length, Weight and Capacity (L/503/3277)

L1

1 Credits

Understanding Numbers (R/503/3166)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding Nutrition, Performance and Healthy Eating (A/505/1242)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Own Response to Body Image (J/505/1244)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding Perimeter and Area (J/503/3276)

L1

1 Credits

Understanding Play (R/503/3183)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Play for Early Learning (F/503/8167)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship (H/505/4099)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Skin Care (D/506/5828)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Stress and Stress Management Techniques (R/505/1246)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Techniques used in Floristry (L/505/4341)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding the business of retail (A/502/5756)

L1

1 Credits

Understanding the Intellectual and Language Development of Children from Birth to Eight (Y/503/3184)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding the Physical and Psychological Needs of Children (R/505/0761)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding the Principles of Care, Organisational Policies and the Role of the Care Worker (L/500/5513)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding the retail selling process (T/502/5805)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding Volume (F/503/3258)

L1

1 Credits

Understanding Young People, Law and Order (R/505/4101)

L1

3 Credits

Undertaking an Enterprise Activity (D/505/0634)

L1

3 Credits

Using and Maintaining Horticultural Hand Tools (T/504/0742)

L1

3 Credits

Using Calculations: Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers (J/503/3259)

L1

1 Credits

Using Calculations: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers (F/503/3356)

L1

2 Credits

Using Commercial Garment Patterns (F/503/3339)

L1

3 Credits

Using Cooking Skills in the Domestic Kitchen (F/505/4336)

L1

3 Credits

Using Craft Activities with Children and Young People (D/505/0763)

L1

3 Credits

Using Digital Sampling Techniques for Composing (F/505/4501)

L1

3 Credits

Using Email (J/502/4299)

L1

2 Credits

Using kitchen equipment (T/502/5075) (1)

L1

1 Credits

Using Local and Seasonal Produce to Create Healthy Meals (M/506/7955)

L1

3 Credits

Using Mobile IT Devices (H/502/4374)

L1

2 Credits

Using Office Equipment (K/505/0636)

L1

1 Credits

Using Scanners and Photocopiers (K/505/4296)

L1

3 Credits

Using the Internet (T/502/4296)

L1

3 Credits

Using the Internet as a Medium for Music (L/505/4002)

L1

3 Credits

Using the Telephone (M/505/0637)

L1

3 Credits

Using Tools and Equipment for Garment Making (Y/505/3984)

L1

3 Credits

Vehicle Braking Systems Components and Maintenance (K/506/8070)

L1

4 Credits

Wallpapering Skills (R/505/4115)

L1

3 Credits

Website Software (L/502/4630)

L1

3 Credits

Weed Control (A/504/0743)

L1

1 Credits

Word Processing Software (L/502/4627) (1)

L1

3 Credits

Work Experience (F/505/0464)

L1

1 Credits

Working as a Volunteer (T/506/7956)

L1

3 Credits

Writing for Meaning Skills (D/503/3302)

L1

3 Credits

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