NOCN Level 2 Diploma in Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development

14.1 Foundations for Learning and Life

Qualification Code

601/2288/2

Qualification Level

L2

Credits

37

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

Active Citizenship in the Local Community (H/505/5091)

L2

1 Credits

Adapting to Change at Work (Y/505/5122)

L2

3 Credits

Airline and Airport Operations (R/505/4812)

L2

3 Credits

Assertiveness and Decision Making Skills (K/505/4623)

L2

2 Credits

Audio Software (D/502/4390)

L2

3 Credits

Building a Personal Career Portfolio (T/505/5063)

L2

3 Credits

Business Communication (A/505/5095)

L2

3 Credits

Business Organisation Structures (M/505/5093)

L2

3 Credits

Care Planning Skills for the Care Worker (M/505/4672)

L2

3 Credits

Careers in Leisure and Tourism (J/505/4810)

L2

3 Credits

Caring for Babies up to One Year Old (Y/505/5010)

L2

3 Credits

Changing Roles and Relationships in Adolescence (K/505/5092)

L2

3 Credits

Child Protection (L/505/5005)

L2

3 Credits

Cognitive Development of Children (Y/505/5072)

L2

3 Credits

Common Measures: Length, Distance, Weight and Capacity (L/505/4033)

L2

2 Credits

Common Measures: Scale and Formulae (F/505/4031)

L2

2 Credits

Common Measures: Shape (R/505/4034)

L2

2 Credits

Common Measures: Temperature and Time (J/505/4032)

L2

1 Credits

Communicating Information (D/505/5087)

L2

1 Credits

Cooking Skills (T/505/4799)

L2

3 Credits

Cooking with Dairy Produce (A/505/4805)

L2

3 Credits

Cooking with Grains and Pulses (T/505/4804)

L2

3 Credits

Cooking with Meat, Fish and Vegetables (D/505/4795)

L2

3 Credits

Creative Writing Skills (F/505/5048)

L2

3 Credits

Critical Thinking Skills (M/505/5062)

L2

2 Credits

Customer Service Skills (J/505/4628)

L2

2 Credits

Data Handling and Probability (Y/505/4035)

L2

3 Credits

Data Management Software (J/502/4559)

L2

3 Credits

Database Software (M/502/4555)

L2

4 Credits

Decision Making Skills (K/505/5061)

L2

1 Credits

Design Software (T/502/4573)

L2

4 Credits

Desktop Publishing Software (D/502/4566)

L2

4 Credits

Employment Rights and Responsibilities (K/505/4671)

L2

2 Credits

Face Painting (T/505/5077)

L2

1 Credits

Family Learning (H/505/5107)

L2

3 Credits

Family Relationships (R/505/5099)

L2

3 Credits

Food and Nutrition for Children and Young People (K/505/5075)

L2

3 Credits

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages (M/505/4025)

L2

3 Credits

Garden Horticulture Skills (T/505/4690)

L2

3 Credits

Group and Teamwork Communication Skills (J/505/4631)

L2

2 Credits

Growing Fruit and Vegetables (J/505/4693)

L2

3 Credits

Health and Safety Procedures in the Workplace (T/505/4673)

L2

2 Credits

Imaging Software (L/502/4613)

L2

4 Credits

Improving Own Learning and Performance (T/505/4639)

L2

2 Credits

Improvisation and Performance Skills (D/505/5042)

L2

3 Credits

Interpersonal Skills (H/505/5060)

L2

3 Credits

Introduction to Composing Music (Y/505/5024)

L2

9 Credits

Investigating a Career (L/505/5053)

L2

3 Credits

IT Communication Fundamentals (D/502/4292)

L2

2 Credits

Kitchen Skills (K/505/4802)

L2

3 Credits

Life Processes and Living Things (Y/505/4682)

L2

3 Credits

Making a Garment (A/505/5078)

L2

3 Credits

Making and Storing Baked Products (F/505/4787)

L2

3 Credits

Making Choices in Pursuit of Personal Goals (J/505/5052)

L2

3 Credits

Materials and their Properties (H/505/4684)

L2

3 Credits

Mentoring Skills (J/505/1289)

L2

3 Credits

Multimedia Software (D/502/4616)

L2

4 Credits

Music Skills for Solo Performance (R/505/4972)

L2

6 Credits

Musical Ensemble Skills (Y/505/4973)

L2

6 Credits

Negotiation Skills (A/505/4643)

L2

2 Credits

Numeracy in Context – Planning a Mathematical Project (A/505/4030)

L2

3 Credits

Oral Storytelling Skills for Performance (F/505/5034)

L2

3 Credits

Parenting Skills (M/505/5059)

L2

3 Credits

Performance Realisation Skills (K/505/5044)

L2

9 Credits

Performing Physical Theatre (A/505/5047)

L2

3 Credits

Personal and Social Responsibility (M/505/5109)

L2

3 Credits

Personal Career Preparation (D/505/5123)

L2

1 Credits

Personal Confidence and Self Awareness (K/505/5058)

L2

3 Credits

Personal Development Skills (H/505/5057)

L2

3 Credits

Personal Information Management Software (L/502/4370)

L2

2 Credits

Personal Learning Goals (R/505/5054)

L2

3 Credits

Personal Learning Skills (D/505/5056)

L2

6 Credits

Personal Risk (Y/505/5119)

L2

1 Credits

Personal Study Skills (Y/505/5055)

L2

6 Credits

Physical Development of Children (H/505/5074)

L2

3 Credits

Physical Processes (T/505/4687)

L2

3 Credits

Practical Floristry Skills (A/505/5050)

L2

3 Credits

Preparation for Employment in the Fashion Industry (M/505/5076)

L2

3 Credits

Preparation for Employment in the Performing Arts Industry (J/505/5049)

L2

3 Credits

Presentation Skills (H/505/4667)

L2

2 Credits

Presentation Software (M/502/4622)

L2

4 Credits

Problem Solving in the Workplace (F/505/4675)

L2

2 Credits

Providing Personal Care in Care Settings (M/505/4686)

L2

3 Credits

Punctuation and Grammar Skills (F/505/4028)

L2

3 Credits

Reading Strategies (A/505/4027)

L2

3 Credits

Reception, Billing and Cashier Procedures for Front Office Staff (F/505/4806)

L2

3 Credits

Recognising Employment Opportunities (H/505/5124)

L2

1 Credits

Recruitment and Selection of Volunteers (K/505/5089)

L2

3 Credits

Rehearsal Skills (M/505/5045)

L2

3 Credits

Research Skills (H/505/5088)

L2

3 Credits

Rights and Responsibilities (L/505/5120)

L2

3 Credits

Social and Emotional Development of Children (Y/505/5007)

L2

3 Credits

Sound and Audio Production Skills (D/505/4974)

L2

3 Credits

Speaking and Listening Skills (Y/503/3377)

L2

3 Credits

Spelling Skills (J/505/4029)

L2

3 Credits

Spreadsheet Software (F/502/4625)

L2

4 Credits

Support Individuals to Meet Personal Care Needs (F/601/8060)

L2

2 Credits

Supporting and Developing Volunteers (D/505/5090)

L2

3 Credits

Supporting your Child’s Literacy and Numeracy Development Out of School (K/505/5187)

L2

1 Credits

Taking Part in a Sport (L/505/4808)

L2

3 Credits

Team Leading Skills (K/505/4668)

L2

2 Credits

Teamwork (M/505/4669)

L2

2 Credits

Technical Skills for Performance (T/505/5046)

L2

2 Credits

The Business Environment (F/505/5096)

L2

3 Credits

The Importance of Play (D/505/5073)

L2

3 Credits

The Investigative Process, Principles and Practical Skills (A/505/4688)

L2

3 Credits

The Marketing Environment (J/505/5097)

L2

3 Credits

The Theory of Music (K/505/5027)

L2

6 Credits

The Tourism Industry (D/505/4814)

L2

3 Credits

Timber for Construction (D/505/4697)

L2

3 Credits

Time Management Skills (H/505/4670)

L2

2 Credits

Understanding Ageing and the Older Person (A/505/4674)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding Business Organisations (T/505/5094)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding Conflict Resolution (L/505/5098)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding Disability, Society and the Law (J/505/4676)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding Ecology and Conservation (L/505/4694)

L2

6 Credits

Understanding Health Promotion in Care Settings (R/505/4678)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding How Children Learn (H/505/5009)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding IT in the Workplace (L/505/4677)

L2

2 Credits

Understanding Mediation (A/505/5100)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding Mental Health (L/505/4680)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding Record Keeping for the Care Worker (D/505/4683)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding Techniques used in Floristry (F/505/5051)

L2

3 Credits

Understanding Visual Impairment (K/505/4685)

L2

3 Credits

Undertaking an enterprise project (F/504/6463)

L2

6 Credits

Using Acoustic Recording Techniques (A/505/5033)

L2

6 Credits

Using Algebra and Graphs (D/505/4036)

L2

3 Credits

Using Calculations (T/505/4026)

L2

2 Credits

Using Digital Sampling Techniques for Composing (T/505/5032)

L2

6 Credits

Using Email (M/502/4300)

L2

3 Credits

Using Sequencing Technology in Composition (T/505/5029)

L2

3 Credits

Using Spelling Rules and Strategies (K/505/4024)

L2

3 Credits

Using the Internet (A/502/4297)

L2

4 Credits

Using the Internet for Music Promotion (K/505/5030)

L2

3 Credits

Valuing Equality and Diversity (L/503/1013)

L2

2 Credits

Video Software (M/502/4393)

L2

3 Credits

Website Software (R/502/4631)

L2

4 Credits

Woodwork Jointing Skills (Y/505/4696)

L2

3 Credits

Word Processing Software (R/502/4628)

L2

4 Credits

Work Experience (Y/505/4679)

L2

2 Credits

Writing for Meaning Skills (J/503/3391)

L2

3 Credits

Young People, Law and Order (R/505/5121)

L2

3 Credits

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