OCN NI Level 1 Diploma in Vocational Skills

14.1 Foundations for Learning and Life

Qualification Code

601/3889/0

Qualification Level

L1

Credits

37

Minimum Age

14

Review Date

31/12/2030

Total Qualification Time

370 Hours

Guided Learning Hours

333 Hours

Deliver this Qualification

Qualification Information

The OCN NI qualifications in Vocational Skills at Level 1 are designed to provide learners with an introduction to skills and knowledge required for working in a range of sector areas including Building and Construction, Catering, Communication Technology and Office Skills, Core Skills, Creative Arts, Crafts and Performance, Horticulture, Salon Skills for Hair and Beauty, Social Care and Early Years, Sport and Leisure and Vehicle Care and Maintenance. The qualifications give learners an opportunity to gain valuable generic skills for work and also enable them to progress to OCN NI’s higher level qualifications in a range of vocational skills.In order to achieve the qualification learners must complete a total of 37 credits. A minimum of 3 credits must be taken from the Core Skills group up to a maximum of 18 credits. The remaining 34 credits may be taken from any group.

Units

Accessing the Internet (A/506/5688)

L1

3 Credits

Active Citizenship in the Community (H/506/5703)

L1

1 Credits

Applying Practical Skills and Techniques in the Arts (Y/506/5780)

L1

3 Credits

Assisting a Business Meeting (J/506/5693)

L1

3 Credits

Assisting at Leisure or Sports Events (K/506/5900)

L1

3 Credits

Bricklaying: Constructing a Half Brick Wall (K/506/5623)

L1

3 Credits

Bricklaying: Constructing a One Brick Wide Wall (M/506/5624)

L1

3 Credits

Bricklaying: Constructing Cavity Walls (F/506/5627)

L1

3 Credits

Capturing and Editing Audio Sequences (H/506/5684)

L1

2 Credits

Capturing and Editing Video Sequences (M/506/6417)

L1

2 Credits

Career Preparation and Planning (K/506/5704)

L1

2 Credits

Careers in Building and Construction (T/506/5608)

L1

4 Credits

Child Development (T/506/5849)

L1

3 Credits

Children’s Social, Emotional and Growth Development (Y/506/5858)

L1

3 Credits

Children's Social and Emotional Development (M/506/5851)

L1

3 Credits

Communication Skills for the Individual (K/506/5699)

L1

3 Credits

Computer Applications in the Arts (F/506/5725)

L1

3 Credits

Computer Maintenance (T/617/4841)

L1

5 Credits

Computer Maintenance - Set-Up and Maintenance (F/617/4843)

L1

4 Credits

Computer Security and Privacy (L/506/5694)

L1

1 Credits

Computerised Payroll (K/507/8422)

L1

3 Credits

Construction Drawing Skills (J/506/5628)

L1

4 Credits

Cooking Skills for the Domestic Kitchen (D/506/5652)

L1

3 Credits

Creative Writing Skills (F/506/5790)

L1

3 Credits

Customer Service for the Hospitality Industry (A/506/5657)

L1

3 Credits

Customer Service for the Retail Environment (T/617/3382)

L1

3 Credits

Design Software Skills (K/506/5685)

L1

3 Credits

Desktop Publishing Skills (M/506/5686)

L1

3 Credits

Developing Carpentry Hand Skills (L/506/5629)

L1

3 Credits

Developing Computer Skills (T/506/5687)

L1

3 Credits

Developing Language and Communication Skills in Children (Y/506/5889)

L1

3 Credits

Developing Parenting Skills (T/506/5852)

L1

3 Credits

Developing skills for Wallpapering (L/506/5632)

L1

3 Credits

Developing Websites (F/506/5689)

L1

3 Credits

Digital Photography Skills (K/506/5802)

L1

2 Credits

Diversity within Society (H/506/3014)

L1

3 Credits

DJing Skills (J/506/5791)

L1

3 Credits

Employment Legislation, Contracts and Pay (H/506/5720)

L1

2 Credits

Employment Opportunities within the Hospitality Industry (F/506/5658)

L1

2 Credits

Environmental Awareness and Sustainability in Construction (M/506/5865)

L1

2 Credits

Equal Opportunities (Y/506/5715)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Dance Movements (J/506/5726)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Ecology and Conservation (J/506/5807)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Employment Opportunities (D/506/5716)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Health and Fitness (R/506/5891)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Leisure Activities (A/506/5898)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Organic Horticulture (L/506/5808)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Outdoor Adventure Sports (T/506/5897)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Outdoor Pursuits (Y/506/5892)

L1

3 Credits

Exploring Soils and Growing Media (L/506/5811)

L1

3 Credits

Filing Skills (R/506/5664)

L1

3 Credits

Floor and Wall Tiling Skills (T/506/5611)

L1

3 Credits

Floristry (D/618/6126)

L1

7 Credits

Food and Drink Service (F/506/5918)

L1

2 Credits

Food Preparation and Cooking (M/506/5655)

L1

3 Credits

Graphic Design Skills (R/506/5695)

L1

3 Credits

Hair Care: Shampoo and Conditioning (J/506/5824)

L1

3 Credits

Hair Styling Skills (L/506/5825)

L1

3 Credits

Hand Knitting Skills (L/506/5792)

L1

3 Credits

Handling Food Safely (M/506/5641)

L1

2 Credits

Health and Safety for Catering (F/506/5661)

L1

3 Credits

Health and Safety in Practice (K/506/5721)

L1

1 Credits

Health and Safety in the Salon Environment (H/506/5829)

L1

2 Credits

Health and Social Care Awareness (J/506/5838)

L1

3 Credits

Healthy Diet Planning (A/506/5660)

L1

1 Credits

Housekeeping Services (A/508/0448)

L1

3 Credits

Identification of Basic External and Internal Car Components (Y/506/5908)

L1

3 Credits

Improving Assertiveness (M/506/5705)

L1

1 Credits

Interpersonal Skills for the Individual (H/506/5717)

L1

3 Credits

Introduction to Glazing (R/617/3373)

L1

4 Credits

Introduction to Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction (Y/617/3374)

L1

6 Credits

Introduction to Plumbing (D/617/3375)

L1

3 Credits

Life Drawing (M/506/5803)

L1

3 Credits

Listening to Children (F/506/5854)

L1

3 Credits

Maintaining, Handling and Cleaning knives (M/506/5638)

L1

2 Credits

Make-up Application Skills (R/506/5826)

L1

3 Credits

Making and Using Story Sacks (Y/506/5861)

L1

3 Credits

Mental Health Awareness (F/650/0106)

L1

3 Credits

Mobile IT Devices (T/506/5690)

L1

2 Credits

Motor Vehicle Workshop Safety (T/506/5902)

L1

2 Credits

Musical Theatre Performance Skills (K/506/5797)

L1

3 Credits

Nail Art Application Skills (Y/506/5827)

L1

2 Credits

Office Administrator Skills (Y/506/5696)

L1

2 Credits

Oral Presentation Skills in Practice (A/506/5707)

L1

2 Credits

Painting and Design Using Mixed Media (T/506/5804)

L1

3 Credits

Painting Interior Ceilings and Walls (L/506/5615)

L1

3 Credits

Participating in Exercise and Fitness (F/506/5899)

L1

4 Credits

Performance Realisation Skills (R/506/5793)

L1

6 Credits

Personal Confidence and Self-Esteem (F/506/5708)

L1

1 Credits

Personal Enhancement Activity (F/618/8810)

L1

3 Credits

Personal Fitness Programme Planning (H/506/5894)

L1

3 Credits

Person-centred support in Health, Social Care and Early Years Settings (F/506/5840)

L1

2 Credits

Physical Theatre Performance Skills (M/506/5798)

L1

3 Credits

Plastering (Y/506/5634)

L1

3 Credits

Plumbing: Measuring and Marking Out (H/506/5622)

L1

3 Credits

Practical Ceramic Skills (A/506/5805)

L1

3 Credits

Practical Craft Skills (T/506/5799)

L1

3 Credits

Prepare and Serve Drinks (K/506/5640)

L1

3 Credits

Preparing Hot and Cold Sandwiches (H/506/5636)

L1

2 Credits

Principles of Sports Coaching (K/506/5895)

L1

3 Credits

Promoting Self-Improvement (K/506/5718)

L1

1 Credits

Pruning Plants (Y/506/5813)

L1

1 Credits

Reading and Using Ordnance Survey Maps (L/618/8812)

L1

2 Credits

Reception Duties in the Hospitality Industry (F/508/0449)

L1

3 Credits

Rights and Responsibilities for the Individual (R/506/5700)

L1

1 Credits

Routine Motorcycle Maintenance (A/506/5903)

L1

3 Credits

Routine Vehicle Braking Systems (R/506/5907)

L1

3 Credits

Routine Vehicle Maintenance (F/506/5904)

L1

3 Credits

Routine Wheel and Tyre Maintenance (J/506/5905)

L1

2 Credits

Set Design and Construction Skills (F/506/5806)

L1

3 Credits

Setting and Achieving Personal Goals (M/506/5722)

L1

3 Credits

Skills for Cultivating Compost and Soils (T/506/5818)

L1

3 Credits

Skills for Decision Making (J/506/5709)

L1

3 Credits

Skills for Garden Horticulture (A/506/5819)

L1

3 Credits

Skills for Garden Maintenance (K/506/5816)

L1

3 Credits

Skills for Herb Cultivation (M/506/5820)

L1

3 Credits

Skills for Plant Propagation (T/506/5821)

L1

3 Credits

Skills in Customer Service (M/506/5719)

L1

3 Credits

Sowing and Growing Techniques (A/506/5822)

L1

3 Credits

Study Skills and Learning Styles (A/506/5710)

L1

1 Credits

Take Part in a Sporting Activity (M/506/5901)

L1

3 Credits

Take Part in a Vocational Taster (F/506/5711)

L1

3 Credits

Taking Part in an Enterprise Project (L/506/5713)

L1

3 Credits

Tea and Coffee Counter Service (T/506/5656)

L1

3 Credits

Teamwork Skills in Practice (R/506/5714)

L1

3 Credits

Teamwork within a Salon Environment (Y/506/5830)

L1

1 Credits

Technical Theatre Performance Skills (H/506/5801)

L1

3 Credits

Telephone Skills (D/506/5697)

L1

2 Credits

The role and responsibilities of the health and social care worker (D/506/5845)

L1

1 Credits

The Role of Play for Early Learning (J/506/5855)

L1

3 Credits

The Role of Play in a Child’s Development (L/506/5856)

L1

3 Credits

The Stages of Intellectual and Language Development of Children from Birth to Eight Years (R/506/5857)

L1

3 Credits

Time Management Skills (D/506/2363)

L1

3 Credits

Tools and Equipment for Bricklaying (Y/506/5620)

L1

3 Credits

Understand how Exercise Contributes to a Healthy Lifestyle (L/506/5890)

L1

1 Credits

Understand How to Care for Young Children (H/506/5863)

L1

3 Credits

Understand How to Care for your Baby (D/506/5862)

L1

3 Credits

Understand How to Care for Your Child (K/506/5864)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Business Meetings (Y/506/5665)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Environmental Issues (M/506/5817)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding Expedition Skills (J/618/8811)

L1

2 Credits

Understanding Food and Nutrition (J/506/5659)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Hand care (D/506/5831)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Protection and Safeguarding in Health, Social Care and Early Years Settings (M/506/5848)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding Skin Care (D/506/5828) (1)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding the Catering Industry (K/506/5654)

L1

3 Credits

Understanding the Sport and Leisure Industry (M/506/5896)

L1

3 Credits

Use and Maintenance of Horticultural Hand Tools (F/506/5823)

L1

3 Credits

Using Craft Activities with Children and Young People (D/506/5859)

L1

3 Credits

Using Database Software (H/506/5796)

L1

3 Credits

Using Effective Communication Skills in the Workplace (T/506/5723)

L1

3 Credits

Using Email (D/506/5666)

L1

2 Credits

Using Food Commodities (T/506/5639)

L1

1 Credits

Using Imaging Software Tools (H/506/5667)

L1

3 Credits

Using IT to Improve Productivity (M/506/5669)

L1

3 Credits

Using Mixed Media (A/506/5724)

L1

3 Credits

Using Multimedia Software (M/506/5672)

L1

3 Credits

Using Office Machines - Faxes, Photocopiers and Printers (T/506/5673)

L1

3 Credits

Using Personal Information Management Software (A/506/5674)

L1

2 Credits

Using Presentation Software (Y/506/5682)

L1

3 Credits

Using Problem Solving Skills in the Workplace (Y/506/5794)

L1

2 Credits

Using Specialist Software (D/506/5683)

L1

2 Credits

Using Spreadsheet Software (A/506/5691)

L1

3 Credits

Using Tablets and Mobile Devices (H/506/5698)

L1

1 Credits

Using Tools and Equipment Within a Motor Vehicle Workshop (D/506/5909)

L1

2 Credits

Using Word Processing Software (F/506/5692)

L1

3 Credits

Vehicle Body Repairs (R/506/5910)

L1

3 Credits

Vehicle Valeting (L/506/5906)

L1

3 Credits

Working with Woodworking and Carpentry Tools (D/506/5621)

L1

3 Credits

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