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

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

Qualification Code

601/0714/5

Review date

31/07/2025

Level

E3

Credits

18

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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, Vocational Support, 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 learner must achieve a total of 18 credits. A minimum of 3 credits must be achieved from Group A and a minimum of 3 credits must be achieved from Group B. The remaining 12 credits can be taken from a combination of units from any of the groups with a maximum of 9 credits from Groups D-L.

Individual Units

Individual Units
Alcohol and Drug Misuse Awareness E3 3 Credits View
Amenity Horticulture Skills E3 3 Credits View
Angling Skills E3 3 Credits View
Applying Addition and Subtraction Skills E3 1 Credits View
Applying Fraction Skills E3 1 Credits View
Applying Number Skills E3 1 Credits View
Applying Shape and Space E3 1 Credits View
Art Appreciation E3 3 Credits View
Aspects of Citizenship E3 3 Credits View
Assertiveness and Decision Making Skills E3 2 Credits View
Assist in Handling Mail E3 1 Credits View
Assist in Sports Coaching E3 3 Credits View
Assist with Catching and Restraining a Small Animal E3 2 Credits View
Assist with Hair Colour Services E3 3 Credits View
Assist with Styling Men’s Hair E3 3 Credits View
Assist with Styling Women’s Hair E3 3 Credits View
Assisting at a Sport or Active Leisure Event E3 3 Credits View
Awareness of Social and Physical Aspects of Adult Relationships E3 2 Credits View
Basic bricklaying skills E3 1 Credits View
Basic Cooking E3 2 Credits View
Basic food preparation E3 2 Credits View
Basic Make-up Application E3 3 Credits View
Basic Painting and Decorating E3 1 Credits View
Basic Plastering E3 1 Credits View
Basic Plumbing - Fixing and Drilling E3 1 Credits View
Basic Site Carpentry - Jointwork E3 1 Credits View
Basic Wall Tiling E3 1 Credits View
Blow Dry Women’s Hair E3 3 Credits View
Brickwork E3 3 Credits View
Brickwork Workshop Practice E3 3 Credits View
Budgeting E3 1 Credits View
Building a Half Brick Wall Three Courses High E3 3 Credits View
Building a Three Brick Square Hollow Pillar E3 3 Credits View
Career Preparation E3 1 Credits View
Caring for your Child E3 3 Credits View
Ceramics E3 3 Credits View
Check that a Small Animal is Healthy E3 3 Credits View
Checking and Maintaining Car Tyres E3 1 Credits View
Checking and Maintaining Fluid Levels on a Car E3 1 Credits View
Clean and Prepare a Cycle for Use E3 1 Credits View
Clearing and Weeding a Garden E3 2 Credits View
Communication: Giving Information E3 1 Credits View
Computer Basics E3 1 Credits View
Craft Skills E3 3 Credits View
Cultivating Plant Cuttings E3 3 Credits View
Customer Service Skills E3 2 Credits View
Data Handling: Extracting and Interpreting E3 1 Credits View
Data Handling: Recording and Representing Data E3 1 Credits View
Database Software E3 2 Credits View
Design and imaging software E3 2 Credits View
Desktop Publishing Software E3 2 Credits View
Digital Photography E3 1 Credits View
Discover Local History E3 3 Credits View
Division of Whole Numbers E3 1 Credits View
Drawing E3 3 Credits View
Emotional Intelligence E3 3 Credits View
Employment Contracts and Payslips E3 1 Credits View
Engage in Discussion E3 1 Credits View
Ensemble Music Performance E3 3 Credits View
Exploring an Occupational Sector E3 3 Credits View
Exploring Health E3 3 Credits View
Filing Skills E3 2 Credits View
Floristry Principles and Techniques E3 1 Credits View
Food and Nutrition for Children and Young People E3 3 Credits View
Food Commodities E3 1 Credits View
Food, Drink and Cooking E3 3 Credits View
Garden Horticulture E3 3 Credits View
Garden Maintenance Skills E3 3 Credits View
Garment Making E3 3 Credits View
Getting to Know Woodlands E3 3 Credits View
Grammar and Punctuation in Practical Use E3 1 Credits View
Grammar Skills E3 1 Credits View
Groom a Small Animal E3 2 Credits View
Group and Teamwork Communication Skills E3 2 Credits View
Hair Plaiting E3 3 Credits View
Hand care E3 3 Credits View
Health and Fitness E3 3 Credits View
Health and Safety and Food Hygiene in Catering E3 2 Credits View
Health and Safety Procedures in a Work Environment E3 1 Credits View
Healthy Living E3 3 Credits View
Home and Personal Safety E3 3 Credits View
How the Body Works E3 3 Credits View
Human Growth and Development E3 3 Credits View
Identification of Basic External and Internal Car Parts E3 1 Credits View
Identify Plants E3 2 Credits View
Improving own Fitness E3 3 Credits View
Improving Own Learning and Performance E3 2 Credits View
Improving Own Spelling E3 1 Credits View
Indoor Team Games E3 3 Credits View
Introduction to Issues of Substance Misuse E3 1 Credits View
Introduction to the Performing Arts E3 3 Credits View
Introduction to Vehicle Engine Operating Principles E3 4 Credits View
Introduction to Vehicle Workshop Bench Skills E3 4 Credits View
IT User fundamentals E3 2 Credits View
Know How to Use ICT to Support Your Child’s Learning E3 1 Credits View
Lubricate and Tension a Single Speed Cycle Chain E3 1 Credits View
Maintaining Garden Habitats E3 2 Credits View
Maintaining Sexual Health E3 1 Credits View
Maintaining Soil E3 2 Credits View
Make-up for an Occasion E3 3 Credits View
Making and Storing Baked Products E3 3 Credits View
Measure: Capacity and Temperature E3 1 Credits View
Measure: Weight E3 1 Credits View
Measuring and Estimating: Distance and Length E3 1 Credits View
Money: Adding and Subtracting E3 1 Credits View
Motor Vehicle Workshop Tools and Equipment E3 2 Credits View
Motorcycle Construction E3 2 Credits View
Multiplication of Whole Numbers E3 1 Credits View
Nail Art Application Skills E3 2 Credits View
Needle/Textile Crafts E3 3 Credits View
Painting E3 3 Credits View
Painting and Decorating: Cutting and Hanging Wall Coverings E3 3 Credits View
Parenting Skills E3 3 Credits View
Participating in Leisure Activities E3 3 Credits View
Performance Skills E3 3 Credits View
Personal Budgeting and Managing Money E3 3 Credits View
Personal Hygiene E3 1 Credits View
Personal Hygiene Skills for Hands and Feet E3 1 Credits View
Personal Hygiene Skills for Oral Health E3 1 Credits View
Personal Study Skills E3 3 Credits View
Physical Performance Skills E3 3 Credits View
Planning and Participating in Countryside Walks E3 3 Credits View
Planning and Reviewing for Personal Development E3 3 Credits View
Planning for Personal Development E3 1 Credits View
Planting in a Container E3 3 Credits View
Practical Floristry Skills E3 3 Credits View
Prejudice and Discrimination Awareness E3 3 Credits View
Preparation for Production Skills E3 3 Credits View
Prepare and Cook Fish, Meat and Poultry E3 3 Credits View
Prepare and Cook Fruit and Vegetables E3 3 Credits View
Prepare and Maintain the Salon E3 3 Credits View
Preparing for a Recruitment Interview E3 2 Credits View
Preparing, Presenting and Keeping Food for Children and Young People E3 3 Credits View
Presentation Software E3 2 Credits View
Problem Solving in the Workplace E3 2 Credits View
Propagating Seeds E3 3 Credits View
Propagation of Plants E3 2 Credits View
Providing Basic Manicure Treatments E3 3 Credits View
Providing Basic Pedicure Treatments E3 3 Credits View
Reading Comprehension E3 1 Credits View
Reading Grammar and Punctuation E3 1 Credits View
Reading Key Personal Words E3 1 Credits View
Reception Skills E3 2 Credits View
Recognising Employment Opportunities E3 1 Credits View
Recognising Voluntary Opportunities E3 2 Credits View
Remove and Replace Cycle Saddles, Seatposts and Handlebars E3 1 Credits View
Remove and Replace Cycle Wheels, Tyres and Inner Tubes E3 1 Credits View
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship E3 3 Credits View
Road Safety Awareness For Pedestrians E3 3 Credits View
Routine Braking System Checks E3 2 Credits View
Routine Motorcycle Checks E3 2 Credits View
Routine Vehicle Checks E3 2 Credits View
Routine Wheel and Tyre Checks E3 2 Credits View
Sculpture E3 3 Credits View
Serving Food and Drink E3 2 Credits View
Setting Goals for Personal Development E3 3 Credits View
Sex and Relationships E3 3 Credits View
Shampoo and Conditioning E3 3 Credits View
Shopping for your Home E3 3 Credits View
Simple Body Repair Processes E3 2 Credits View
Skills for Employability E3 3 Credits View
Skills for Gaining Employment E3 3 Credits View
Skills for Independent Living E3 4 Credits View
Skills for Shopping E3 3 Credits View
Skin care E3 3 Credits View
Soft Furnishing E3 3 Credits View
Solo Music Performance E3 3 Credits View
Spelling and Handwriting Skills E3 1 Credits View
Spelling in Practice E3 1 Credits View
Spreadsheet Software E3 2 Credits View
Supporting Children in Family Learning E3 3 Credits View
Table Setting in your Home E3 1 Credits View
Taking Part in Sport E3 3 Credits View
Teamwork E3 2 Credits View
The Angling Environment E3 3 Credits View
The Internet and World Wide Web E3 1 Credits View
The Local Community E3 1 Credits View
Time E3 1 Credits View
Time Management Skills E3 2 Credits View
Travel Safety Awareness E3 6 Credits View
Travelling to and from Work E3 2 Credits View
Trees and Plants and their Importance to Wildlife E3 2 Credits View
Understanding Eating Disorders E3 1 Credits View
Understanding Family Relationships E3 3 Credits View
Understanding own Response to Body Image E3 2 Credits View
Undertaking an Enterprise Activity E3 6 Credits View
Using a Personal Learning Programme E3 3 Credits View
Using Addition and Subtraction E3 1 Credits View
Using and Maintaining Garden Tools E3 3 Credits View
Using Email E3 1 Credits View
Using Kitchen Equipment E3 1 Credits View
Using Listening and Responding Skills E3 1 Credits View
Using Local and Seasonal Produce to Create Healthy Meals E3 3 Credits View
Using Mixed Media in 2D E3 3 Credits View
Using Mixed Media in 3D Art E3 3 Credits View
Using Public Transport E3 3 Credits View
Using Punctuation E3 1 Credits View
Using the Internet E3 1 Credits View
Using the Internet as a Medium for Music E3 3 Credits View
Using the Telephone and Photocopier E3 3 Credits View
Valeting a Car Interior E3 3 Credits View
Valuing Equality and Diversity E3 1 Credits View
Washing a Car Exterior E3 1 Credits View
Wax and Polish a Car Exterior E3 3 Credits View
Word Processing Software E3 2 Credits View
Work Experience E3 1 Credits View
Working as a Volunteer E3 3 Credits View
Working Relationships in a Hairdressing Salon E3 3 Credits View
Writing Composition Skills E3 1 Credits View
Young People, Law and Order E3 3 Credits View

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