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

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

Qualification Code

601/0951/8

Review date

31/07/2026

Level

L1

Credits

37

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The NOCN Level 1 Award, Certificate and Diploma in Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development are designed to provide an introduction to working in the following sectors: Animal Care, Business and Administration, Catering, Construction, Creative Skills, Hair and Beauty, Health and Social Care, 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.The NOCN Level 1 Diploma in Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development is a 37 credit qualification and has 276 guided learning hours with a Total Qualification Time (TQT) of 370 hours. Learners must achieve a total of 37 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 31 credits can be taken from a combination of units from any of the groups with a maximum of 15 credits from Groups D-N. (See unit details below).

Individual Units

Individual Units
Sculpture L1 3 Credits View
Alcohol Awareness for the Individual L1 3 Credits View
Angling Skills L1 3 Credits View
Art and Design: Colour Theory and Design L1 3 Credits View
Art Appreciation L1 3 Credits View
Aspects of Citizenship L1 3 Credits View
Assertive Living L1 3 Credits View
Assertiveness and Decision Making Skills L1 2 Credits View
Assist in Delivering an Activity Session L1 3 Credits View
Assist in Handling Mail L1 1 Credits View
Assist with animal accommodation L1 2 Credits View
Assist with facial skin care treatments L1 4 Credits View
Assist with feedstuffs for small animals L1 2 Credits View
Assist with hair colour services L1 4 Credits View
Assist with maintaining the health and wellbeing of animals L1 6 Credits View
Assist with nail services L1 4 Credits View
Assist with Supporting Business Meetings L1 3 Credits View
Assist with the care of animals L1 2 Credits View
Assist with the movement and handling of small animals L1 1 Credits View
Awareness of protection and safeguarding in health and social care adults and children and young people, early years and childcare L1 3 Credits View
Awareness of Social and Physical Aspects of Adult Relationships L1 2 Credits View
Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the adult social care worker L1 1 Credits View
Basic Bricklaying - Equipment and Materials L1 1 Credits View
Basic Bricklaying Skills L1 2 Credits View
Basic Carpentry - Equipment and Materials L1 1 Credits View
Basic Carpentry Skills L1 3 Credits View
Basic Food Preparation and Cooking L1 3 Credits View
Basic Make-up Application L1 3 Credits View
Basic Plastering - Equipment and Materials L1 1 Credits View
Basic Plastering Techniques L1 2 Credits View
Basic Plumbing - Equipment and Materials L1 1 Credits View
Basic Plumbing Skills L1 2 Credits View
Basic Tiling Skills L1 2 Credits View
Basic Tiling: Equipment and Materials L1 1 Credits View
Basic Vehicle Body Repairs L1 5 Credits View
Basic Woodworking Joints L1 3 Credits View
Budgetary Control within a Business Environment L1 3 Credits View
Building a Personal Career Portfolio L1 3 Credits View
Business Communication L1 3 Credits View
Business Meeting Techniques L1 3 Credits View
Caring for Babies and Young Children L1 3 Credits View
Caring for Your Child L1 3 Credits View
Carry Out a Systematic Cycle Check L1 1 Credits View
Ceramics L1 3 Credits View
Checking and Maintaining a Car’s Tyre Pressure and Tread L1 1 Credits View
Colour hair using temporary colour L1 3 Credits View
Communication Skills L1 3 Credits View
Composing Music L1 6 Credits View
Constructing a Cavity Wall using Bricklaying Skills L1 3 Credits View
Create and maintain retail displays in the salon L1 2 Credits View
Creating 2D Artwork L1 3 Credits View
Creating 3D Artwork L1 3 Credits View
Creative Crafts L1 3 Credits View
Creative Writing Skills L1 3 Credits View
Cultivating Compost and Soils L1 3 Credits View
Cultivating Herbs L1 3 Credits View
Customer Service Skills L1 2 Credits View
Cycle Maintenance L1 3 Credits View
Data Calculations L1 1 Credits View
Database Software L1 3 Credits View
Decorative Paint Effects for Interior Walls L1 3 Credits View
Design Software L1 3 Credits View
Desktop Publishing Software L1 3 Credits View
Developing Confidence Working with Animals L1 3 Credits View
Developing Skills for Listening to Children L1 3 Credits View
Discover Local History L1 3 Credits View
DJ Skills L1 3 Credits View
Drawing L1 3 Credits View
Drug Awareness for the Individual L1 3 Credits View
Ecology and Conservation L1 3 Credits View
Emotional Intelligence L1 3 Credits View
Employment Rights and Responsibilities L1 2 Credits View
Equality and Diversity L1 1 Credits View
Exploring an Occupational Sector L1 3 Credits View
Exploring Health L1 3 Credits View
Face Painting L1 1 Credits View
Family Relationships L1 3 Credits View
Filing Skills L1 3 Credits View
Food Service L1 3 Credits View
Further Education Enrichment Activity L1 2 Credits View
Garden Horticulture L1 3 Credits View
Garment Construction: Techniques L1 3 Credits View
Group and Teamwork Communication Skills L1 2 Credits View
Handling Data L1 2 Credits View
Health and Hygiene in the Home L1 3 Credits View
Health and Safety and Food Safety Awareness in Catering L1 1 Credits View
Health and Safety in a Practical Environment L1 1 Credits View
Health and Safety in a Practical Environment L1 1 Credits View
Health and Safety Procedures in the Workplace L1 1 Credits View
Healthy Living L1 3 Credits View
Household Skills L1 3 Credits View
How the Body Works L1 4 Credits View
Identification of Basic External and Internal Car Parts L1 3 Credits View
Imaging Software L1 3 Credits View
Improving Own Confidence L1 3 Credits View
Improving Own Learning and Performance L1 2 Credits View
Independent Shopping for Household Items L1 3 Credits View
Independent Skills for Living in the Community L1 3 Credits View
Indoor Team Games L1 3 Credits View
Interpersonal Skills L1 3 Credits View
Introduction to communication in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare L1 2 Credits View
Introduction to Developing Language and Communication Skills in Children from 0 – 5 Years L1 3 Credits View
Introduction to Food Commodities L1 1 Credits View
Introduction to the Adult Social Care Sector L1 1 Credits View
Introduction to the Values and Principles of Adult Social Care L1 1 Credits View
Introduction to vehicle technology and workshop methods and processes L1 6 Credits View
Introduction to Vehicle Valeting L1 4 Credits View
Introduction to Vehicle Wheels and Tyres L1 2 Credits View
Introductory awareness of person-centred support in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings L1 2 Credits View
Introductory Awareness of the Importance of Healthy Eating and Drinking L1 3 Credits View
IT Communication Fundamentals L1 2 Credits View
Job Seeking Skills L1 3 Credits View
Knitted Garments L1 3 Credits View
Lip Reading Skills L1 6 Credits View
Local History Creative Project L1 3 Credits View
Maintaining Sexual Health L1 1 Credits View
Make-up for an Occasion L1 3 Credits View
Making and Storing Baked Products L1 3 Credits View
Making Choices in Pursuit of Personal Goals L1 3 Credits View
Managing Learning L1 3 Credits View
Manufacturing Sewn Products L1 6 Credits View
Measure: Time and Temperature L1 2 Credits View
Measuring and Cutting Skills for Garment Making L1 3 Credits View
Motorcycle Construction And Routine Maintenance L1 3 Credits View
Multimedia Software L1 3 Credits View
Music Skills for Solo Performance L1 6 Credits View
Musical Ensemble Skills L1 6 Credits View
Musical Theatre L1 3 Credits View
Nail Art Application Skills L1 2 Credits View
Organic Horticulture L1 3 Credits View
Painting L1 3 Credits View
Parenting Skills L1 3 Credits View
Participating in Leisure Activities L1 3 Credits View
Performance Improvisation Techniques L1 3 Credits View
Performing Physical Theatre L1 3 Credits View
Personal Career Planning L1 3 Credits View
Personal Career Preparation L1 1 Credits View
Personal Confidence and Self Awareness L1 3 Credits View
Personal Development L1 3 Credits View
Personal Development Skills L1 3 Credits View
Personal Information Management Software L1 2 Credits View
Personal Learning Programme L1 3 Credits View
Personal Learning Skills L1 6 Credits View
Personal Money Management L1 1 Credits View
Personal Relationships L1 3 Credits View
Pest Control L1 1 Credits View
Plaiting and Twisting Hair L1 3 Credits View
Planning a Fitness Programme L1 3 Credits View
Planning and Reviewing L1 2 Credits View
Plant Pruning L1 1 Credits View
Plant Selection L1 3 Credits View
Practical Floristry Skills L1 3 Credits View
Prejudice and Discrimination Awareness L1 3 Credits View
Preparation for Employment in the Fashion Industries L1 3 Credits View
Preparation for Garment Construction L1 2 Credits View
Preparation for Work Experience L1 1 Credits View
Prepare and Cook Fish, Meat and Poultry L1 3 Credits View
Prepare and Cook Fruit and Vegetable Dishes L1 3 Credits View
Prepare for Interview L1 1 Credits View
Preparing and Serving Drinks L1 3 Credits View
Preparing for Work L1 3 Credits View
Presentation Skills L1 2 Credits View
Presentation Software L1 3 Credits View
Principles of Conducting Sports Coaching L1 3 Credits View
Principles of dealing with animal accommodation L1 2 Credits View
Principles of dealing with feedstuffs for small animals L1 1 Credits View
Principles of the care of animals L1 2 Credits View
Principles of the movement and handling of small animals L1 2 Credits View
Probability L1 1 Credits View
Problem Solving in the Workplace L1 2 Credits View
Providing Basic Manicure Treatments L1 3 Credits View
Providing Basic Pedicure Treatments L1 3 Credits View
Punctuation and Grammar Skills L1 2 Credits View
Reception Skills L1 2 Credits View
Recognising Employment Opportunities L1 1 Credits View
Recognising Issues of Substance Misuse L1 1 Credits View
Recognising Voluntary Opportunities L1 3 Credits View
Remove and Replace a Cycle Rim Brake Assembly L1 2 Credits View
Repair a Cycle Puncture L1 1 Credits View
Routine Motorcycle Maintenance Processes and Procedures L1 4 Credits View
Routine Vehicle Maintenance Processes and Procedures on Vehicles with Four Wheels or more L1 4 Credits View
Safe Independent Travel L1 3 Credits View
Salon reception duties L1 3 Credits View
Sex and Relationships L1 3 Credits View
Skills for Independent Life L1 3 Credits View
Skills Used in Reading for Meaning L1 3 Credits View
Soils and Crop Plants L1 3 Credits View
Sowing and Growing Techniques L1 3 Credits View
Spelling Rules and Strategies in Practical Use L1 3 Credits View
Spelling Skills L1 3 Credits View
Sport and Active Leisure Project L1 4 Credits View
Spreadsheet Software L1 3 Credits View
Styling Men's Hair L1 3 Credits View
Styling Women's Hair L1 3 Credits View
Supporting Child Development from 0-3 Years L1 3 Credits View
Supporting Your Child’s Literacy and Numeracy Development Out of School L1 1 Credits View
Take Part in an Activity L1 1 Credits View
Taking Part in a Sport L1 3 Credits View
Taking Part in Exercise and Fitness L1 4 Credits View
Team Leading Skills L1 2 Credits View
Teamwork L1 2 Credits View
Technical Skills for Performance L1 3 Credits View
The Angling Environment L1 3 Credits View
The Theory of Music L1 6 Credits View
Time Management in a Business Environment L1 2 Credits View
Time Management Skills L1 2 Credits View
Tools, Equipment and Materials for Vehicle Maintenance L1 4 Credits View
Understanding and Using 2D Shapes L1 1 Credits View
Understanding and Using Decimals L1 2 Credits View
Understanding and Using Fractions L1 2 Credits View
Understanding and Using Percentages L1 2 Credits View
Understanding Body Image L1 1 Credits View
Understanding Businesses L1 3 Credits View
Understanding Children’s Social and Emotional Development L1 3 Credits View
Understanding Eating Disorders L1 1 Credits View
Understanding Growth and Physical Development from Birth to Adolescence L1 2 Credits View
Understanding IT in the Workplace L1 2 Credits View
Understanding Length, Weight and Capacity L1 1 Credits View
Understanding Numbers L1 2 Credits View
Understanding Nutrition, Performance and Healthy Eating L1 3 Credits View
Understanding Own Response to Body Image L1 2 Credits View
Understanding Perimeter and Area L1 1 Credits View
Understanding Play L1 3 Credits View
Understanding Play for Early Learning L1 3 Credits View
Understanding Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship L1 3 Credits View
Understanding Skin Care L1 3 Credits View
Understanding Stress and Stress Management Techniques L1 3 Credits View
Understanding Techniques used in Floristry L1 3 Credits View
Understanding the business of retail L1 1 Credits View
Understanding the Intellectual and Language Development of Children from Birth to Eight L1 3 Credits View
Understanding the Physical and Psychological Needs of Children L1 3 Credits View
Understanding the Principles of Care, Organisational Policies and the Role of the Care Worker L1 3 Credits View
Understanding the retail selling process L1 2 Credits View
Understanding Volume L1 1 Credits View
Understanding Young People, Law and Order L1 3 Credits View
Undertaking an Enterprise Activity L1 3 Credits View
Using and Maintaining Horticultural Hand Tools L1 3 Credits View
Using Calculations: Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers L1 1 Credits View
Using Calculations: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers L1 2 Credits View
Using Commercial Garment Patterns L1 3 Credits View
Using Cooking Skills in the Domestic Kitchen L1 3 Credits View
Using Craft Activities with Children and Young People L1 3 Credits View
Using Digital Sampling Techniques for Composing L1 3 Credits View
Using Email L1 2 Credits View
Using kitchen equipment L1 1 Credits View
Using Local and Seasonal Produce to Create Healthy Meals L1 3 Credits View
Using Mobile IT Devices L1 2 Credits View
Using Office Equipment L1 1 Credits View
Using Scanners and Photocopiers L1 3 Credits View
Using the Internet L1 3 Credits View
Using the Internet as a Medium for Music L1 3 Credits View
Using the Telephone L1 3 Credits View
Using Tools and Equipment for Garment Making L1 3 Credits View
Vehicle Braking Systems Components and Maintenance L1 4 Credits View
Wallpapering Skills L1 3 Credits View
Website Software L1 3 Credits View
Weed Control L1 1 Credits View
Word Processing Software L1 3 Credits View
Work Experience L1 1 Credits View
Working as a Volunteer L1 3 Credits View
Writing for Meaning Skills L1 3 Credits View

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