OCN NI Level 1 Diploma in Vocational Skills
14.1 Foundations for Learning and Life
OCN NI Level 1 Diploma in Vocational Skills
Qualification Code
601/3889/0
Review date
31/12/2030
Min age
14
Level
L1
Credits
37
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.
Individual Units
| Individual Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessing the Internet | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Active Citizenship in the Community | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Applying Practical Skills and Techniques in the Arts | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Assisting a Business Meeting | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Assisting at Leisure or Sports Events | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Bricklaying: Constructing a Half Brick Wall | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Bricklaying: Constructing a One Brick Wide Wall | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Bricklaying: Constructing Cavity Walls | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Capturing and Editing Audio Sequences | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Capturing and Editing Video Sequences | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Career Preparation and Planning | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Careers in Building and Construction | L1 | 4 Credits | View |
| Child Development | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Children’s Social, Emotional and Growth Development | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Children's Social and Emotional Development | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Communication Skills for the Individual | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Computer Applications in the Arts | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Computer Maintenance | L1 | 5 Credits | View |
| Computer Maintenance - Set-Up and Maintenance | L1 | 4 Credits | View |
| Computer Security and Privacy | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Computerised Payroll | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Construction Drawing Skills | L1 | 4 Credits | View |
| Cooking Skills for the Domestic Kitchen | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Creative Writing Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Customer Service for the Hospitality Industry | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Customer Service for the Retail Environment | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Design Software Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Desktop Publishing Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Developing Carpentry Hand Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Developing Computer Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Developing Language and Communication Skills in Children | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Developing Parenting Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Developing skills for Wallpapering | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Developing Websites | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Digital Photography Skills | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Diversity within Society | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| DJing Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Employment Legislation, Contracts and Pay | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Employment Opportunities within the Hospitality Industry | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Environmental Awareness and Sustainability in Construction | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Equal Opportunities | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Dance Movements | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Ecology and Conservation | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Employment Opportunities | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Health and Fitness | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Leisure Activities | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Organic Horticulture | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Outdoor Adventure Sports | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Outdoor Pursuits | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Exploring Soils and Growing Media | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Filing Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Floor and Wall Tiling Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Floristry | L1 | 7 Credits | View |
| Food and Drink Service | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Food Preparation and Cooking | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Graphic Design Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Hair Care: Shampoo and Conditioning | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Hair Styling Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Hand Knitting Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Handling Food Safely | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Health and Safety for Catering | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Health and Safety in Practice | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Health and Safety in the Salon Environment | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Health and Social Care Awareness | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Healthy Diet Planning | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Housekeeping Services | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Identification of Basic External and Internal Car Components | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Improving Assertiveness | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Interpersonal Skills for the Individual | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Introduction to Glazing | L1 | 4 Credits | View |
| Introduction to Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction | L1 | 6 Credits | View |
| Introduction to Plumbing | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Life Drawing | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Listening to Children | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Maintaining, Handling and Cleaning knives | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Make-up Application Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Making and Using Story Sacks | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Mental Health Awareness | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Mobile IT Devices | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Motor Vehicle Workshop Safety | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Musical Theatre Performance Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Nail Art Application Skills | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Office Administrator Skills | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Oral Presentation Skills in Practice | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Painting and Design Using Mixed Media | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Painting Interior Ceilings and Walls | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Participating in Exercise and Fitness | L1 | 4 Credits | View |
| Performance Realisation Skills | L1 | 6 Credits | View |
| Personal Confidence and Self-Esteem | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Personal Enhancement Activity | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Personal Fitness Programme Planning | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Person-centred support in Health, Social Care and Early Years Settings | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Physical Theatre Performance Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Plastering | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Plumbing: Measuring and Marking Out | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Practical Ceramic Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Practical Craft Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Prepare and Serve Drinks | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Preparing Hot and Cold Sandwiches | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Principles of Sports Coaching | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Promoting Self-Improvement | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Pruning Plants | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Reading and Using Ordnance Survey Maps | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Reception Duties in the Hospitality Industry | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Rights and Responsibilities for the Individual | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Routine Motorcycle Maintenance | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Routine Vehicle Braking Systems | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Routine Vehicle Maintenance | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Routine Wheel and Tyre Maintenance | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Set Design and Construction Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Setting and Achieving Personal Goals | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Skills for Cultivating Compost and Soils | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Skills for Decision Making | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Skills for Garden Horticulture | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Skills for Garden Maintenance | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Skills for Herb Cultivation | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Skills for Plant Propagation | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Skills in Customer Service | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Sowing and Growing Techniques | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Study Skills and Learning Styles | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Take Part in a Sporting Activity | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Take Part in a Vocational Taster | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Taking Part in an Enterprise Project | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Tea and Coffee Counter Service | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Teamwork Skills in Practice | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Teamwork within a Salon Environment | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Technical Theatre Performance Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Telephone Skills | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| The role and responsibilities of the health and social care worker | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| The Role of Play for Early Learning | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| The Role of Play in a Child’s Development | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| The Stages of Intellectual and Language Development of Children from Birth to Eight Years | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Time Management Skills | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Tools and Equipment for Bricklaying | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understand how Exercise Contributes to a Healthy Lifestyle | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Understand How to Care for Young Children | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understand How to Care for your Baby | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understand How to Care for Your Child | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understanding Business Meetings | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understanding Environmental Issues | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Understanding Expedition Skills | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Understanding Food and Nutrition | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understanding Hand care | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understanding Protection and Safeguarding in Health, Social Care and Early Years Settings | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understanding Skin Care | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understanding the Catering Industry | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understanding the Sport and Leisure Industry | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Use and Maintenance of Horticultural Hand Tools | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Craft Activities with Children and Young People | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Database Software | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Effective Communication Skills in the Workplace | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Email | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Using Food Commodities | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Using Imaging Software Tools | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using IT to Improve Productivity | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Mixed Media | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Multimedia Software | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Office Machines - Faxes, Photocopiers and Printers | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Personal Information Management Software | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Using Presentation Software | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Problem Solving Skills in the Workplace | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Using Specialist Software | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Using Spreadsheet Software | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Using Tablets and Mobile Devices | L1 | 1 Credits | View |
| Using Tools and Equipment Within a Motor Vehicle Workshop | L1 | 2 Credits | View |
| Using Word Processing Software | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Vehicle Body Repairs | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Vehicle Valeting | L1 | 3 Credits | View |
| Working with Woodworking and Carpentry Tools | L1 | 3 Credits | View |