Qualifications
Our qualifications cover a wide range of ages and abilities. The following sections give you a flavour of what we do. Each qualification or suite of qualifications has its own qualification guide and associated unit list.
You can find the qualification guides and unit lists for all NOCN qualifications on these pages as they are published.
14-19 qualifications, appropriate for learners from the age of 14. Designed following the 14 - 19 Qualifications Reforms and the introduction of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). More >
As an AVA we offer a wide range of Access to HE Diploma courses leading to many different qualifications and career opportunities are available, all targeted at adults who have benefited least from the education system in the past. More >
NOCN Qualifications confirmed for Adult Learner Responsive (ALR) funding feature on the current list of qualifications attracting ALR Funding published by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). More >
A broad range of qualifications across the creative and cultural industries. More >
We offer a range of qualifications at various levels to enhance the employability skills of school and college leavers alike. More >
Many of the NOCN 14 - 19 qualifications are suitable for learners studying below level 2 - Foundation Learning. More >
Our suite of Functional Skills and Skills for Life qualifications provide a flexible offer for Providers looking to meet the literacy, numeracy and ICT needs of their learners. More >
This is a growing area for NOCN with a full suite of Health and Social Care qualifications in development More >
We offer several qualifications geared to learning in Special Schools, Adult Community Learning and Voluntary and Community settings, More >
The Service Industries are an area of substantial growth, requiring a vast variety of skills and knowledge. We are developing a suite of new qualifications in response to the need for suitably qualified workers. More >
Select from the list below or use the search facility in the top right hand corner of this page to find the qualification you require. More >
The Art and Design qualifications have been replaced by a suite of qualifications introducing the learner to a broad range of techniques and disciplines across the creative and cultural sector. More >
These Entry Level qualifications in Adult Literacy and Numeracy have been developed to support providers in responding to learner needs and to offer accreditation that recognises smaller steps toward the achievement of a qualification. More >
These qualifications are aimed at a range of occupational areas in the NHS and other statutory, private and voluntary agencies. More >
These qualifications are designed to support careers education and work related learning programmes in schools as well as supporting adult learners in a range of learning environments to progress to employment, education and training. More >
Qualifications designed to meet the needs of employers for ‘just in time’ training and provide for accreditation of ‘on the job’ training and development. More >
Designed as an introduction to the many avenues of employment available in the Creative and Cultural Industries. More >
These qualifications have been developed to provide learners with the opportunity to develop initial skills in different aspects of hairdressing. More >
NOCN Preparing to Work in Creative Media qualifications develop the generic skills and knowledge required by those who wish to start working in the creative media industries. More >
The NOCN qualifications in Creative Skills Development have been replaced.. More >
Dementia Care qualifications developed in partnership with Skills for Care and Development. They aim to support government strategies to develop knowledge, understanding and skills of caring for individuals with dementia. More >
These qualifications develop a wide range of skills relevant to vocational employment which allow young people to make informed career and progression choices and build their self-esteem and confidence. More >
The aim of these qualifications is to increase learners’ knowledge of the society in which they live and work, providing them with the knowledge and skills to make balanced and increasingly independent transitions both now and in later life. They are part More >
These qualifications encourage the skills, attributes, behaviours and values that learners need to enter and succeed in the world of work and are designed to be flexible, allowing learners to achieve at their own pace. More >
ESOL for Work meets the needs of economic migrants, whilst ESOL Skills for Life focusses on wider literacy and numeracy needs. More >
Personal and community development qualifications for all religious traditions. More >
These qualifications have been designed to support the development of the UK fashion and clothing industry through the provision of a more skilled workforce. More >
These qualifications are designed to develop learners’ personal finance knowledge through practical situations that motivate learners. More >
The Functional Skills qualifications are designed to assess the development of skills in practical everyday contexts and real life situations. Assessment dates are flexible and marking perions are offered throughout the year. More >
These qualifications have been developed in conjunction with the garden design specialists at Capel Manor College and are supported by Lantra, the SSC for the environmental land-based sector. More >
The qualifications are intended to support vulnerable learners facing job change or uncertainty in an uncertain economic climate by allowing them to develop skills for independent and effective learning, providing a strong platform for progression. More >
The qualifications have been developed with and are supported by Skills Third Sector, the designated lead organisation with responsibility for the third sector skills. They encourage learning and training in governance issues and help with formal recognit More >
These qualifications have been developed in partnership with Skills for Care and Development in consultation with employers within the health and social care sectors. More >
The NOCN suite of hospitality and catering industry qualifications encourage learners to learn, develop and practise basic catering and food safety skills required for employment and/or career progression in the hospitality and catering sectors. More >
The qualifications aim to prepare both young people and adults for living and working in the community as well as offer them the same opportunities as others to access appropriate and relevant education. More >
These qualifications provide learners with the opportunity to develop and gain recognition for their skills at a range of levels and in a variety of contexts where information, advice or guidance is offered. More >
These qualifications introduce learners to the concepts and practise of Interion Design. More >
The qualifications recognise the needs of employers for ICT qualifications that reflect real-world skills, and the challenges of workplace learning enable recognition of the skills that employers want across the range of levels. More >
These qualifications aim to provide stepped opportunities for accrediting language skills and consist of units that are designed to allow them to be tailored to individual learner and workforce needs. More >
The qualification supports learners' progression to further learning and/or employment by raising aspirations for themselves and others when acting as learning champions in a Learning Leader role. More >
As the global communications industry grows, it is becoming increasingly more important for individuals to learn about and understand how the media affects our lives. Developed in partnership with Ofcom, the independent regulator for the UK communications More >
This qualification aims to provide an enhanced induction into working in an outdoor centre, together with more specific training, for young people and adults aged 16 years and over entering employment in this area. More >
The Preparation for Event Volunteering qualifications have been developed from a pilot programme in preparation for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and support the sustainability element of the bid for the London 2012 Games. More >
These qualifications have been designed to address the needs of learners working at Entry 1 or below and in particular those with learning difficulties and disabilities. More >
A suite of Personal Social Health Economic education qualifications which aim to increase learners’ knowledge of the society in which they live and will work. More >
The qualifications aim to support government strategies to develop knowledge, understanding and skills to prepare individuals for working in the Adult Social Care Sector. More >
The NOCN Qualifications in Progression are a flexible and responsive range of general and pre-vocational qualifications. More >
These qualifications are designed to enable learners to find out about self employment and enterprise as a realistic opportunity for employment, or to generally develop their entrepreneurial skills within a variety of contexts. More >
Aimed at public sector employers and private facilities companies offering outsourced services to public organisations, this Level 2 Certificate is designed to set customer service training in a public sector setting. More >
NOCN Skills Towards Enabling Progression (Step-UP) Qualifications meet the needs of learners working below Level 2 - Foundation Learning - and from the age of 14. More >
This Level 2 qualification enables those working, or intending to work, in the health and social care sector to develop their understanding of the benefits for individuals in social care of engaging in both everyday activities and programmed activities. More >
Developed to meet the changing needs of the sectors by offering greater flexibility to support employers in relation to the development of their personnel. More >
This qualification is designed for adult workers in the drug and alcohol sector and comprises five endorsed routes, covering a range of the roles and responsibilities. More >
These qualifications have been developed by Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) in consultation with awarding bodies and providers as part of the teaching qualifications framework (TQF) for the FE sector, which includes the voluntary and community sectors and FE More >
Details of all NOCN Trade Union qualifications are on the NOCN website. More >
The Work Place Learning Champions qualifications have been designed to provide individuals with the skills needed to become a Work Place Champion and boost the culture of learning within their own organisation. More >
The NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Training for Youth Work (QCF) offers opportunities for accredited training to those working in a youth work setting. More >