ESOL for Work
The NOCN Certificates in ESOL for Work at Entry 3 and Level 1 are designed to meet the immediate English language acquisition needs of learners who are in employment or who are planning to work in this country, but who do not intend to become citizens of the UK. These candidates will have some literacy, including the ability to read and write, in their own language(s).
The intention of this category of qualifications is to offer opportunities for the rapid acquisition of English for work, through flexible (short course) programmes of delivery that can target the immediate, broad, work-related needs of candidates. The NOCN Entry Level Certificates in ESOL for Work are specifically designed to address the needs of economic migrants, in work or seeking work, who need job-focused English competency skills.
Minimum Age: 16
ESOL Skills for Life
Over 7 million adults in England have difficulties with literacy and numeracy and it is estimated that a million of these have a first language other than English.
The NOCN Entry Level Certificates in ESOL Skills for Life at Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 form part of a suite of qualifications that can be flexible, accessible and delivered in a range of contexts to meet needs of learners identified with ESOL needs below Level 1. The qualifications provide opportunities for delivery to take account of the wealth of cultural experience and diversity of the learners whilst ensuring their achievement is mapped against national standards.
The NOCN Entry Level Certificates in ESOL Skills for Life are particularly suitable for those with very little English who may have recently arrived in the UK or who have newly identified literacy and ESOL needs.
Minimum Age: 16
Resources
A full suite of ESOL Resources is also availalbe to help in the planning and running of ESOL qualifications.
Useful Links
You will also find the following helpful:
UK Border Agency guidance for learners wishing to take an ESOL course in English with citizenship.
Citizenship materials for ESOL learners pack - published by NIACE to help the ESOL teacher develop the learners' knowledge of life in the UK, help them become more active citizens and to support applications for citizenship and settlement.
Use of the Citizenship Materials for ESOL Learners in an ESOL citizenship and settlement course is now a Home Office requirement, if the learners wish to apply for UK citizenship and settlement.