NOCN · RQF Entry Level
NOCN Entry Level Certificate in Vocational Studies (Entry 3)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Entry Level
- Total credits17
- Guided learning150 hours
- Units in this qualification27
Awarded by NOCN · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
These are the units NOCN registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Assertiveness and Decision Making SkillsReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate assertiveness in communication.
- Make informed decisions.
Assist in Handling MailReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate mail handling techniques.
Customer Service SkillsReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate effective customer service skills.
Database SoftwareReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge of database management.
Filing SkillsReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate effective filing techniques.
Group and Teamwork Communication SkillsReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Participate effectively in group discussions.
Health and Safety Procedures in a Work EnvironmentReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Understand workplace health and safety regulations.
Improving Own Learning and PerformanceReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Identify personal strengths and areas for improvement.
Introduction to Business and AdministrationReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Know duties, procedures and requirements relevant to own role in an office.
- Know about equipment used when working in an office.
- Know health and safety procedures for working in an office.
- Communicate with others when working in an office.
Introduction to CateringReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Know duties, procedures and requirements relevant to own role in catering.
- Know about equipment used when working in catering.
- Know health and safety procedures for working in a catering workplace.
- Communicate with others when working in catering.
Introduction to Hair and BeautyReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Know duties, procedures and requirements relevant to own role in a salon.
- Know about equipment used when working in a salon.
- Know health and safety procedures for working in a salon.
- Communicate with others when working in a salon.
Introduction to HorticultureReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Know duties, procedures and requirements relevant to own role in horticulture.
- Know about equipment used when working in horticulture.
- Know health and safety procedures for working in horticulture.
- Communicate with others when working in horticulture.
Introduction to Motor Vehicle Maintenance and RepairReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Know duties, procedures and requirements relevant to own role in a garage.
- Know about equipment used when working in a garage.
- Know health and safety procedures for working in a garage.
- Communicate with others when working in a garage.
Introduction to Sport and LeisureReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Know duties, procedures and requirements relevant to own role in a sport and leisure environment.
- Know about equipment used when working in a sport and leisure environment.
- Know health and safety procedures for working in a sport and leisure environment.
- Communicate with others when working in a sport and leisure environment.
Presentation SoftwareReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Create effective presentation slides.
Problem Solving in the WorkplaceReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Apply problem-solving methods.
Reception SkillsReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate professional reception skills.
Spreadsheet SoftwareReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the use of spreadsheets for data organisation.
TeamworkReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Work cooperatively with others.
Time Management SkillsReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Organise tasks efficiently.
Undertaking an Enterprise ActivityReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Plan and implement a small enterprise project.
Using EmailReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Utilise email for professional communication.
Using the InternetReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Utilise the internet for research and communication.
Using the Telephone and PhotocopierReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Use telephone and photocopier competently.
Valuing Equality and DiversityReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the importance of equality and diversity.
Word Processing SoftwareReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate basic word processing functions.
Work ExperienceReal unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate workplace skills in an actual job setting.
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Entry Level credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
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Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
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Where these credits take you
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Where this can lead
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How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Skills to effectively communicate personal views and make decisions in various situations.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for NOCN Entry Level Certificate in Vocational Studies (Entry 3)
27 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by NOCN.
- Assertiveness and Decision Making Skills
- Assist in Handling Mail
- Customer Service Skills
- Database Software
- Filing Skills
- Group and Teamwork Communication Skills
and 21 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.