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NOCN · RQF Level 2

NOCN Level 2 Diploma in Drilling Operations

You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.

  • LevelRQF Level 2
  • Total credits37
  • Guided learning192 hours
  • Units in this qualification16

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What you’ll learn

What each unit actually teaches you to do

NOCN offers a broad range of qualifications and alternative routes for both experienced workers and new entrants to the jobs market.

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.

Carry Out Operator Maintenance on Drilling Plant and EquipmentReal unit · NOCN
This unit equips learners to perform routine operator maintenance on drilling plant and equipment, including inspections, fluid level checks, lubrication, and defect reporting. You'll understand the purpose and importance of maintenance activities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to carry out routine maintenance on drilling plant and equipment
  • Explain the procedures for carrying out routine maintenance on drilling plant and equipment
Conduct a Health, Safety and Environmental Risk Assessment of the Drilling OperationReal unit · NOCN
You'll learn to conduct health, safety, and environmental risk assessments specific to drilling operations. The unit includes hazard identification, risk evaluation, and recommending control measures to mitigate risks.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to conduct a health risk assessment of a drilling operation
  • Demonstrate the ability to conduct a safety risk assessment of a drilling operation
  • Demonstrate the ability to conduct an environmental risk assessment of a drilling operation
  • Explain the process of conducting a health, safety and environmental risk assessment for drilling operations
Conform to Efficient Working Practices in the WorkplaceReal unit · NOCN
You'll develop the ability to conform to efficient working practices by managing time, resources, and waste effectively. The unit covers adherence to workplace procedures and the impact of efficient practices on productivity and safety.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to conform to efficient working practices in the workplace
  • Explain the importance of conforming to efficient working practices in the workplace
Contribute to Maintaining Health, Safety and the Environment in the Drilling WorkplaceReal unit · NOCN
It teaches you to contribute to maintaining health, safety, and environmental standards in drilling workplaces. You'll follow procedures, report concerns, use personal protective equipment correctly, and support environmental responsibilities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to contribute to maintaining health and safety in the drilling workplace
  • Demonstrate the ability to contribute to maintaining a safe environment in the drilling workplace
  • Explain how to contribute to maintaining health and safety in the drilling workplace
  • Explain how to contribute to maintaining a safe environment in the drilling workplace
Contribute to the Specified Drilling ProgrammeReal unit · NOCN
You'll gain skills to contribute effectively to a specified drilling programme by following instructions, communicating with team members, completing tasks on time, and reporting issues. The unit emphasises teamwork and adherence to safety protocols.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to contribute to the specified drilling programme
  • Explain the importance of contributing to the specified drilling programme
Drill Holes to Specification and Operational RequirementsReal unit · NOCN
You'll gain practical skills and theoretical knowledge to drill holes according to specified dimensions, angles, and tolerances. The unit covers adherence to operational plans, risk assessments, and environmental considerations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to drill holes according to specified drilling specifications
  • Demonstrate the ability to drill holes according to operational requirements
  • Explain the importance of adhering to drilling specifications
  • Explain the importance of adhering to operational requirements when drilling
Locating and Identifying Underground ServicesReal unit · NOCN
You'll be able to locate and identify underground services using appropriate techniques and equipment. The unit covers safe operation, accurate recording, and differentiation of various underground services.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to locate underground services using appropriate techniques and equipment
  • Demonstrate the ability to identify underground services accurately
  • Explain the methods used to locate underground services
  • Explain the procedures used to identify underground services
Measure and Set Out Dimensional Control for the Drilling RequirementReal unit · NOCN
This unit focuses on measuring and setting out dimensional control for drilling requirements. You'll use appropriate tools to measure, record, set out, verify, and adjust control points accurately according to specifications.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to accurately measure dimensions for drilling requirements
  • Demonstrate the ability to set out dimensional control points for drilling operations
  • Explain the importance of accurate measurement in drilling operations
  • Explain the methods used to set out dimensional control for drilling
Operate and Control Drilling-Related Powered Plant or MachineryReal unit · NOCN
This unit equips learners with the skills and knowledge to operate and control drilling-related powered plant or machinery safely and effectively. You'll perform pre-start checks, manage hazards, and adhere to manufacturer and site procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Safely and effectively operate and control drilling-related powered plant or machinery.
  • Understand the procedures for operating and controlling drilling-related powered plant or machinery.
Prepare and Operate Powered Units, Tools, Pedestrian Plant, Machinery or EquipmentReal unit · NOCN
You'll gain the skills and knowledge to prepare and operate powered units, tools, pedestrian plant, machinery, or equipment safely and effectively. The unit includes inspection, pre-start checks, setting selection, and operational monitoring.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to prepare powered units, tools, machinery or equipment for operation.
  • Demonstrate the ability to operate powered units, tools, machinery or equipment.
  • Explain the procedures for preparing powered units, tools, machinery or equipment for operation.
  • Explain the procedures for operating powered units, tools, machinery or equipment.
Receive and Organise Materials and Equipment for the Drilling ActivityReal unit · NOCN
This unit provides learners with the ability to receive, handle safely, and organise materials and equipment for drilling activities. You'll understand procedures for inventory management, sorting, and storage according to operational requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to receive materials for the drilling activity.
  • Demonstrate the ability to organise materials for the drilling activity.
  • Demonstrate the ability to receive equipment for the drilling activity.
  • Demonstrate the ability to organise equipment for the drilling activity.
  • Explain the procedures for receiving materials and equipment for the drilling activity.
  • Explain the procedures for organising materials and equipment for the drilling activity.
Reinstate the Drilling Area of Operations and Complete WorksReal unit · NOCN
You'll develop practical skills to reinstate drilling areas by removing equipment, clearing debris, and restoring the site to its original condition. The unit also covers completion of documentation, securing the area, and reporting outstanding issues.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to reinstate the drilling area of operations.
  • Demonstrate the ability to complete works in the drilling area.
  • Explain the procedures for reinstating the drilling area of operations.
  • Explain the procedures for completing works in the drilling area.
Set up Protection and Safety Equipment for the Work AreaReal unit · NOCN
It teaches you to select, position, and secure protection and safety equipment correctly within a work area. You'll understand the purpose and procedures associated with different types of protection and safety equipment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to set up protection equipment for the work area.
  • Demonstrate the ability to set up safety equipment for the work area.
  • Explain the procedures for setting up protection equipment for the work area.
  • Explain the procedures for setting up safety equipment for the work area.
Undertaking Mud, Slurry or Fluid Plant Operations in the WorkplaceReal unit · NOCN
This unit covers the safe and effective operation of mud, slurry, or fluid plant equipment in the workplace. You'll learn to monitor operations, respond to deviations, and understand start-up and shut-down procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to undertake mud, slurry or fluid plant operations in the workplace.
  • Explain the procedures for undertaking mud, slurry or fluid plant operations in the workplace.
Unload and Load Mobile Plant and Equipment from TransportationReal unit · NOCN
You'll develop the ability to safely unload and load mobile plant and equipment from transportation vehicles. The unit covers the use of lifting and securing equipment, communication with personnel, and adherence to established procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Safely unload and load mobile plant and equipment from transportation vehicles.
  • Understand the procedures for unloading and loading mobile plant and equipment from transportation vehicles.
Use of Technologies to Support Drilling OperationsReal unit · NOCN
It teaches you to use technologies to support drilling operations effectively. You'll demonstrate technology use, evaluate its impact on efficiency, and adapt to changing operational requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Utilise technologies effectively to support drilling operations.
  • Understand how various technologies can be used to support drilling operations.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

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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

Level 2 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.

Carry Out Operator Maintenance on Drilling Plant and EquipmentConduct a Health, Safety and Environmental Risk Assessment of the Drilling OperationConform to Efficient Working Practices in the WorkplaceContribute to Maintaining Health, Safety and the Environment in the Drilling WorkplaceContribute to the Specified Drilling ProgrammeDrill Holes to Specification and Operational RequirementsLocating and Identifying Underground ServicesMeasure and Set Out Dimensional Control for the Drilling Requirement

Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.

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Where this connects

Where these credits take you

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NOCN Level 2 Diploma in Drilling Operations
  • Assist in the preparation of blowout preventors (BOPs) and high pressure testing operations
  • Carry out derrick operations in support of drilling
  • Carry out mud, slurry or fluid plant operations
  • Carry out risk assessments and understand control measures in the offshore oil and gas industry
  • Carry out routine maintenance on drilling plant and equipment
  • Carry out tripping operations in drilling
  • Co-ordinate and Organise Work Operations
  • Conduct a health, safety and environmental risk assessment of the drilling operation
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.
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Skills it covers

What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.

Assist in the preparation of blowout preventors (BOPs) and high pressure testing operationsCarry out derrick operations in support of drillingCarry out mud, slurry or fluid plant operationsCarry out risk assessments and understand control measures in the offshore oil and gas industryCarry out routine maintenance on drilling plant and equipmentCarry out tripping operations in drillingCo-ordinate and Organise Work OperationsConduct a health, safety and environmental risk assessment of the drilling operationConform to Efficient Work PracticesContribute to casing and tubing in drilling operationsContribute to health and safety in the drilling workplaceContribute to health, safety and environment in the workplace in offshore crane operationsContribute to safety, health and environmental protectionContribute to the Effectiveness of Work Activities within Safety ServicesContribute to the Health and Safety of the Working EnvironmentContribute to the development and maintenance of a health and safety culture at the workplace within safety servicesContribute to the development of drilling workforce and working relationshipsContribute to the maintenance of working environment to conform with statutory and organisational requirements within safety services+46 more

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.

One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
Carry Out Operator Maintenance on Drilling Plant and EquipmentLevel 2

Applied to your own work

This unit equips learners to perform routine operator maintenance on drilling plant and equipment, including inspections, fluid level checks, lubrication, and defect reporting. Learners will understand the purpose and importance of maintenance activities.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.
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Built for NOCN Level 2 Diploma in Drilling Operations

16 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by NOCN.

  1. Carry Out Operator Maintenance on Drilling Plant and Equipment
  2. Conduct a Health, Safety and Environmental Risk Assessment of the Drilling Operation
  3. Conform to Efficient Working Practices in the Workplace
  4. Contribute to Maintaining Health, Safety and the Environment in the Drilling Workplace
  5. Contribute to the Specified Drilling Programme
  6. Drill Holes to Specification and Operational Requirements

and 10 more in the full unit list below.

These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

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.

  1. Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

  1. 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
  2. 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
  3. 4AnalyseThe Analyst
  4. 3ApplyThe Coach
  5. 2UnderstandThe Connector
  6. 1RememberThe Builder

Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you

Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with you, on your real work, is for.

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.

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