How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer NOCN has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and NOCN awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from NOCN.
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. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with NOCN. It does the teaching and the mapping. NOCN sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Construction Community Project Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Agree on the scope and objectives of a construction-related community project with relevant stakeholders
- Plan a community project, including resource allocation, task assignment, and timelines
- Carry out a community project, working effectively as part of a team
- Review the completed community project, evaluating its success against the agreed scope and objectives
Construction Health and Safety Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Know about legislation and organisational policies and procedures related to health and safety.
- Know about the hazards and risks within the construction industry.
- Know about incident reporting procedures.
- Know how hazards and risks are controlled.
- Know about own responsibilities and behaviours necessary when working in construction.
- Know about welfare and personal hygiene in construction.
- Know about first aid in construction.
- Know about the importance of security arrangements in construction.
- Know the hazards, risks and health and safety requirements of manual handling.
- Know about the hazards, risks and health and safety requirements of working at heights.
- Know about the hazards, risks and health and safety requirements for hazardous substances.
- Know about the hazards, risks and health and safety related to the use of plant and equipment in the construction industry.
- Know about the hazards, risks and health and safety requirements of confined space working.
- Know about the hazards, risks and health and safety requirements relating to fire and firefighting equipment.
- Know about the hazards, risks and health and safety requirements relating to working with, and around, electrical equipment.
Construction Information, Quantities and Communications Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret construction information from various sources, including drawings, specifications, and site instructions.
- Produce construction information, such as sketches, schedules, and reports, to communicate effectively with others.
- Estimate quantities of resources, including materials, labour, and equipment, required for construction projects.
- Communicate workplace requirements effectively, using appropriate methods and channels to ensure clear understanding and compliance.
Construction Multiskills Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to carry out construction multiskills tasks safely and effectively
- Prepare the required materials for construction multiskills tasks, ensuring they are ready for use
- Carry out construction multiskills tasks to the required standards
- Clear and clean the work area after completing construction multiskills tasks, disposing of waste appropriately
Construction Principles Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different types of construction information used in the industry
- Identify common construction methods used for the structure of a building
- Identify the construction methods involved in the construction of the interior fabric of a building
Cost calculations Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the information required to prepare an accurate estimate or quotation for construction work
- Identify the appropriate sources of information required to produce a realistic estimate or quotation, including material costs and labour rates
- Complete an estimate or quotation for a specified construction task, including all relevant costs and charges
Employment in the Construction Industry Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the different routes into employment in the construction industry
- Describe direct employment opportunities within construction companies
- Explain the apprenticeship schemes available within the construction industry
- Explain the process of becoming self-employed within the construction industry
- Describe the role of labour hire agencies in the construction industry
- Describe the expectations of employers within the construction industry regarding employee behaviour and performance
- Produce a personal career plan outlining career goals and steps to achieve them
Environmental Awareness and Sustainability in Construction Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Define environmental awareness and sustainability in the context of construction.
- Explain the impact the construction industry has on the environment, including pollution, resource depletion, and habitat destruction.
- Identify and describe ways to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry, including waste management, energy efficiency, and sustainable materials.
Erect and Dismantle Access Equipment or Working Platforms Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the information required to erect or dismantle access equipment or working platforms.
- Identify equipment required for access.
- Prepare work areas and equipment in order to erect or dismantle access equipment or working platforms.
- Erect and dismantle access equipment and working platforms.
- Complete works following the erection and dismantling of access equipment and working platforms.
Further Skills for Carpentry and Joinery Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to carry out carpentry and joinery tasks in accordance with given instructions and health and safety guidelines
- Prepare materials required to carry out carpentry and joinery tasks, ensuring they are ready for use
- Carry out carpentry and joinery tasks to the required standard, demonstrating appropriate techniques
- Clear and clean the work area and tools after completing carpentry and joinery tasks, ensuring all equipment is stored safely
Handle, Move and Store Resources Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the information required to move, handle or store resources.
- Identify equipment required for moving, handling or storing resources.
- Prepare work areas and equipment in order to move, handle or store resources.
- Move and handle resources.
- Store resources.
- Complete works following the moving, handling or storage of resources.
Modern Technologies in the Construction Industry Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Understand what Building Information Modelling is and how it supports the construction industry
- Know about the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in construction
- Know about the use of robotics in construction
- Know about the use of virtual and augmented reality in the construction
- Know about the benefits offered by exoskeletons in construction
- Know about the use of offsite manufacturing to the construction industry
Personal Skills in the Construction Industry Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the importance of teamwork in construction and how to contribute effectively within a team.
- Explain different methods of communication used in the construction industry and demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Identify employer expectations for individuals working in the construction industry, including behaviour, attitude, and work ethic.
Personal Wellbeing in Construction Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Know how a career in the construction industry can potentially impact on personal wellbeing, including physical and mental health.
- Know the importance of maintaining a positive mental attitude when working in the construction industry to promote resilience and job satisfaction.
- Know how various elements of their life, such as work-related pressures, personal relationships, and financial concerns, can contribute to stress.
- Address stress through effective coping mechanisms, support networks, and available resources.
- Know the importance of maintaining good health and hygiene practices in the construction environment to prevent illness and promote overall wellbeing.
Preparing and Using Carpentry and Joinery Portable Power Tools Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Obtain and interpret the information required in order to prepare and use portable power tools.
- Prepare to use portable power tools.
- Use portable power tools to cut, shape and finish.
- Use portable power tools to drill and insert fastenings.
- Complete works following the use of portable power tools.
Repair and Maintain Masonry Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret information required in order to repair and maintain masonry.
- Identify the tools, equipment, and materials required to repair and maintain masonry in accordance with manufacturers’ guidance.
- Prepare work areas in order to repair and maintain masonry.
- Repair and maintain masonry.
- Complete works following repair and maintenance to masonry.
Repair and Maintain Plasterwork Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret information required to repair and maintain plasterwork, including drawings, specifications, and instructions.
- Identify the appropriate tools, equipment, and materials required to effectively repair and maintain plasterwork.
- Prepare work areas to carry out repairs and maintenance of plasterwork, ensuring a safe and suitable environment.
- Repair and maintain plasterwork to a satisfactory standard, demonstrating competence in applying appropriate techniques.
- Complete works following the repair and maintenance of plasterwork, including finishing and tidying the area.
Skills for Carpentry and Joinery Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to carry out carpentry and joinery tasks safely and effectively
- Prepare the required materials for carpentry and joinery tasks, ensuring they are ready for use
- Carry out carpentry and joinery tasks to the required standards
- Clear and clean the work area and tools after completing carpentry and joinery tasks, ensuring they are ready for future use
The Construction Industry Real unit · NOCN
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the different areas in which the construction industry operates
- Identify the roles involved in the construction industry
- Describe the different stages of a construction project
- Identify the materials used in construction
- Identify the sources of information used in the construction industry
- Describe new technologies used in construction
- Explain the importance of sustainability in construction
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The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Prepare quotations for providing void property security solutions
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The credits, and who awards them
Level 1 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by NOCN rather than by Zavmo. 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 have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Construction Community ProjectConstruction Health and SafetyConstruction Information, Quantities and CommunicationsConstruction MultiskillsConstruction PrinciplesCost calculationsEmployment in the Construction IndustryEnvironmental Awareness and Sustainability in Construction
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Navigator · your what-if tutor Illustration - Bring your own plan Create
For “Construction Community Project” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Construction Community Project, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Learners will develop the ability to agree on the scope, plan, execute, and review a construction-related community project. The unit includes understanding stakeholder roles, resource identification, teamwork, and project documentation.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for NOCN Level 1 Extended Certificate in Carpentry and Joinery
19 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by NOCN.
- Construction Community Project
- Construction Health and Safety
- Construction Information, Quantities and Communications
- Construction Multiskills
- Construction Principles
- Cost calculations
and 13 more in the full unit list below.
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