NOCN
    Level 2
    QN: 603/7731/8
    Curriculum Active

    NOCN Level 2 Extended Certificate in Preparing Young People for Adulthood

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NOCN. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 216 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    NOCN
    Syllabus Units
    14 Units
    Guided Hours
    216 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Active Citizenship in the Community

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to meet the needs of a particular community.
    • Be able to create an action plan for a community activity.
    • Be able to carry out a community activity.
    • Be able to review the community activity.
    • Be able to reflect on the process.
    2

    Building a Personal Career Portfolio

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about own skills, experience, knowledge and personal qualities.
    • Be able to build a portfolio of information to evidence personal qualities, skills and achievements.
    • Be able to produce a Curriculum Vitae (CV).
    • Be able to plan to achieve personal goals.
    3

    Changing Roles and Relationships in Adolescence

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the changing roles and relationships of parents with their child as they grow older.
    • Know about the changes that a young person goes through during adolescence.
    • Understand the pressures that families with adolescents can experience.
    • Understand how conflict can affect adolescents.
    • Understand issues of power and authority.
    4

    Cooking Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to plan meals according to specific requirements.
    • Be able to prepare dishes using a variety of ingredients.
    • Understand the importance of health and safety requirements in the kitchen.
    5

    Finding Work Experience Opportunities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about sources of information, advice and guidance to use when seeking work experience.
    • Be able to match work experience opportunities to own abilities, skills and needs.
    6

    Money Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to manage a personal budget.
    • Understand how to find out about benefits.
    • Understand how to read a range of bills.
    • Understand the different ways to pay bills.
    • Understand how to use a bank account.
    7

    Planning a Move to a New Home

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the main costs involved in running a home.
    • Know how to compare fuel prices to get the best deal.
    • Understand the costs in furnishing a new home.
    • Know how to communicate a change of address.
    • Know how to organise transport of possessions to a new home.
    8

    Preparing to be a Good Tenant and Neighbour

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the rights and responsibilities of a tenant.
    • Understand how to be a good tenant and neighbour.
    • Know where to go to for support or advice if needed.
    9

    Understand how to apply for housing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the types of housing available.
    • Know how to complete a housing application form.
    • Know how to select a suitable property.
    • Understand the different types of tenancy agreements.
    10

    Understand how to look after a new home

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to deal with health and safety issues in the home.
    • Understand how to secure a new home.
    • Know how to clean different areas of a new home.
    • Know how to maintain a garden area.
    • Know how to maintain the decoration of a new home.
    11

    Understand How to Look After Personal Health and Hygiene

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of personal hygiene.
    • Understand the importance of caring for clothes and other laundry.
    • Understand the importance of a balanced diet to a healthy lifestyle.
    • Understand the importance of exercise to a healthy lifestyle.
    12

    Understanding Financial Products and Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the different ways to borrow money.
    • Understand the types of insurance products that are available.
    • Understand how to deal with debt.
    13

    Understanding Mental Health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the term ‘Mental Health’.
    • Know about methods for treating/controlling mental illness.
    • Know about management techniques when dealing with aggression.
    • Know about therapeutic communication skills in ‘Mental Health’.
    • Know about roles and functions of agencies providing care services for people who are mentally ill.
    14

    Young People, Law and Order

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand why some young people become involved in crime.
    • Understand the consequences of crime on different people.
    • Know about the Criminal/Youth Justice System.
    • Understand custodial and alternative forms of sentences.
    • Understand the roles of local agencies.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/7731/8
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    NOCN
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2021