NOCN
Level 3
QN: 603/3030/2
Curriculum Active
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in International Volunteering
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NOCN. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 293 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
NOCN
Syllabus Units
9 Units
Guided Hours
293 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Fundraising to Support an International Volunteering Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the components of a fundraising strategy.
- Be able to develop a personal fundraising strategy.
- Be able to implement a personal fundraising strategy.
- Be able to evaluate a fundraising strategy.
2
Global Healthcare Perspectives and Medical Foundations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand a global perspective on healthcare.
- Understand key medical disciplines.
- Understand the foundations of medical sciences and professional practice.
3
Preparing for an International Volunteering Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the culture in country of international volunteering placement.
- Know the responsibility of the volunteer in safeguarding and protecting children relevant to planned international volunteering placement.
- Be able to manage placement challenges.
- Be able to plan, deliver and evaluate an activity.
4
Preparing for Selection as an International Volunteer
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own motivators for seeking an international volunteering placement.
- Know the skills and attributes relevant to an international volunteering placement.
- Be able to complete the application process for an international volunteering placement.
- Be able to develop an international volunteering placement plan.
- Be able to deliver a presentation to support selection process.
- Be able to participate in a small-scale community project.
5
Reflecting on an International Volunteering Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to reflect on volunteering placement experience.
- Know how to evaluate and respond to global issues.
- Be able to evaluate a specific volunteering placement.
6
Understand Conservation Biology and the Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the fundamental terminology and concepts of ecological systems and the biosphere.
- Understand habitats and their associated species.
- Understand the human impact on terrestrial systems and the importance of defining and reaching sustainable practices.
- Be able to develop core knowledge and skills required to perform conservation volunteering activities.
- Be able to recognise resources conflicts and current approaches to solutions including the effectiveness of habitat management in conservation.
7
Understand Global Citizenship
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to define and explain the concept of global citizenship and its significance in contemporary society.Understanding the complex and interconnected issues facing our world, including poverty, inequality, climate change, and human rights.
- Understand the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their role in promoting sustainable and equitable development.
- Be able to develop intercultural competence and communication skills.
- Understand how to effect positive social and environmental change by acting as a global citizen, both in local communities and on a global scale.
- Be able to reflect on own values, beliefs, and attitudes, and how these shape own understanding of, and engagement with global issues.
8
Understand the Marine Environment and Conservation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the fundamental terminology and concepts of marine conservation.
- Understand marine habitats including coral reefs and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Understand different types of marine conservation volunteering roles and their importance to conservation.
- Understand the core knowledge and skills required to perform marine conservation volunteering activities.
- Be able to recognise marine resource conflicts and solutions, including the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in conservation
9
Undertaking an International Volunteering Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the characteristics of the volunteering placement area.
- Be able to plan and review key personal targets during the volunteering placement.
- Be able to undertake volunteer-led activities.
- Be able to complete a relevant community research project.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/3030/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NOCN
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Mar 2018