NOCN
Level 3
QN: 610/6517/1
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NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Social Impact and Community Engagement
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NOCN. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 173 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
NOCN
Syllabus Units
5 Units
Guided Hours
173 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Planning and Preparing for Service in a Local Volunteering Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own motivations for seeking a local volunteering placement.
- Know the skills and attributes required for a local volunteering placement.
- Be able to plan own local volunteering pathway.
- Be able to develop an international volunteering placement plan.
- Be able to deliver a presentation to support a selection process.
2
Professionalism in Practice in Community Service
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.
3
Reflecting on Your Own Service in a Local Volunteering Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to reflect on own volunteering placement experience.
- Know how to evaluate and respond to local and global issues.
- Be able to evaluate a specific volunteering placement.
4
Understand Global Citizenship
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to define and explain the concept of global citizenship and its significance in contemporary society.
- Understand 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.
5
Understand Host Community and Volunteer Responsibilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the needs of the community.
- Understand the responsibility of the volunteer in safeguarding and protecting children relevant to a planned local volunteering placement.
- Be able to manage placement challenges.
- Be able to plan, deliver and evaluate an activity.
- Be able to reflect on learning taking place during preparation for a local volunteering placement.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/6517/1
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NOCN
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Oct 2025