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Language Skills

NOCN's qualifications in Language Skills aim to provide stepped opportunities for accrediting language skills and consist of units that are designed to allow them to be tailored to individual learner and workforce needs.

The units in of each qualification are skills based and allow learners to develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and the qualifications themselves have been developed in close consultation with the National Centre for Languages (CILT), and are mapped to the National Language Standards (revised) 2005.

Minimum Age	Entry	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
	14	14	16	16

For full details download one of our qualification guides:

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Qualification Title	Qualification Approval Number	Qualification Guide	Unit List
QCF Qualifications
Entry Level
NOCN Entry Level Award in Language Skills (Entry 3) (QCF)   Operational Start Date: 01/01/2010 Review End Date: 31/07/2014	500/9663/1		Unit List
Level 1
NOCN Level 1 Award in Language Skills (QCF)   Operational Start Date: 01/01/2010 Review End Date: 31/07/2014	501/0290/4		Unit List
NOCN Level 1 Certificate in Language Skills (QCF)   Operational Start Date: 01/01/2010 Review End Date: 31/07/2014	501/1346/X		Unit List
Level 2
NOCN Level 2 Award in Language Skills (QCF)   Operational Start Date: 01/01/2010 Review End Date: 31/07/2014	500/8035/0		Unit List
NOCN Level 2 Certificate in Language Skills (QCF)   Operational Start Date: 01/01/2010 Review End Date: 31/07/2014	500/8061/1		Unit List
LEVEL 3
NOCN Level 3 Award in Language Skills (QCF)   Operational Start Date: 01/01/2010 Review End Date: 31/07/2014	500/8064/7		Unit List
NOCN Level 3 Certificate  in Language Skills (QCF)   Operational Start Date: 01/01/2010 Review End Date: 31/07/2014	500/8036/2		Unit List

The lead OCN for this qualification is OCN Northen Ireland

Prices for this qualification are available in our current fees and prices list

Information for Learning Providers Our leaflet provides an overview of the aims and benefits of these qualifications as well as assessment information.   A National Standardisation event was held on 8 July 2010 for units in the Languages qualifications from sub-sector 12.2. Details on the outcome of the event are available in the 12.2 National Standardisation Public Report (51KB, PDF).   If you would like to become a recognised centres or to discuss these qualifications further, please contact your Open College Network (OCN). Information for Learners Contact your Open College Network (OCN) for more information