Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development (SETPD)
What is SETPD?
Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development (SETPD) is NOCN Group’s flexible suite of qualifications designed to support learners to build confidence, develop essential skills, and progress into employment, further learning or training.
SETPD qualifications focus on real world skills that help learners prepare for work, education and independent living. They are widely used across employability, community learning and preemployment programmes, and are designed to support learners at different starting points.
The suite is available from Entry Level 3 to Level 2, with clear progression opportunities built in.
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- Units for Animal Care
- Bespoke Package Animal Care Entry Level 3 - Level 2
- Units for Horticulture
- Bespoke Horticulture Entry Level 3 - Level 2
- Units for Health and Social Care
- Bespoke Health and Social Care Entry Level 3 - Level 2
- Units for Catering
- Bespoke Catering Entry Level 3 - Level 2
- Units for Business and Admin
- Bespoke for Business and Admin Entry Level 3 - Level 2
- Units for Employability
- Bespoke Employability Entry Level 3 - Level 2
- Units for Digital Level 2
- Bespoke for Digital Entry Level 3 - Level 2
Who are SETPD qualifications for?
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| Learners with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities (SEND) | Learners who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) | Individuals preparing for employment or apprenticeships |
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| Adult learners returning to education | Learners in community, supported or employability focused provision | Learners developing confidence, independence and workplace behaviours alongside practical skills |
The flexibility of the qualifications makes them suitable for delivery in colleges, training providers, local authority programmes and community settings.
What does the SETPD suite cover?
SETPD qualifications are structured to support progression and consistent delivery across levels.
Clear progression across levels
The same subject groupings are used across Entry Level 3 to Level 2. This supports:
- Clear learner progression routes
- Mixed level delivery where appropriate
- Simpler curriculum planning for centres
Subject areas within SETPD
The SETPD suite includes qualifications and units across a range of subject areas, including:
- Employability – Entry Level 3 | Level 1 | Level 2
- Personal Development
- Vocational Support
- Literacy and Numeracy
- Animal Care
- Business and Administration
- Catering
- Construction
- Creative Skills
- Hair and Beauty
- Health and Social Care
- Social, Natural and Life Science
- Horticulture
- Motor Vehicle and Cycle Maintenance
- Sport and Leisure
- Digital
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Qualification specifications are designed to allow centres to select and combine units to meet learner needs, while maintaining consistency and quality.
How does SETPD support delivery?
SETPD qualifications are designed to be flexible, inclusive and practical.
Centres benefit from:
- Credit based qualifications that support modular delivery
- Simplified rules of combination to allow greater flexibility in programme design
- Assessment approaches suitable for a wide range of learners and settings
- Support materials developed to promote consistent, high quality delivery
NOCN Group also develops tutor handbooks and delivery guidance to support centres in planning and delivering SETPD programmes effectively. These resources are provided directly to centres and tutors to support confident delivery and assessment.