NOCN Qualifications and OCNLR

An Opportunity for Creativity in Foundation Learning

What are the Step-UP Qualifications?

Combined PSD and Vocational Qualifications in the Foundation Learning Catalogue.

Subject and PSD units that capture themes, levels of learning and individual achievement within group learning contexts.

Qualifications that are listed in the Additional and Specialist Learning Catalogue and attract Achievement and Attainment Table Points.

How do Step-UP Qualifications support continued learning?

Qualifications can be nested i.e a learner can achieve an Award, claim the Qualification certificate and then move on to Certificate and Diploma.

Units can be embedded and delivered in parallel so that learners can achieve more than one unit across themes at the same time.

Post 16, learners can move on to Qualifications for Progression at Level 2 transferring some of their Level 1 units as spiky profile achievement.

Providers can put together personalised learning programmes for individual learners based on progression routes and destinations.

Spiky profile supports individual achievement.

Each unit of achievement is recognised.

How do Step-UP Qualifications support individual needs?

Introduction to Teamwork Skills

3 Credits

Qualification Title: Entry Level Award in Skills Towards Enabling Progression (Step-UP) QCF

Course Title: Introduction to Teamwork

30 GLH

3 Credits

Introduction Teamwork Skills

3 Credits

Speaking and Listening: Engage in Discussion

3 credits

Introduction to Garden Horticulture

3 credits

Introduction to Using ICT Systems

3 credits

Introduction to Planting a Container

3 credits

150 GLH

15 Credits

Qualification Title: Entry Level Certificate in Skills Towards Enabling Progression (Step-UP) QCF

Course Title: Introduction to Planting Containers

What are the Media Literacy Qualifications?

Entry 3 Level Award ( 6 credit) and Certificate ( 14 credit) Qualifications in the Foundation Learning Catalogue that support thinking and learning skills (PSD).

Qualifications developed with Ofcom to provide an introduction to, and basic understanding of, the media with a view to encouraging individuals to actively engage with, question and interpret information and images presented through a range of media.

Qualifications that offer an opportunity to complement other learning activities and used alongside other qualifications in the QCF to support progression.

How do the Media Literacy Qualifications work ?

Rules of Combination

NOCN Entry Level Award in Media Literacy (Entry 3) (QCF)

To achieve the qualification, the learner must successfully complete 6 credits from: 1 Mandatory unit 2 credits 2 Optional units 4 credits

NOCN Entry Level Certificate in Media Literacy (Entry 3) (QCF)

To achieve the qualification, the learner must successfully complete 14 credits from: 1 Mandatory unit 2 credits 6 Optional credits 12 credits

The Qualification Units

Mandatory unit Media Literacy: Introduction to Media Languages

Optional units Media Literacy: Introduction to Recognising Genre Media Literacy: Introduction to Understanding Representation

Media Literacy: Introduction to Understanding Advertising Media Literacy: Introduction to Understanding News Media Literacy: Introduction to Using the Media

Introduction to Media LanguagesEntry Level 3 Credit Value 2

MandatoryLEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The learner will: The learner can:

1. Understand that media products are deliberately constructed by media producers.

1.1 Give an example of deliberate construction in a media product e.g. ‘they made it look as though he/she had really been shot’.

2. Recognise some of the creative choices made by media producers.

2.1 Name at least 2 creative choices made by a media producer e.g. ‘they showed a close-up of her/his face so that you could see her/his feelings’.

3. Respond to narrative information in a media product.

3.1 Indicate/ State expectations about what is going to happen in a story e.g. ‘I think these two people are going to fall in love’

3.2 Identify the narrative information that has contributed to this expectation, e.g. ‘they looked at each other in a special way at the end of the episode’.

By the teacher.

Portfolio based.

Naturally from the unit content.

Not by external examinations.

How are NOCN Qualifications Assessed?

Evidence must be:

Sufficient• Enabling the assessor to make a

consistent and reliable judgement

Authentic• Evidence must be the result of the

learner’s own performance or activity

Evidence must be:

Current• It must be recent &up to date ,

demonstrating the learner’s continuing ability or knowledge

Adequate• Appropriate to the level

Evidence must be:

• tracked against an individual learner

• mapped against the learning outcomes & assessment criteria

• available to the moderator / verifier at an agreed place & time

Evidence can be

• written: reports, learning journals, print-outs, tutor observation sheets,question and answer scripts

• not written: video and audio tapes, artefacts, photographs, drawings, CDs, electronic files

Assessment methods should be

Valid• There should be a close fit between the

assessment and the learning outcome

Reliable• The assessment should produce

replicable and consistent evidence

Assessment methods should be

Fit for purpose• Appropriate for the curriculum and the

learners

Inclusive• Designed to allow achievement by learners

regardless of background or difference

Activity

• Consider appropriate teaching and assessment activities for a unit from the Media Literacy qualifications and what a learner might produce as portfolio evidence.

• Have a look at the Switch On materials.

Questions?

Contact Details:

Karen Hedger Curriculum Development ManagerOCN London Region 0207 689 5879 k.hedger@ocnlr.org.uk