NOCN Level 2 Award in Art and Design
Qualification summary
The qualification has been designed to be flexible and enable access to a broad range of learning across the Art and Design sector. The qualification will widen participation by offering diverse and flexible learning opportunities through which people can develop basic skills, knowledge and understanding to broaden progression opportunities. It supports government strategy to raise achievement and increase the capacity of individuals in society and in the workplace. The qualification provides further opportunities for individuals to widen their interest in the arts and to provide a route to Higher Education via Access and/or Foundation Courses and may assist in the achievement of basic and/or key skills through the medium of the arts. The specific aims of the qualification are to: develop confidence in an individual’s creative abilities, develop technical skills and knowledge through the use of a variety of techniques, processes and media with support and guidance, explore ideas and issues, offer opportunities for valuing different ideas and contributions from others, develop an understanding and awareness of the contribution of the arts to culture and society, make connections between own work and that of others, develop basic and key skills. The qualification has been designed to allow for both the development of generic skills and then to supplement these with specific learning for the endorsed routes.
Qualification details
OG - Other General Qualification
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DELNI and
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The qualification will enable progression to further learning opportunities and study within the NOCN suite of qualifications Level 1 - Level 3. In addition the qualification will enable progression to a range of further learning opportunities. The NOCN suite of Art and Design qualifications relate academically to NVQ, GCSE and GCE so that learners may progress on to these. These first step qualifications provide different sized options as a platform to progression. The qualifications will enable the development of generic transferable skills, which will enable learners to progress into a range of possible employment opportunities within specific areas of the arts and/or crafts.
Interior Designer
Photographer
Sculptor
Textile Designer
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09 Arts, Media and Publishing
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09.2
Crafts, Creative Arts and Design
Portfolio of Evidence
Practical Demonstration / Assignment
The assessment arrangements for this qualification follow NOCN standard practice. Assessment for each unit has been designed on a standard template called Unit Plus, in which the appropriate assessment activities have been selected by NOCN from a standard menu, and designated as either prescribed or optional. Centres will develop specific assessment tasks, from the assessment activities, which are fit for purpose for their learners.
Consistency is achieved because assessment tasks will be developed in line with guidelines set out in the Assessment Definitions document. Furthermore, Centres offering this qualification will be required to undertake internal verification in which assessment practice is sampled across the provision to ensure consistency and fairness. Internal verifiers will report on issues of inconsistency and unreliability, including action for improvement. Consistency across Centres will be promoted by NOCN Quality Reviewers who compare assessment practice within OCN regions, and make recommendations or set conditions as appropriate. Finally, NOCN Quality Reviewers will be required to provide samples of assessment for national standardisation, at which standards are discussed and agreed. Outcomes of national standardisation will be fed back to Centres to ensure they understand and work to national standards of assessment.
This qualification will also be managed by a Lead OCN, which will take responsibility for receiving feedback from OCNs about the fitness for purpose of the qualification. The Lead OCN will report to NOCN about any aspect of the qualification which could be amended to improve consistency and reliability.
Learners must complete all six unit credits from Group A, plus six unit credits from Group B giving a total of 12 unit credits. For the Award endorsed routes learners must complete all six unit credits from Group A plus three generic optional unit credits from Group B plus three optional unit credits specific to the learner's chosen endorsement.
Qualification Accreditation Number 100/5054/1 provides pathways to the following qualifications:
NOCN Level 2 Award in Art and Design (Ceramic Design); (Furniture and Upholstery); (Interior Design); (Jewellery and Metalwork); (Painting); (Photography); (Printmaking); (Sculpture); (Stained Glass Design); (Textile Design); (Soft Furnishings).
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A -
Mandatory
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B -
Optional