How you’d get it

How you’d get this certificate

  1. Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
  2. You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Pearson Education Ltd has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
  3. The centre assesses, and Pearson Education Ltd awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Pearson Education Ltd.

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01What it is

Edexcel Project is an exciting qualification for students of all abilities and interests, designed to help students acquire independent learning skills.

These are the units Pearson Education Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.

Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with Pearson Education Ltd. It does the teaching and the mapping. Pearson Education Ltd sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.

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02The units

What each unit actually teaches you to do

Artefact Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with the ability to plan, design, and create a Level 3 Artefact, selecting appropriate materials and techniques, evaluating the artefact's quality and effectiveness, and presenting it professionally while reflecting on the process.

What you'll be able to do

  • Define the scope and objectives of an Artefact at Level 3
  • Plan and design the Artefact, considering its purpose, functionality, and aesthetic qualities
  • Select and utilise appropriate materials, tools, and techniques to create the Artefact
  • Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the Artefact, considering its intended purpose and target audience
  • Present the Artefact in a professional manner, showcasing its features and benefits
  • Reflect on the Artefact creation process and identify areas for improvement
Dissertation Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to define, plan, and manage a Level 3 Dissertation, conduct in-depth research, critically analyse and evaluate findings, and synthesise information to develop well-supported arguments demonstrating subject understanding.

What you'll be able to do

  • Define the scope and objectives of a Dissertation at Level 3
  • Plan and manage the Dissertation effectively, utilising appropriate resources and adhering to ethical guidelines
  • Conduct in-depth research and gather comprehensive information relevant to the Dissertation topic
  • Critically analyse and evaluate findings from the research conducted, demonstrating a clear understanding of the subject matter
  • Synthesise information and develop well-supported arguments within the Dissertation
  • Present the Dissertation in a clear, coherent, and academically rigorous manner, adhering to appropriate referencing conventions
  • Reflect on the Dissertation process, evaluate the outcomes, and identify areas for further development
Investigation/Field Study Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to define, plan, and conduct a Level 3 Investigation or Field Study, considering ethical and safety aspects, gather and analyse data, draw conclusions, make recommendations, and present findings effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Define the scope and objectives of an Investigation/Field Study at Level 3
  • Plan and prepare for the Investigation/Field Study, considering relevant ethical and safety considerations
  • Conduct the Investigation/Field Study, gathering data and information using appropriate methods
  • Analyse and interpret the data collected during the Investigation/Field Study
  • Draw conclusions and make recommendations based on the findings of the Investigation/Field Study
  • Present the findings of the Investigation/Field Study in a clear and concise manner
  • Reflect on the Investigation/Field Study process and identify areas for improvement
Performance Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to plan, prepare, and deliver a Level 3 Performance effectively, develop and refine required skills, engage an audience, and evaluate the performance through feedback and personal reflection to identify areas for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

  • Define the scope and objectives of a Performance at Level 3
  • Plan and prepare for the Performance, considering all relevant aspects such as resources, audience, and context
  • Develop and refine the skills required for the Performance
  • Deliver the Performance effectively, demonstrating competence and engagement
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the Performance, considering audience feedback and personal reflection
  • Reflect on the Performance process and identify areas for improvement
03Where it leads

The jobs these credits are mapped to

A qualification is never a dead end here. Each of these is a job record this qualification is a mapped route into.

Where this can lead

Lead Performance Analyst

This role can lead to managing larger teams, working as a deep technical specialist, or shaping data strategy across a firm.

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04The credits

The credits, and who awards them

Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Pearson Education Ltd rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.

What you would be collecting

ArtefactDissertationInvestigation/Field StudyPerformance

Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.

How you’d practise it

You don’t watch this. You do it.

You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.

The Coach The Coach · your practice partner Illustration
The Coach Rather than work through “Artefact” in the abstract, bring me the piece of it you are dealing with this week.
You I have got the write-up due Friday and I have not started it.
The Coach Then that is the lesson. Tell me what it has to say, and we will get the shape of it down before we worry about the words.
The same lesson on the real thing: the conversation in the middle, the thinking ladder on the left, and the criteria each answer is evidencing on the right.
  • Bring the real thing Apply

    “Artefact” is taught against the work in front of you rather than a worked example. You bring what you are doing this week and it becomes the practice.

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

A lesson from Artefact, one of this qualification's own units.

Artefact Level 3

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

Which job do you mean?

This unit provides learners with the ability to plan, design, and create a Level 3 Artefact, selecting appropriate materials and techniques, evaluating the artefact's quality and effectiveness, and presenting it professionally while reflecting on the process.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time. Teaching towards this qualification begins when you subscribe.

Your Plan Illustration

Built for Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Extended Project

4 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.

  1. Artefact
  2. Dissertation
  3. Investigation/Field Study
  4. Performance
These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

Learned on your own work, taught one-to-one.

Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your free first module is Future Fluency, so you can see how the teaching works before you pay for anything.

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The title, level, credits, guided learning hours and unit learning outcomes on this page are taken from the Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Where this data comes from.