Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 4
Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Performing Arts
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- LevelRQF Level 4
- Total credits120
- Guided learning480 hours
- Units in this qualification81
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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, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Acting for CameraReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how film and television processes affect performance to camera
- Use camera acting techniques
- Take part in the performance of rehearsed material to camera
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the process and performance
Acting for MicrophoneReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how radio broadcasting and audio recording processes affect performance to microphone,
- Use microphone acting techniques in rehearsal,
- Perform rehearsed material to microphone,
- Analyse the effectiveness of audio performances
Acting for Musical TheatreReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the acting requirements in a musical theatre work
- Prepare for a role in a musical theatre work
- Act in a musical theatre work
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a musical theatre acting role
Acting with MasksReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the origins and nature of the mask as a performance instrument
- Develop mask performance techniques in practical workshops and rehearsals
- Perform rehearsed pieces of mask theatre
- Evaluate rehearsed and performed material for mask
Alternative Approaches to ActingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the context of the rise of naturalism and the alternatives to it
- Understand the approaches, methods and forms of acting alternatives
- Take part in a performance that involves a specified acting alternative
- Evaluate and document process and performance
Applied Contemporary Performance PracticeReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the current developments in performance,
- Understand styles and conventions within performance,
- Apply constraints placed on artists when developing work for performance industries,
- Apply contemporary performance practice in a realised work
Automated Lighting for live PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the range and potential of automated lighting equipment and accessories
- Plan and rig automated lighting equipment and accessories safely and securely
- Install and control automated lighting equipment
- Use automated lighting equipment to enhance performances and installations
Choreography for Solo PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Explore the processes involved in generating material for solo choreography
- Structure material into dance compositions for self and others
- Understand the process of creating solo compositions for self and others
- Understand professional works for the solo performer
Choreography of Group PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the methods by which ideas for group compositions can be generated and explored,
- Recognise and apply choreographic devices used to shape material into group dances,
- Understand the influences on the choreographic style of self and professional choreographers,
- Choreograph a cohesive and complex group dance
Classical ActingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the relationship between classical text and its original context
- Apply appropriate preparation and rehearsal skills in working towards the performance of classical text
- Participate as an actor in the performance of classical text
- Evaluate own achievement in the preparation, rehearsal and performance of classical text
Classical Ballet Background and TechniqueReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know about anatomy and physiology in the context of classical ballet
- Demonstrate classical ballet technique
- Reproduce classical ballet enchaînements
- Understand the development of classical ballet repertoire
Classical Ballet Development and AnalysisReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Use physical and interpretive classical ballet techniques
- Present a classical ballet role
- Understand the influence of leading ballet practitioners on the development of the repertoire
Commercial DanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the range of uses for dance as a commercial form
- Understand the nature of employment within commercial dance
- Present a range of dance styles appropriate to commercial dance
- Present effective pieces of commercial dance
Contemporary Dance TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the development of contemporary dance
- Develop contemporary dance technique
- Perform selected contemporary dance styles
- Evaluate own training and performance
Contemporary Dance Techniques and PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the influence of leading choreographers in the development of contemporary dance
- Develop contemporary dance technique
- Perform repertoire to exemplify the styles and techniques of key practitioners
- Evaluate own training and performance
Costume Design ConceptReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the skills of the creative team available for costume in performance
- Understand the relationship between the text or devising process and design
- Present visual and historical research appropriate to the design process
- Present design ideas and concepts
Costume Design and RealisationReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the development process for costume design,
- Prepare sketches and suggestions of costumes for productions,
- Produce samples of designs in preparation for construction,
- Present and analyse final costume designs
Costume Production for PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the process of making costumes for public performances,
- Translate the designs into working theatre costumes made for performance,
- Understand patterns and sizes for costume manufacture,
- Use appropriate skills to manufacture costumes in a range of materials
Creative Arts Professional PracticeReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current developments in the relevant specialisms within the industry
- Sustain and extend a current personal profile as a practitioner
- Understand how to sustain employment opportunities within the relevant specialism
- Apply the relevant legal and statutory framework to the art form
Creative Arts Research SkillsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Select effective methods and techniques for undertaking research activities
- Understand the validity of appropriate research material from primary and secondary information sources
- Formulate critical opinions on a selected research subject
- Present outcomes based on research using a recognised format
Current Trends in Hair and Make-upReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Implement a set commission to industry standards
- Demonstrate technical abilities in hair and make-up styling
- Demonstrate creative techniques in hair and make-up suitable for editorial and catwalk productions
- Evaluate own work through the construction of a logbook displaying promotional images and commentary
Dance Criticism & AnalysisReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the constituent features of dance through the study of professional dance works
- Understand the work of key choreographers
- Practise and perform a short extract from a chosen work
- Critically evaluate the interpretation and performance of short dance extracts
Dance Practices in the CommunityReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the context of community dance
- Understand the diversity of dance within the community
- Establish and maintain contacts within community dance
- Work with a targeted group on a dance project
Dance and HealthReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the body’s structure and systems in relation to movement
- Understand the principles of fitness, exercise, relaxation and injury prevention in relation to dance
- Understand the effects of diet and nutrition on the dancer’s body
- Deliver warm up and cool down exercises in at least one or more chosen dance techniques
Dance for CameraReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the production process for creating a piece of film
- Understand the works of professional choreographers that have been created or adapted specifically for camera
- Produce a short dance piece on film/video
- Evaluate the creative process and final product
Dance for Musical TheatreReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the function and development of dance in musical theatre
- Develop technical and physical skills appropriate to the chosen dance styles
- Perform dance for musical theatre
- Evaluate the effectiveness of dance performance in musical theatre
Dance in EducationReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the place of dance within education
- Set up structures to deliver dance in education
- Plan and assess dance in education
- Deliver appropriate dance lessons
Design Exploration for Make-up in Performance ArtsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of make-up professionals in performing arts contexts
- Apply skills in a pre-production context
- Realise designs into practice and context
- Appraise own and others' work
Design Techniques and Applications for the PerformerReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand developments in design techniques and their applications for the performer,
- Understand styles, types and conventions of design techniques and their applications for performance,
- Apply skills in a range of styles in an area of design,
- Realise designs on themselves and on others for a range of performance conditions
Development of Acting SkillsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare as an actor
- Develop relevant acting skills
- Audit own acting skills
Devising PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand techniques used to create material for a devised performance
- Understand the process of translating a stimulus or commission into devised performance work
- Create and perform devised work for a target audience or commissioning group
- Understand the effectiveness of the created dramatic text in performance
Employability SkillsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Determine own responsibilities and performance
- Develop interpersonal and transferable skills
- Understand the dynamics of working with others
- Develop strategies for problem solving
Facilities Operation in the ArtsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the responsibilities and duties of facilities management in the arts,
- Understand the current legal and health and safety requirements in facilities operation and management,
- Use a range of administrative systems and processes,
- Evaluate and review the qualities and effectiveness of facilities operation
Historical Context in the Performing ArtsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the development of a chosen performing art
- Understand the development of a genre within a chosen performing art
- Demonstrate practically how past practice in a chosen genre informs current practice
Innovative Theatre Performance WorkReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the nature and context of innovative performance practice
- Apply appropriate skills and processes in the realisation of innovative performance
- Use appropriate documentation to record, analyse and evaluate processes and skills
Jazz Dance Development and AnalysisReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Improve and maintain the technical skills and physical fitness required to participate in jazz rehearsal and performance
- Apply technique to dance performance across jazz styles
- Perform a substantial jazz dance combination/piece, applying appropriate technique and skills
- Understand the influence and impact of leading practitioners on the development of jazz dance
Jazz Dance Technique and PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Develop and maintain the technical and performance skills required to participate in and perform jazz styles,
- Apply dance techniques to jazz styles used in modern repertoire,
- Perform jazz dance styles
Lighting Design for live performanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the range of lighting equipment for performance
- Understand the nature of light and colour and their role in performance
- Explore lighting ideas in theory and practice
- Create and manage appropriate documentation for a production
Lighting Operation for live performanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how lighting designs for live performance are realised
- Prepare lighting equipment and accessories safely and securely
- Plot and replay lighting states
- Operate a lighting control system during a performance
Managing A Creative BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structures of small businesses in the arts sector
- Understand sources of funding and support available to small businesses
- Apply financial administration techniques important to small business enterprises
- Understand management issues relevant to small business enterprises
Marketing the Creative ArtsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of marketing principles and audience development within the creative arts. The unit covers the creation and implementation of marketing strategies using a range of tools and techniques to promote specific products or events.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles and theories of marketing and promotion
- Understand techniques of audience development
- Develop strategies to successfully market specific products or events
- Use a range of marketing tools and techniques effectively
Mask Design and ConstructionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Compile relevant visual research into a mask design
- LO2 Understand the constraints applicable to mask design and construction
- LO3 Be able to implement the design processes from drafts to final concept realisation
- LO4 Be able to use a range of construction techniques, materials and surface finishes in mask making
- LO5 Understand the effectiveness of finished masks
Movement for the ActorReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the relationship between anatomy and how an actor moves
- Understand own strengths and weaknesses in movement skills
- Devise a personal programme to develop and extend movement skills
- Apply movement techniques and skills to practical work
Musical Theatre PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structural complexities of musical theatre works
- Use the appropriate performance skills
- Engage in the rehearsal process for a musical theatre work
- Take part in performances of a musical theatre work
Naturalistic ActingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the aims and context of the movement towards Naturalism in acting
- Apply appropriate preparation and rehearsal skills in working towards naturalistic performance
- Participate as an actor in performance in a naturalistic style
- Evaluate own achievement in the preparation, rehearsal and performance of dramatic work in a naturalistic style
Outreach DramaReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the historical context of outreach drama
- Understand how to set up and develop outreach liaison
- Apply drama workshop techniques relevant to the outreach project
- Present and evaluate outreach drama project
Performing Arts Facilities ManagementReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand customer care requirements in the performing arts
- Understand the support services needed to underpin facilities management
- Understand requirements relating to building management
- Understand the strategic issues facing a facilities manager of a performing arts venue
Performing Arts RiggingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Physically position and set up equipment
- Set up and connect electrical equipment
- Implement safe methods of equipment support and suspension above ground level
- Understand legislation and processes necessary to ensure health and safety.
Performing Arts Workshop LeadershipReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the status, nature and scope of contemporary workshop activity in the performing arts
- Apply the creative and organisational skills required to plan and deliver a workshop
- Lead a full workshop using the skills acquired
- Understand the process, reflecting and evaluating the work produced
Period Hair and MakeupReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how health and safety factors affect the selection of products and techniques for period hair and make-up styles,
- Research period styles in hair and make-up,
- Apply the correct technical skills to complete a period image, working to an industry-relevant project brief and to new industry standards,
- Evaluate the match of finished work against the intended design
Physical Theatre PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute effectively to physical workshops
- Explore the potential of contact improvisation as a way to devise material
- Understand and place in context the work of contemporary practitioners
- Apply appropriate skills to a physical performance project
Popular EntertainmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the nature and context of popular entertainment work
- Create popular entertainment work
- Take on the role of a popular entertainer
- Evaluate the effectiveness of own popular entertainment work
Preparation, Process and Production in the Creative ArtsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand own and others' process, production and planning roles in creating a role
- Plan using production processes
- Work safely in a role that the individual has clearly defined within the negotiated project
- Prepare and produce work to deadline
- Evaluate the effectiveness of contributions to the preparation, process and production of the project
Production Management in the Creative ArtsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce production management plans,
- Understand the roles and hierarchy of the production team,
- Understand the legislation applicable to varied production styles,
- Research and analyse contracts, funding, marketing and front of house systems
Production Skills for PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the requirements of individual production roles,
- Understand the impact of technical and production decisions on performance,
- Contribute to a production process in a specific production role,
- Understand how to manage safe working practices
Prosthetics Design and Application for the Creative IndustriesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Discuss the creative and professional responsibilities of the Prosthetics Artist and new developments in technology and product use,
- Demonstrate a theoretical understanding of anatomy and physiology in relation to prosthetic design,
- Develop and communicate prosthetic design ideas in a creative industry context,
- Demonstrate prosthetic application and finishing techniques to industry standards in a practical context
Research ProjectReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to formulate a research specification
- Implement the research project within agreed procedures and to specification
- Evaluate the research outcomes
- Present the research outcomes
Scenic Design ConceptReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of the set designer and the importance of collabouration within the creative team
- Analyse the proposed performance (or text) and apply research techniques in preparation for developing design concepts
- Carry out visual research appropriate to script analysis, directorial or project brief
- Develop draft design concepts for presentation (either 2D or 3D)
Set Design RealisationReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce perspective sketches to convert draft design concepts into visual representations
- Use equipment and instruments to convert draft design concepts into accurate scaled and dimensioned ground plans and elevations
- Produce final working drawings and ground plans.
- Produce and present 3D scaled models from working drawing
Singing For Musical TheatreReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand musical theatre repertoire,
- Understand how to develop and maintain vocal technique through a regular practice routine,
- Prepare sung musical theatre material,
- Perform sung musical theatre material
Singing Techniques and StylesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and physiology of the human voice
- Implement a wide range of vocal techniques
- Apply techniques to contrasting singing styles
- Perform a collection of songs for solo, duo and group.
Site-specific PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the contextual background to site-specific performance practice,
- Develop ideas in the making of site-specific performances,
- Undertake roles in site-specific performances,
- Evaluate the effectiveness of site-specific performances
Small-scale Touring in the Performing ArtsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to the planning of a small-scale tour
- Participate in the production preparation for a small-scale tour
- Undertake a role within a small-scale touring company
- Understand how to evaluate the production activity
Social Dance FormsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the origins and development of social dance,
- Understand styles, types, techniques and conventions of social dance and their applications for the performer,
- Practise and perform social dance forms
Stage Management in practiceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the responsibilities and duties of stage management in a variety of production contexts,
- Develop systems for the production and handling of information,
- Develop and implement stage management procedures in a variety of performance circumstances,
- Ensure safety in the preparation and implementation of performances
Stage Properties for PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the props requirements of a stage production,
- Acquire stage properties,
- Create stage properties,
- Manage stage properties in rehearsal and performance
Surface Finishing Techniques in Theatre ProductionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the significance, effect, properties and use of dry and ready mixed colour for scenic purposes,
- Select, maintain and use a range of scenic painting tools and accessories,
- Select and explore a range of surface finishing techniques to decorate scenery,
- Understand how to manage and implement safe working practices
TV and Film Hair and Make-upReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the creative responsibilities of the film and television make-up artist and new developments in technology and product use
- Present creative ideas in the form of a design brief
- Select appropriate specialised techniques in hair and make-up design
- Produce a hair and make-up design suitable for a media production
Tap Dance Development and AnalysisReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the influence of a significant tap dance practitioner/choreographer
- Develop tap dance technique
- Perform in the style of a specific tap dance practitioner/choreographer
- Evaluate own development in rehearsal and in performance
Tap Dance Technique and PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the development of tap dance
- Develop tap dance technique
- Perform a specific style of tap dance
- Evaluate own training and performance
Theatre DirectingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how theatre directing has developed into its contemporary form and range
- Understand the role, skills and methods of a theatre director
- Work with an ensemble in the rehearsal and realisation of a performance
- Realise and evaluate a performance
Theatre Sound DesignReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the use of sound in professional productions
- Produce designs capable of providing quality sound to both audience and performers
- Re-work productions to enhance performance and stimulate audience response
- Design effects, backgrounds and soundscapes for productions
Theatre Sound OperationReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Connect, rig and set up theatrical sound equipment
- Operate theatrical sound equipment
- Manage safety issues relating to theatrical sound operation
- Diagnose and repair a range of common faults in theatrical sound installations
Theatre in EducationReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics of the theatre form and trace its origins and influences in contemporary practice,
- Carry out research, developing the material into performance,
- Apply performance and workshop leadership skills to support the TIE project,
- Understand the funding issues for TIE work in both local and national contexts
Vocal Method in contextReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the vocal methods of different voice practitioners
- Carry out a personal voice and speech development programme
- Present a personal portfolio of voice and speech work
- Analyse and review the effectiveness of vocal method work
Voice and Speech Development and PracticeReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the physiological formation of sound
- Acquire techniques for voice production and delivery and use them effectively in a variety of situations
- Devise a personal programme to develop and extend vocal and speech skills
- Evaluate own strengths and weaknesses in voice and speech skills.
Wardrobe ManagementReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Take a lead or team role in a wardrobe management team
- Plan and manage the maintenance of costume stock in a wardrobe department
- Manage the day-to-day running of costumes during the production and performance run
- Manage and participate in the maintenance, alterations and repairs of stock
Wig and Postiche Making for the Creative IndustriesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Plan and implement postiche solutions in response to a set commission
- Create postiche solutions to industry standards
- Demonstrate technical abilities in application of postiches to meet design briefs
- Critically evaluate own work in relation to industry standards
Work-based ExperienceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Negotiate industry experience,
- Understand the specific requirements of the placement,
- Undertake work experience as identified,
- Monitor and evaluate own performance and learning
Workshop Constructional SkillsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Correctly interpret plans, diagrams and documentation
- Select appropriate materials and manage their processing
- Set up and operate tools safely
- Safely implement constructional skills
Writing for PerformanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key elements of dramatic texts in a selected medium
- Understand the process of developing dramatic texts into performance
- Create a dramatic text for performance in a selected medium
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the created dramatic text in performance
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Level 4 credits are regulated. 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’ve earned and what’s next.
Acting for CameraActing for MicrophoneActing for Musical TheatreActing with MasksAlternative Approaches to ActingApplied Contemporary Performance PracticeAutomated Lighting for live PerformanceChoreography for Solo Performance
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Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Performing Arts
- Assess Production Feasibility
- Carry out rigging and de-rigging for live productions
- Carry out stagehand housekeeping and security procedures
- Contribute to Monitoring Production Costs
- Contribute to controlling production expenditure
- Contribute to the probity of the production entity
- Control production expenditure
- Control production materials, equipment and supplies
Where this can lead
Facilities Operations Assistant
Your journey here is really what you make of it. If you're keen to learn, take ownership, and genuinely care about creating a great workplace, there are plenty of opportunities to grow, whether you want to lead people, become a technical specialist, or even move into broader operational roles.
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Assess Production FeasibilityCarry out rigging and de-rigging for live productionsCarry out stagehand housekeeping and security proceduresContribute to Monitoring Production CostsContribute to controlling production expenditureContribute to the probity of the production entityControl production expenditureControl production materials, equipment and suppliesControl the overall planning of productionsCreate a prosthetic effectCreate a prosthetic effectCreate small prosthetic pieces and bald capsDemonstrate knowledge and experience of using your art form to support participants to engage and develop in their chosen arts activityDesign visuals for live productionsDevelop lighting designs for live productionsDirect the actors (drama)Dye or Print Fabrics or CostumesEnsure the delivery of the production+28 more
How you’ll actually learn this
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One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
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Built for Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Performing Arts
81 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Acting for Camera
- Acting for Microphone
- Acting for Musical Theatre
- Acting with Masks
- Alternative Approaches to Acting
- Applied Contemporary Performance Practice
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No two people run this the same way
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- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
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Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
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Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is
take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying
for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with
you, on your real work, is for.
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.