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How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- 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.
- 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.
01What it is
BTEC Nationals are level 3 vocational qualifications that provide specialist, work-related learning in a range of sectors.
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.
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.
02The units
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Business Management in the Land-based Sector Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit introduces learners to the environmental and land-based sector's breadth, economic and social impact, business resources, structures, and marketplace. You'll also understand financial and physical record keeping systems for business management.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the breadth and importance of an industry within the environmental and land-based sector, including its economic and social impact.
- Understand business resources and structures, including human resources, financial resources, and organisational structures.
- Understand the business marketplace, including market analysis, competitor analysis, and customer behaviour.
- Understand how to use financial and physical record keeping systems to manage business operations effectively.
Participate in Business Planning and Improvement in the Land-based Sector Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand business improvement principles within land-based industries. They will identify opportunities for practical improvement, develop a business idea, and prepare a comprehensive business plan.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of business improvement within land-based industries.
- Understand the requirements for business improvement within land-based industries.
- Identify opportunities for practical business improvement in a land-based context.
- Plan opportunities for practical business improvement in a land-based context.
- Develop a land-based business idea, considering its feasibility and potential.
- Prepare a comprehensive business plan for a land-based business idea.
Understanding Principles and Methods of Design for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore design processes and the design development cycle relevant to blacksmithing and metalworking. The unit covers cultural associations, design for need, and the designer's responsibilities to the wider community.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand design processes used in blacksmithing and metalworking.
- Understand the design development cycle and its various phases.
- Understand cultural associations relevant to design in blacksmithing and metalworking.
- Understand design for need and the designer’s responsibilities to the wider community in the context of blacksmithing and metalworking.
Understanding and Using Blacksmithing Installation Skills Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain skills in site evaluation methods, costings, and record keeping for blacksmithing installations. The unit covers producing complex constructions and performing site installation operations while considering risk assessment and environmental factors.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the methods used for site evaluation prior to blacksmithing installations, including risk assessment and environmental considerations.
- Understand construction and installation costings and record-keeping procedures for blacksmithing projects.
- Produce a complex blacksmithing construction, demonstrating technical proficiency and problem-solving skills.
- Perform site installation operations for blacksmithing projects, adhering to safety regulations and industry best practices.
Understanding and Using Blacksmithing and Construction Skills Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the application of blacksmithing construction methods, including working with dissimilar metals to produce functional and aesthetic forged elements. You'll learn to create complex motifs and produce accurate workshop drawings to guide the forging process.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply blacksmithing construction methods to create functional and aesthetic pieces.
- Demonstrate the principles and practical application of working with dissimilar metals in blacksmithing.
- Produce a finished, forged, complex element or motif using blacksmithing techniques.
- Produce accurate workshop drawings for complex elements and motifs to guide the forging process.
Understanding and Using Fabrication Skills for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of metals commonly used in fabrication, their properties, and forms of supply. The unit develops skills in marking out, cutting, bending, forming, and joining materials to produce fabricated components.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the metals and associated forms of supply commonly used in fabrication processes.
- Mark out and cut materials to a parallel line development specification.
- Use fabrication bending/forming equipment to produce a parallel line development sheet fabrication.
- Use fabrication joining methods to create a parallel line development sheet fabrication.
Understanding and Using Fabrication Techniques for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to use materials effectively in blacksmithing and metalworking tasks. You'll plan to minimise waste, and accurately cut, form, and join materials to required specifications.
What you'll be able to do
- Use materials effectively, minimising waste and maximising resource utilisation.
- Cut material to the required specification within a product-based task, ensuring accuracy and precision.
- Form complex components to the required specification within a product-based task, demonstrating skill and control.
- Join material to the required specification within a product-based task, ensuring structural integrity and aesthetic quality.
Understanding and Using Forging Techniques for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to demonstrate common forgework techniques, maintain solid fuel forge hearth control and tooling, and understand the effects of forgework and heat treatment processes on steel properties.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate commonly used forgework techniques, including drawing down, upsetting, bending, and punching.
- Demonstrate solid fuel forge hearth control, maintaining appropriate temperatures for different forging processes.
- Maintain common forge tooling, ensuring it is in good working order and properly stored.
- Understand the effects of forgework and heat on steel, including hardening, tempering, and annealing.
Understanding the History and Development of the Blacksmithing Industry Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the UK blacksmithing industry's scope, structure, and historical development. You'll understand the roles of key stakeholders, government influences, and trade organisations, as well as career prospects within the industry.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the scope and structure of the UK blacksmithing industry, including its key sectors and stakeholders.
- Understand the historical development of the UK blacksmithing industry, tracing its origins and evolution over time.
- Understand the influences of government policies and relevant trade organisations on the UK blacksmithing industry and career prospects.
- Know the scope of the blacksmithing industry in other countries, comparing and contrasting its characteristics with the UK industry.
Undertake Blacksmithing Processes Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to produce tooling and decorative elements using blacksmithing processes. You'll demonstrate heat treatment techniques and understand how to identify and rectify common faults in blacksmithing work.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the principles and practical application of processes used to produce tooling for blacksmithing.
- Demonstrate the principles and practical application of processes used to produce decorative elements and motifs in blacksmithing.
- Demonstrate the principles and practical application of heat treatment processes used in blacksmithing.
- Understand common faults that can occur during blacksmithing processes and how to rectify them.
Undertake Computer Aided Design in Horticulture, Treework and Blacksmithing Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop skills in producing and modifying two-dimensional drawings using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. The unit covers drawing creation, editing, annotation, and the application of CAD within land-based industries.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce two-dimensional drawings using a Computer Aided Design (CAD) package.
- Edit and modify two-dimensional drawings using a Computer Aided Design (CAD) package.
- Understand the processes involved in the production and modification of two-dimensional drawings using a Computer Aided Design (CAD) package.
- Understand the usefulness of Computer Aided Design (CAD) packages in land-based industries.
Undertake Drawing Practice for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll produce simple technical drawings following industrial conventions and apply surface development methods to create working patterns. The unit also covers producing observed drawings and applying scale, proportion, and perspective in presentations.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce simple technical drawings in a format that conforms to relevant industrial conventions, including dimensioning and tolerancing.
- Apply the parallel line and radial line surface development methods to produce a working pattern for metalwork projects.
- Produce observed drawings of metalwork objects and structures, accurately capturing their form and detail.
- Apply scale, proportion, and perspective to effect and produce presentational/working drawings for metalwork projects.
Undertake Fabrication Drawing for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll study standard conventions in detailed technical fabrication drawings and apply surface development methods, including parallel line, radial line, and triangulation, to produce accurate working patterns for fabrication.
What you'll be able to do
- Know and understand the standard conventions used in the production of detailed technical working drawings for fabrication.
- Accurately use the parallel line method of surface development to produce a working pattern for fabrication.
- Accurately use the radial line method of surface development to produce a working pattern for fabrication.
- Accurately use the triangulation method of surface development to produce a working pattern for fabrication.
Undertake Forge Practice for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll demonstrate forging processes and gas furnace control, assess and maintain forge tooling, and understand health and safety requirements within the forge environment to ensure safe and effective practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the principles and practical application of various forging processes.
- Assess the condition of forge tooling and undertake necessary maintenance to ensure its safe and effective operation.
- Demonstrate the principles and practical application of gas furnace control for blacksmithing and metalworking processes.
- Understand the health and safety management requirements and procedures that must be followed in a forge environment to ensure a safe working environment.
Undertake Horseshoe Production Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to understand the purposes of horseshoes and safely use specialist tooling. You'll demonstrate the principles and practice of producing standard and bespoke horseshoes to specified requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the various purposes for which horseshoes are used.
- Safely and effectively use specialist tooling required for horseshoe production.
- Demonstrate the principles and practical techniques involved in producing standard horseshoe types.
- Demonstrate the principles and practical techniques involved in producing horseshoes to meet specific, pre-defined specifications.
Undertake Introductory Welding for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with practical skills in oxy-acetylene, manual metal arc, metal arc gas shielded, and oxy-fuel welding techniques. You'll demonstrate welding processes and understand how to identify and rectify common welding faults.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the principles and practice of oxy-acetylene welding techniques.
- Demonstrate the principles and practice of manual metal arc welding techniques.
- Demonstrate the principles and practice of metal arc gas shielded welding techniques.
- Demonstrate the principles and practice of oxy-acetylene and plasma arc cutting techniques.
Undertake Large Scale Design for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers understanding large-scale design project briefs and developing design ideas for blacksmithing and metalworking. You'll create models and prototypes and assess working methods to achieve effective design outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key elements of a large scale design project brief for blacksmithing and metalworking.
- Develop and effectively communicate large scale design ideas using appropriate methods.
- Make large scale models and prototypes to test and refine design concepts.
- Assess working methods and techniques to realise an effective design outcome for a large scale blacksmithing or metalworking project.
Undertake Large Scale Working for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides knowledge of the history and evolution of ironwork and develops learners' ability to explore and develop large-scale creative ideas. You'll record, analyse, and present their work, producing a large-scale decorative forged artefact.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the history of ironwork and its development over time.
- Explore and develop large-scale creative ideas for ironwork and metalwork projects.
- Record information accurately relating to the design and production of large-scale metalwork.
- Analyse the results of the design and production process for large-scale metalwork.
- Present the results of the design and production process for large-scale metalwork effectively.
- Produce a large-scale decorative forged artefact to a professional standard.
Undertake Manual Metal Arc Welding for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit equips learners to prepare equipment and consumables for manual metal arc welding, understand factors affecting weld quality, and produce positional fillet and butt welds using manual metal arc welding equipment.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare equipment and consumables for manual metal arc welding tasks.
- Understand the factors that influence the quality of manual metal arc welds.
- Produce positional fillet welds using manual metal arc welding equipment.
- Produce positional butt welds using manual metal arc welding equipment.
Undertake Metal Arc Gas Shielded Welding for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll prepare equipment and consumables for metal arc gas shielded welding, understand factors influencing weld quality, and produce positional fillet and butt welds to specified quality standards using appropriate welding techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare equipment and consumables correctly for metal arc gas shielded welding tasks.
- Understand the factors that influence the quality of metal arc gas shielded welds, including welding parameters and material properties.
- Produce positional fillet welds using metal arc gas shielded welding equipment to meet specified quality standards.
- Produce positional butt welds using metal arc gas shielded welding equipment to meet specified quality standards.
Undertake Oxy-acetylene Welding for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to prepare oxy-acetylene welding equipment and consumables, understand factors influencing weld quality, and produce positional fillet and butt welds using oxy-acetylene welding techniques to specified standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare equipment and consumables correctly for specific oxy-acetylene welding tasks
- Understand the factors that influence the quality of oxy-acetylene welds, including material preparation, gas pressures and welding techniques
- Produce positional fillet welds using oxy-acetylene welding equipment to meet specified quality standards
- Produce positional butt welds using oxy-acetylene welding equipment to meet specified quality standards
Undertake Professional Communication for Blacksmiths and Metalworkers Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to interpret design briefs accurately and produce work meeting specifications while adhering to health and safety and legal requirements. The unit also covers professional communication with clients, suppliers, and colleagues within blacksmithing and metalworking contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Work effectively to produce work that meets the requirements of given design briefs
- Understand health and safety requirements and procedures applicable in workshop environments
- Understand how legal requirements and constraints affect the work of blacksmiths and metalworkers
- Communicate professionally with other parties, including clients, suppliers and colleagues
Undertake Repoussé and Other Decorative Skills for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop skills in repoussé and other decorative metalworking techniques. They will gain knowledge of blacksmithing restoration methods and the history of decorative ironwork.
What you'll be able to do
- Use repoussé techniques to create decorative metalwork.
- Employ a range of decorative skills in blacksmithing and metalworking projects.
- Know the techniques used in blacksmithing restoration, including repair and conservation methods.
- Understand the history of decorative ironwork, including its evolution and cultural significance.
Undertake Small Scale Design for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand and interpret small-scale design briefs for blacksmithing and metalworking projects. They will develop and communicate design ideas, construct models and prototypes, and assess working methods to achieve effective design outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the requirements of a small-scale design project brief in blacksmithing and metalworking.
- Develop and communicate design ideas for small-scale blacksmithing and metalworking projects.
- Construct small-scale models and prototypes to test design ideas.
- Assess working methods to achieve an effective design outcome in blacksmithing and metalworking.
Undertake Small Scale Working for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop creative ideas and produce decorative forged samples using various techniques. The unit includes recording, analysing, and presenting experimental work, culminating in the production of a small-scale decorative forged artefact.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop creative ideas for small scale blacksmithing and metalworking projects.
- Produce decorative forged samples demonstrating a range of techniques.
- Accurately record, thoroughly analyse, and clearly present the results of investigations and experimental work related to blacksmithing and metalworking.
- Produce a small scale decorative forged artefact, applying appropriate techniques and demonstrating a high level of craftsmanship.
Undertake Workshop Practice for Blacksmithing and Metalworking Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of health and safety regulations and safe practices in a forge workshop. You'll identify and use tools, equipment, and materials, and maintain physical resources in blacksmithing and metalworking tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand health and safety regulations and procedures related to the forge workshop environment, including risk assessments and safe working practices.
- Understand the range and use of tools, equipment and materials commonly found in the forge workshop, including hammers, tongs, anvils, forges, and various metals.
- Use tools, equipment and materials commonly found in the forge workshop to perform basic blacksmithing and metalworking tasks, following safety guidelines and industry standards.
- Maintain physical resources in a forge workshop, including cleaning, sharpening, and storing tools and equipment properly.
Undertake an Investigative Project in the Land-based Sector Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll identify and research a suitable investigative project topic within the environmental and land-based sector. The unit covers project planning, data collection and analysis, and reporting findings in a structured format.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and research a suitable topic for an investigative project within the environmental and land-based sector.
- Plan an investigative project in the environmental and land-based sector, including defining objectives, methodology, and resources.
- Carry out an investigative project in the environmental and land-based sector, collecting and analysing relevant data.
- Report on the findings of an investigative project in the environmental and land-based sector, presenting conclusions and recommendations.
Undertake and Review Work Related Experience in the Land-based Industries Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit prepares learners for work-based experience in the environmental and land-based industries. You'll understand industry opportunities, prepare for placement, undertake work experience, and review their performance and learning outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the range of opportunities available within the environmental and land-based industries.
- Prepare for a work-based experience in the environmental and land-based industry, including identifying learning objectives and understanding workplace expectations.
- Undertake a work-based experience in the environmental and land-based industry, applying relevant skills and knowledge.
- Review a work-based experience in the environmental and land-based sector, evaluating performance and identifying areas for development.
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03The standards
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Apply historical, decorative and repoussé blacksmithing techniques
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Apply large scale blacksmithing construction and installation skills
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Back Gouge Welded Units in Blacksmithing
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Demonstrate good forge practice
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Use blacksmithing construction skills
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Use forging techniques for blacksmithing and metalworking
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04The credits
The credits, and who awards them
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What you would be collecting
Business Management in the Land-based SectorParticipate in Business Planning and Improvement in the Land-based SectorUnderstanding Principles and Methods of Design for Blacksmithing and MetalworkingUnderstanding and Using Blacksmithing Installation SkillsUnderstanding and Using Blacksmithing and Construction SkillsUnderstanding and Using Fabrication Skills for Blacksmithing and MetalworkingUnderstanding and Using Fabrication Techniques for Blacksmithing and MetalworkingUnderstanding and Using Forging Techniques for Blacksmithing and Metalworking
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
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What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Blacksmithing and Metalworking (QCF)
- Apply historical, decorative and repoussé blacksmithing techniques
- Apply large scale blacksmithing construction and installation skills
- Back Gouge Welded Units in Blacksmithing
- Demonstrate good forge practice
- Use blacksmithing construction skills
- Use forging techniques for blacksmithing and metalworking
How you would learn this
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A lesson from Business Management in the Land-based Sector, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
This unit introduces learners to the environmental and land-based sector's breadth, economic and social impact, business resources, structures, and marketplace. Learners will also understand financial and physical record keeping systems for business management.
How the thinking builds
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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28 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Business Management in the Land-based Sector
- Participate in Business Planning and Improvement in the Land-based Sector
- Understanding Principles and Methods of Design for Blacksmithing and Metalworking
- Understanding and Using Blacksmithing Installation Skills
- Understanding and Using Blacksmithing and Construction Skills
- Understanding and Using Fabrication Skills for Blacksmithing and Metalworking
and 22 more in the full unit list below.
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