Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 3

Pearson Edexcel Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Automotive Engineering (QCF)

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  • LevelRQF Level 3
  • Total credits116
  • Guided learning120 hours
  • Units in this qualification80

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Applying Finishes to Motorsport Composite MouldingsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Apply finishes to motorsport composite mouldings
  • Apply finishes to motorsport composite mouldings (continued)
  • Apply finishes to motorsport composite mouldings
  • Apply finishes to motorsport composite mouldings (continued)
Applying Finishes to Vehicle Composite MouldingsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Apply finishes to vehicle composite mouldings
  • Apply finishes to vehicle composite mouldings (continued)
  • Apply finishes to vehicle composite mouldings
  • Apply finishes to vehicle composite mouldings (continued)
Assembling Body Sub-Assemblies to Produce a VehicleReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble body sub-assemblies to produce a vehicle
  • 1b. Assemble body sub-assemblies to produce a vehicle (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble body sub-assemblies to produce a vehicle
  • 2b. Know how to assemble body sub-assemblies to produce a vehicle (continued)
Assembling Braking Systems to VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble braking systems to vehicles
  • 1b. Assemble braking systems to vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble braking systems to vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to assemble braking systems to vehicles (continued)
Assembling Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicle Body Sub-Assemblies to Produce a VehicleReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble commercial and passenger carrying vehicle body sub-assemblies to produce a vehicle
  • 1b. Assemble commercial and passenger carrying vehicle body sub-assemblies to produce a vehicle (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble commercial and passenger carrying vehicle body sub-assemblies to produce a vehicle
  • 2b. Know how to assemble commercial and passenger carrying vehicle body sub-assemblies to produce a vehicle (continued)
Assembling Components for Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicles by Resistance Spot WeldingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles by resistance spot welding
  • 1b. Assemble components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles by resistance spot welding (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles by resistance spot welding
  • 2b. Know how to assemble components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles by resistance spot welding (continued)
Assembling Components for Experimental Vehicle Engineering by Manual Torch Brazing and SolderingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Assemble components for experimental vehicle engineering by manual torch brazing and soldering
  • Assemble components for experimental vehicle engineering by manual torch brazing and soldering (continued)
  • Assemble components for experimental vehicle engineering by manual torch brazing and soldering
  • Assemble components for experimental vehicle engineering by manual torch brazing and soldering (continued)
Assembling Components for Experimental Vehicle Engineering by Resistance Spot WeldingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble components for experimental vehicle engineering by resistance spot welding
  • 1b. Assemble components for experimental vehicle engineering by resistance spot welding (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble components for experimental vehicle engineering by resistance spot welding
  • 2b. Know how to assemble components for experimental vehicle engineering by resistance spot welding (continued)
Assembling Composite Vehicle ComponentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble composite vehicle components
  • 1b. Assemble composite vehicle components (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble composite vehicle components
  • 2b. Know how to assemble composite vehicle components (continued)
Assembling Electrical and Electronic Equipment to VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Assemble electrical and electronic equipment to vehicles
  • Assemble electrical and electronic equipment to vehicles (continued)
  • Assemble electrical and electronic equipment to vehicles
  • Assemble electrical and electronic equipment to vehicles (continued)
Assembling Power Plant UnitsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Assemble power plant units
  • Assemble power plant units (continued)
  • Assemble power plant units
  • Assemble power plant units (continued)
Assembling Structures for Experimental Vehicle Engineering using Mechanical FastenersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble structures for experimental vehicle engineering using mechanical fasteners
  • 1b. Assemble structures for experimental vehicle engineering using mechanical fasteners (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble structures for experimental vehicle engineering using mechanical fasteners
  • 2b. Know how to assemble structures for experimental vehicle engineering using mechanical fasteners (continued)
Assembling Structures for Experimental Vehicle Engineering using a Manual Welding ProcessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble structures for experimental vehicle engineering using a manual welding process
  • 1b. Assemble structures for experimental vehicle engineering using a manual welding process (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble structures for experimental vehicle engineering using a manual welding process
  • 2b. Know how to assemble structures for experimental vehicle engineering using a manual welding process (continued)
Assembling Sub-Assembly Units to VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Assemble sub-assembly units to vehicles
  • Assemble sub-assembly units to vehicles (continued)
  • Assemble sub-assembly units to vehicles
  • Assemble sub-assembly units to vehicles (continued)
Assembling Vehicle Body Sub-AssembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble vehicle body sub-assemblies
  • 1b. Assemble vehicle body sub-assemblies (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble vehicle body sub-assemblies
  • 2b. Know how to assemble vehicle body sub-assemblies (continued)
Assembling and Disassembling Electrical and Electronic Equipment on Experimental VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble and disassemble electrical and electronic equipment on experimental vehicles
  • 1b. Assemble and disassemble electrical and electronic equipment on experimental vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble and disassemble electrical and electronic equipment on experimental vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to assemble and disassemble electrical and electronic equipment on experimental vehicles (continued)
Assembling and Disassembling Mechanical Equipment on Experimental VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble and disassemble mechanical equipment on experimental vehicles
  • 1b. Assemble and disassemble mechanical equipment on experimental vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble and disassemble mechanical equipment on experimental vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to assemble and disassemble mechanical equipment on experimental vehicles (continued)
Assembling and Fitting Wiring Looms to VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble and fit wiring looms to vehicles
  • 1b. Assemble and fit wiring looms to vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble and fit wiring looms to vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to assemble and fit wiring looms to vehicles (continued)
Assembling the Front Suspension Sub-AssemblyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Assemble the front suspension sub-assembly
  • Assemble the front suspension sub-assembly (continued)
  • Assemble the front suspension sub-assembly
  • Assemble the front suspension sub-assembly (continued)
Assembling the Rear Axle Sub-AssemblyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Assemble the rear axle sub-assembly
  • 1b. Assemble the rear axle sub-assembly (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to assemble the rear axle sub-assembly
  • 2b. Know how to assemble the rear axle sub-assembly (continued)
Bonding Motorsport Composite MouldingsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Bond motorsport composite mouldings
  • 1b. Bond motorsport composite mouldings (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to bond motorsport composite mouldings
  • 2b. Know how to bond motorsport composite mouldings (continued)
Bonding Vehicle Composite ComponentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Bond vehicle composite components
  • Bond vehicle composite components (continued)
  • Bond vehicle composite components
  • Bond vehicle composite components (continued)
Building Prototype Engines for TestReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Build prototype engines for test
  • 1b. Build prototype engines for test (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to build prototype engines for test
  • 2b. Know how to build prototype engines for test (continued)
Carrying Out Fault Diagnosis and Rectification Activities on Motorsport Vehicles During a CompetitionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Carry out fault diagnosis and rectification activities on motorsport vehicles during a competition
  • 1b. Carry out fault diagnosis and rectification activities on motorsport vehicles during a competition (Continued)
  • 2a. Know how to carry out fault diagnosis and rectification activities on motorsport vehicles during a competition
  • 2b. Know how to carry out fault diagnosis and rectification activities on motorsport vehicles during a competition (Continued)
Carrying Out Fault Diagnosis on Experimental VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Carry out fault diagnosis on experimental vehicles
  • Carry out fault diagnosis on experimental vehicles (continued)
  • Carry out fault diagnosis on experimental vehicles
  • Carry out fault diagnosis on experimental vehicles (continued)
Carrying Out Motorsport Vehicle Inspections During a CompetitionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Carry out motorsport vehicle inspections during a competition
  • 1b. Carry out motorsport vehicle inspections during a competition (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to carry out motorsport vehicle inspections during a competition
  • 2b. Know how to carry out motorsport vehicle inspections during a competition (continued)
Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirementsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Comply with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements
  • Comply with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements
Conducting and Monitoring Road Tests on VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Conduct and monitor road tests on vehicles
  • 1b. Conduct and monitor road tests on vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to conduct and monitor road tests on vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to conduct and monitor road tests on vehicles (continued)
Conducting and Monitoring Static Tests on VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Conduct and monitor static tests on vehicles
  • Conduct and monitor static tests on vehicles (continued)
  • Conduct and monitor static tests on vehicles
  • Conduct and monitor static tests on vehicles (continued)
Cutting and Shaping Sheet Metal for Experimental Vehicle EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Cut and shape sheet metal for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 1b. Cut and shape sheet metal for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to cut and shape sheet metal for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 2b. Know how to cut and shape sheet metal for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
Diagnosing and Rectifying Faults in Vehicle Electrical and Electronic SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Diagnose and rectify faults in vehicle electrical and electronic systems
  • Diagnose and rectify faults in vehicle electrical and electronic systems (continued)
  • Diagnose and rectify faults in vehicle electrical and electronic systems
  • Diagnose and rectify faults in vehicle electrical and electronic systems (continued)
Dressing Prototype Engines for TestReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Dress prototype engines for test
  • 1b. Dress prototype engines for test(continued)
  • 2a. Know how to dress prototype engines for test
  • 2b. Know how to dress prototype engines for test (continued)
Fabricating Structural Components for Experimental Vehicle EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Fabricate structural components for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 1b. Fabricate structural components for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to fabricate structural components for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 2b. Know how to fabricate structural components for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
Fitting Ancillary Units to Commercial and Passenger VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Fit ancillary units to commercial and passenger vehicles
  • 1b. Fit ancillary units to commercial and passenger vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to fit ancillary units to commercial and passenger vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to fit ancillary units to commercial and passenger vehicles (continued)
Fitting Electrical and Electronic Components to Commercial and Passenger Carrying VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Fit electrical and electronic components to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • 1b. Fit electrical and electronic components to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to fit electrical and electronic components to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to fit electrical and electronic components to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
Fitting Internal and External Trim and Fitments to Commercial and Passenger Carrying VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a Fit internal and external trim and fitments to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • 1b Fit internal and external trim and fitments to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
  • 2a Know how to fit internal and external trim and fitments to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • 2b Know how to fit internal and external trim and fitments to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
Fitting Pipework Systems to Commercial and Passenger Carrying VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Fit pipework systems to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • Fit pipework systems to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
  • Fit pipework systems to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • Fit pipework systems to commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
Identifying Defects in Motorsport Composite MouldingsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Identify defects in motorsport composite mouldings
  • 1b. Identify defects in motorsport composite mouldings (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to identify defects in motorsport composite mouldings
  • 2b. Know how to identify defects in motorsport composite mouldings (continued)
Inspecting Motorsport Components by Penetrant Flaw Detection TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Inspect motorsport components by penetrant flaw detection techniques
  • 1b. Inspect motorsport components by penetrant flaw detection techniques (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to inspect motorsport components by penetrant flaw detection techniques
  • 2b. Know how to inspect motorsport components by penetrant flaw detection techniques (continued)
Installing Electrical/Electronic Engine/Transmission Control Units to Prototype VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Install electrical/electronic engine/transmission control units to prototype vehicles
  • 1b. Install electrical/electronic engine/transmission control units to prototype vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to install electrical/electronic engine/transmission control units to prototype vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to install electrical/electronic engine/transmission control units to prototype vehicles (continued)
Joining Components for Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicles using a Manual Welding ProcessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Join components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles using a manual welding process
  • 1b. Join components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles using a manual welding process (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to join components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles using a manual welding process
  • 2b. Know how to join components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles using a manual welding process (continued)
Machining Components for Experimental Vehicle EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Machine components for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 1b. Machine components for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to machine components for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 2b. Know how to machine components for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
Manufacturing Vehicle Components by Acrylic MouldingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Manufacture vehicle components by acrylic moulding
  • 1b. Manufacture vehicle components by acrylic moulding (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to manufacture vehicle components by acrylic moulding
  • 2b. Know how to manufacture vehicle components by acrylic moulding (continued)
Manufacturing Vehicle Components by Resin CastingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Manufacture Vehicle Components by Resin Casting
  • 1b. Manufacture Vehicle Components by Resin Casting (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to Manufacture Vehicle Components by Resin Casting
  • 2b. Know how to Manufacture Vehicle Components by Resin Casting (continued)
Manufacturing Vehicle Components by Vacuum FormingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Manufacture vehicle components by vacuum forming
  • 1b. Manufacture vehicle components by vacuum forming (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to manufacture vehicle components by vacuum forming
  • 2b. Know how to manufacture vehicle components by vacuum forming (continued)
Manufacturing Vehicle Composite Mouldings using Pre-Preg Laminating TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Manufacture vehicle composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques
  • 1b. Manufacture vehicle composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to manufacture vehicle composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques
  • 2b. Know how to manufacture vehicle composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques (continued)
Manufacturing Vehicle Composite Mouldings using Wet Lay-Up TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Manufacture vehicle composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques
  • Manufacture vehicle composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques (continued)
  • Manufacture vehicle composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques
  • Manufacture vehicle composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques (continued)
Marking Out Components for Experimental Vehicle EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Mark out components for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 1b. Mark out components for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to mark out components for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 2b. Know how to mark out components for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
Modifying Commercial and Passenger Carrying VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Modify commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • 1b. Modify commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to modify commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to modify commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
Producing Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicle Body Sub-AssembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Produce commercial and passenger carrying vehicle body sub-assemblies
  • Produce commercial and passenger carrying vehicle body sub-assemblies (continued)
  • Produce commercial and passenger carrying vehicle body sub-assemblies
  • Produce commercial and passenger carrying vehicle body sub-assemblies (continued)
Producing Motorsport Composite AssembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Produce motorsport composite assemblies
  • Produce motorsport composite assemblies (continued)
  • Produce motorsport composite assemblies
  • Produce motorsport composite assemblies (continued)
Producing Motorsport Composite Mouldings using Pre-Preg Laminating TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Produce motorsport composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques
  • 1b. Produce motorsport composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to produce motorsport composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques
  • 2b. Know how to produce motorsport composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques (continued)
Producing Motorsport Composite Mouldings using Resin Infusion Laminating TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Produce motorsport composite mouldings using resin infusion laminating techniques
  • 1b. Produce motorsport composite mouldings using resin infusion laminating techniques (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to produce motorsport composite mouldings using resin infusion laminating techniques
  • 2b. Know how to produce motorsport composite mouldings using resin infusion laminating techniques (continued)
Producing Motorsport Composite Mouldings using Wet Lay-up TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Produce motorsport composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques
  • 1b. Produce motorsport composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to produce motorsport composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques
  • 2b. Know how to produce motorsport composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques (continued)
Removal and Fitting Fuel Systems to Prototype Engines for TestReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Remove and fit fuel systemsto prototype engines for test
  • 1b. Remove and fit fuel systemsto prototype engines for test (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to remove and fit fuel systems to prototype engines for test
  • 2b. Know how to remove and fit fuel systems to prototype engines for test (continued)
Removing and Refitting Braking Systems on Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Remove and refit braking systems on motorsport vehicles
  • 1b. Remove and refit braking systems on motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to remove and refit braking systems on motorsport vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to remove and refit braking systems on motorsport vehicles (continued)
Removing and Refitting Chassis Sub-Assemblies and Components on Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Remove and refit chassis sub-assemblies and components on motorsport vehicles
  • 1b. Remove and refit chassis sub-assemblies and components on motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to remove and refit chassis sub-assemblies and components on motorsport vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to remove and refit chassis sub-assemblies and components on motorsport vehicles (continued)
Removing and Refitting Electrical/Electronic Equipment on Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Remove and refit electrical/electronic equipment on motorsport vehicles
  • Remove and refit electrical/electronic equipment on motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • Remove and refit electrical/electronic equipment on motorsport vehicles
  • Remove and refit electrical/electronic equipment on motorsport vehicles (continued)
Removing and Refitting Fuel Systems on Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Remove and refit fuel systems on motorsport vehicles
  • 1b. Remove and refit fuel systems on motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to remove and refit fuel systems on motorsport vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to remove and refit fuel systems on motorsport vehicles (continued)
Removing and Refitting Motorsport Engines and Ancillary ComponentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Remove and refit motorsport engines and ancillary components
  • 1b. Remove and refit motorsport engines and ancillary components (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to remove and refit motorsport engines and ancillary components
  • 2b. Know how to remove and refit motorsport engines and ancillary components (continued)
Removing and Refitting Steering Systems on Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Remove and refit steering systems on motorsport vehicles
  • Remove and refit steering systems on motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • Remove and refit steering systems on motorsport vehicles
  • Remove and refit steering systems on motorsport vehicles (continued)
Removing and Refitting Suspension Systems on Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Remove and refit suspension systems on motorsport vehicles
  • 1b. Remove and refit suspension systems on motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to remove and refit suspension systems on motorsport vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to remove and refit suspension systems on motorsport vehicles (continued)
Removing and Refitting Transmissions on Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Remove and refit transmissions on motorsport vehicles
  • 1b. Remove and refit transmissions on motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to remove and refit transmissions on motorsport vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to remove and refit transmissions on motorsport vehicles (continued)
Removing, Fitting and Trimming Bodywork to Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Remove, fit and trim bodywork to motorsport vehicles
  • Remove, fit and trim bodywork to motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • Remove, fit and trim bodywork to motorsport vehicles
  • Remove, fit and trim bodywork to motorsport vehicles (continued)
Repairing Defects in Vehicle Composite MouldingsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Repair defects in vehicle composite mouldings
  • 1b. Repair defects in vehicle composite mouldings (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to repair defects in vehicle composite mouldings
  • 2b. Know how to repair defects in vehicle composite mouldings (continued)
Repairing Motorsport Composite MouldingsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Repair motorsport composite mouldings
  • Repair motorsport composite mouldings (continued)
  • Repair motorsport composite mouldings
  • Repair motorsport composite mouldings (continued)
Repairing and Refurbishing Commercial and Passenger Carrying VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Repair and refurbish commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • 1b. Repair and refurbish commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to repair and refurbish commercial and passenger carrying vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to repair and refurbish commercial and passenger carrying vehicles (continued)
Restoring Motorsport Mechanical Components to Usable Condition by RepairReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Restore motorsport mechanical components to usable condition by repair
  • 1b. Restore motorsport mechanical components to usable condition by repair (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to restore motorsport mechanical components to usable condition by repair
  • 2b. Know how to restore motorsport mechanical components to usable condition by repair (continued)
Setting Up Motorsport VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Set up motorsport vehicles
  • 1b. Set up motorsport vehicles (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to set up motorsport vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to set up motorsport vehicles (continued)
Setting Up and Testing Prototype Vehicle Data Acquisition SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Set up and test prototype vehicle data acquisition systems
  • 1b. Set up and test prototype vehicle data acquisition systems (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to set up and test prototype vehicle data acquisition systems
  • 2b. Know how to set up and test prototype vehicle data acquisition systems (continued)
Setting Up and Testing Prototype Vehicle Electrical/Electronic Engine/Transmission Control UnitsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Set up and test prototype vehicle electrical/electronic engine/transmission control units
  • Set up and test prototype vehicle electrical/electronic engine/transmission controlunits (continued)
  • Set up and test prototype vehicle electrical/electronic engine/transmission control units
  • Set up and test prototype vehicle electrical/electronic engine/transmission controlunits (continued)
Stripping and Rebuilding Prototype Engines for TestReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Strip and rebuild prototype engines for test
  • 1b. Strip and rebuild prototype engines for test(continued)
  • 2a. Know how to strip and rebuild prototype engines for test
  • 2b. Know how to strip and rebuild prototype engines for test (continued)
Testing Prototype Engines Installed in VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Test prototype engines installed in vehicles
  • 1b. Test prototype engines installed in vehicles(continued)
  • 2a. Know how to test prototype engines installed in vehicles
  • 2b. Know how to test prototype engines installed in vehicles (continued)
Testing Prototype Engines _Fixed Dynamometer_Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Test prototype engines (fixed dynamometre)
  • 1b. Test prototype engines (fixed dynamometre)(continued)
  • 2a. Know how to test prototype engines (fixed dynamometre)
  • 2b. Know how to test prototype engines (fixed dynamometre) (continued)
Trimming Motorsport Composite Mouldings using Hand ToolsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Trim motorsport composite mouldings using hand tools
  • 1b. Trim motorsport composite mouldings using hand tools (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to trim motorsport composite mouldings using hand tools
  • 2b. Know how to trim motorsport composite mouldings using hand tools (continued)
Trimming Vehicle Composite Mouldings using Hand ToolsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Trim vehicle composite mouldings using hand tools
  • 1b. Trim vehicle composite mouldings using hand tools (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to trim vehicle composite mouldings using hand tools
  • 2b. Know how to trim vehicle composite mouldings using hand tools (continued)
Using Hand Fitting Techniques to Produce Components for Experimental Vehicle EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Use hand fitting techniques to produce components for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 1b. Use hand fitting techniques to produce components for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to use hand fitting techniques to produce components for experimental vehicle engineering
  • 2b. Know how to use hand fitting techniques to produce components for experimental vehicle engineering (continued)
Using and interpreting engineering data and documentationReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Use and interpret engineering data and documentation
  • Use and interpret engineering data and documentation
Welding Motorsport Vehicle Components using a Manual Welding ProcessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • 1a. Weld motorsport vehicle components using a manual welding process
  • 1b. Weld motorsport vehicle components using a manual welding process (continued)
  • 2a. Know how to weld motorsport vehicle components using a manual welding process
  • 2b. Know how to weld motorsport vehicle components using a manual welding process (continued)
Working efficiently and effectively in engineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd

What you'll be able to do

  • Work efficiently and effectively in engineering
  • Work efficiently and effectively in engineering

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

Your passport

Every credit is a stamp you keep

Level 3 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.

Applying Finishes to Motorsport Composite MouldingsApplying Finishes to Vehicle Composite MouldingsAssembling Body Sub-Assemblies to Produce a VehicleAssembling Braking Systems to VehiclesAssembling Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicle Body Sub-Assemblies to Produce a VehicleAssembling Components for Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicles by Resistance Spot WeldingAssembling Components for Experimental Vehicle Engineering by Manual Torch Brazing and SolderingAssembling Components for Experimental Vehicle Engineering by Resistance Spot Welding

Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.

Who’d teach you this

The Evidence Evaluator

Assessor

Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.

Meet all twelve tutors

Where this connects

Where these credits take you

A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.

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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Automotive Engineering (QCF)
  • Applying finishes to motorsport composite mouldings
  • Applying finishes to vehicle composite mouldings
  • Assembling Body Sub-Assemblies
  • Assembling Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicle Body Sub-assemblies
  • Assembling Sub-Assembly Units to Vehicles
  • Assembling and disassembling electrical and electronic equipment on experimental vehicles
  • Assembling and disassembling mechanical equipment on experimental vehicles
  • Assembling and fitting wiring looms to vehicles
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

Skills it covers

What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.

Applying finishes to motorsport composite mouldingsApplying finishes to vehicle composite mouldingsAssembling Body Sub-AssembliesAssembling Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicle Body Sub-assembliesAssembling Sub-Assembly Units to VehiclesAssembling and disassembling electrical and electronic equipment on experimental vehiclesAssembling and disassembling mechanical equipment on experimental vehiclesAssembling and fitting wiring looms to vehiclesAssembling braking systems to vehiclesAssembling components for commercial and passenger carrying vehicles by resistance spot weldingAssembling components for experimental vehicle engineering by manual torch brazing and solderingAssembling components for experimental vehicle engineering by resistance spot weldingAssembling composite vehicle componentsAssembling electrical and electronic equipment to vehiclesAssembling power plant unitsAssembling structures for experimental vehicle engineering using mechanical fastenersAssembling the Front Suspension Sub-AssemblyAssembling the rear axle sub-assembly+53 more

How you’ll actually learn this

One-to-one, on your own real work

A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.

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.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
Applying Finishes to Motorsport Composite MouldingsLevel 3

Applied to your own work

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  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.
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Built for Pearson Edexcel Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Automotive Engineering (QCF)

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

  1. Applying Finishes to Motorsport Composite Mouldings
  2. Applying Finishes to Vehicle Composite Mouldings
  3. Assembling Body Sub-Assemblies to Produce a Vehicle
  4. Assembling Braking Systems to Vehicles
  5. Assembling Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicle Body Sub-Assemblies to Produce a Vehicle
  6. Assembling Components for Commercial and Passenger Carrying Vehicles by Resistance Spot Welding

and 74 more in the full unit list below.

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.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

Why it sticks

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.

  1. 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
  2. 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
  3. 4AnalyseThe Analyst
  4. 3ApplyThe Coach
  5. 2UnderstandThe Connector
  6. 1RememberThe Builder

Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you

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, free

No 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.