MP Awards · RQF Level 2
MPQC Level 2 Certificate in Mining Operations (QCF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits20
- Guided learning79 hours
- Units in this qualification15
Awarded by MP Awards · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
These are the units MP Awards 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.
Arrange and Secure Loads in MinesReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given operating information relating to the use of plant or machinery and confirm its relevance.
- Comply with the relevant, current legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures to maintain safe working practices.
- Select plant or machinery resources for the methods of work and operations to be carried out.
- Comply with organisational procedures to minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area.
- Comply with the given contract information to carry out the work efficiently to the required specification.
- Complete the wor
Carry Out Simple Testing Operations in the Extractives and Mineral Processing IndustriesReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Check equipment and conditions for testing
- Identify and prepare a simple test sample
- Conduct tests safely
- Record test results
- Follow organisational procedures
Carry out sampling operations for scientific or technical testsReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out sampling operations for scientific or technical tests
- 1b. Carry out sampling operations for scientific or technical tests (continued)
- 2a. Know how to carry out sampling operations for scientific or technical tests
- 2b. Know how to carry out sampling operations for scientific or technical tests (continued)
Conform to Efficient Working Practices in the WorkplaceReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate with others to establish productive working relationships
- Follow organisational procedures to maintain good work relationships
- Maintain appropriate records in accordance with the organisational procedures
Direct and Guide the Movement of Plant or Machinery in MinesReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given operating information relating to the use of plant or machinery and confirm its relevance.
- Organise with others the sequence in which the work is to be carried out.
- Comply with the relevant, current legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures to maintain safe working practices.
- Select plant or machinery resources for the methods of work or operations to be carried out.
- Comply with organisational procedures to minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area.
- Comply with the given contract information to carry
Install Mining Back-up ServicesReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources to confirm its relevance.
- Comply with the given, relevant legislation and official guidance to carry out your work and maintain safe working practices.
- Select the required type, quantity, compatibility and quality of resources for the methods of work.
- Comply with organisational procedures to minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area.
- Comply with the given contract information to carry out the work efficiently and to the required specification.
- Complete the work within the allocated time, in accordance wi
Installing and Operating Spoil Removal Equipment in the WorkplaceReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing and operating spoil removal equipment.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing and operating spoil removal equipment.
- Maintain safe working practices when installing and operating spoil removal equipment.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install and operate spoil removal equipment.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing and operating spoil removal equipment.
- Complete the work with
Measure and Set Out Dimensional Control for the Mining RequirementsReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to set out dimensional control
- Set out and/or mark positions for drilling
Operate Mining or Plant Machinery to Excavate and LoadReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given operating information relating to the use of plant or machinery and confirm its relevance.
- Organise with others the sequence in which the work is to be carried out.
- Comply with the relevant, current legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures to maintain safe working practices.
- Request resources to sustain plant or machinery operations to complete the programme of work.
- Select plant or machinery resources for the methods of work and operations to be carried out.
- Comply with organisational procedures to minimise the risk
Operate Plant or Machinery to Receive or Transport Mine Personnel, Materials or MineralsReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given operating information relating to the use of plant or machinery and confirm its relevance.
- Organise with others the sequence in which the work is to be carried out.
- Comply with the relevant, current legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures to maintain safe working practices.
- Request resources to sustain plant or machinery operations to complete the programme of work.
- Select plant or machinery resources for the methods of work and operations to be carried out.
- Comply with organisational procedures to minimise the risk
Operate Safely in Mining EnvironmentReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Identify hazards associated with the workplace and record and report in accordance with organisational procedure.
- Comply with all workplace safety legislation requirements at all times.
- Operate safely
- Comply with organisational operating arrangements and approved procedures
- Comply with all emergency procedures in accordance with organisational policy.
- Respond to incidents and emergencies
- Operate safely in the Mining Environment
Prepare Mining Plant or Machinery for Operational PerformanceReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given operating information relating to the use of plant or machinery and confirm its relevance.
- Organise with others the sequence in which the work is to be carried out.
- Comply with the relevant current legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures to maintain safe work practices
- Request resources to sustain plant or machinery operations to complete the programme of work.
- Select plant or machinery resources for the methods of work and operations to be carried out.
- Comply with organisational procedures to minimise the risk of d
Receive and Handle Explosive Materials on SiteReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Manage explosives effectively on site
- Understand approved procedures and practices for managing explosives on site
Receive, Store and Issue Explosive MaterialsReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Manage storage of explosive materials effectively
- Understand approved procedures and practices
Setting Out Secondary Dimensional Work Control in the WorkplaceReal unit · MP Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to setting out dimensional control of the work.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance to set out dimensional control of the work.
- Maintain safe working practices when setting out dimensional control of the work.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources to set out dimensional control of the work.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when setting out dimensional control of the work.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when setting out dimensional control of the work.
- Comply wi
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Every credit is a stamp you keep
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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.
- 18_Carry out sampling operations in a biomanufacturing environment
- Appoint personnel to work in the mine
- Arrange and secure loads for transportation
- Arrange and secure loads in the mine
- Carry out asbestos survey sampling
- Carry out complex scientific or technical sampling operations
- Carry out sampling operations in life sciences and related industries
- Carry out simple sampling operations
Where this can lead
Plant Operations Manager
This role is a significant stepping stone. It's challenging, demanding, but if you thrive on building, leading, and delivering tangible results, the opportunities for growth are immense. We're looking for someone who wants to make a real difference, not just manage a process.
See the whole journey →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.
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.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for MPQC Level 2 Certificate in Mining Operations (QCF)
15 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by MP Awards.
- Arrange and Secure Loads in Mines
- Carry Out Simple Testing Operations in the Extractives and Mineral Processing Industries
- Carry out sampling operations for scientific or technical tests
- Conform to Efficient Working Practices in the Workplace
- Direct and Guide the Movement of Plant or Machinery in Mines
- Install Mining Back-up Services
and 9 more in the full unit list below.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
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.
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