Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 2
Pearson Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Laboratory Science
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits37
- Guided learning331 hours
- Units in this qualification20
Awarded by Pearson Education Ltd · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
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.
Accessing, registering and inputting batch/ sample data in a LIMS under supervisionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Access, register and input batch/sample data in a LIMS under supervision
- 1b. Access, register and input batch/sample data in a LIMS under supervision (continued)
- 2a. Know how to access, register and input batch/sample data in a LIMS under supervision
- 2b. Know how to access, register and input batch/sample data in a LIMS under supervision (continued)
Accessing, registering and inputting patient data in a LIMS under supervisionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Access, register and input patient data in a LIMS under supervision
- 1b. Access, register and input patient data in a LIMS under supervision (continued)
- 2a. Know how to access, register and input patient data in a LIMS under supervision
- 2b. Know how to access, register and input patient data in a LIMS under supervision (continued)
Assisting with the maintenance of stocks of reagents and consumables for laboratory useReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the maintenance of stocks of reagents and consumables for labouratory use
- 1b. Assist with the maintenance of stocks of reagents and consumables for labouratory use (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the maintenance of stocks of reagents and consumables for labouratory use
- 2b. Know how to assist with the maintenance of stocks of reagents and consumables for labouratory use (continued)
Assisting with the preparation of biopsy specimens for laboratory investigationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the preparation of biopsy specimens for labouratory investigations
- 1b. Assist with the preparation of biopsy specimens for labouratory investigations (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the preparation of biopsy specimens for labouratory investigations
- 2b. Know how to assist with the preparation of biopsy specimens for labouratory investigations (continued)
Assisting with the preparation of microbiological specimens/samples for laboratory investigationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the preparation of microbiological specimens/samples for labouratory investigations
- 1b. Assist with the preparation of microbiological specimens/samples for labouratory investigations (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the preparation of microbiological specimens/samples for labouratory investigations
- 2b. Know how to assist with the preparation of microbiological specimens/samples for labouratory investigations (continued)
Assisting with the preparation of solutions for laboratory useReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the preparation of solutions for labouratory use
- 1b. Assist with the preparation of solutions for labouratory use (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the preparation of solutions for labouratory use
- 2b. Know how to assist with the preparation of solutions for labouratory use (continued)
Assisting with the processing of diagnostic cytology specimens in the laboratoryReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the processing of diagnostic cytology specimens in the labouratory
- 1b. Assist with the processing of diagnostic cytology specimens in the labouratory (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the processing of diagnostic cytology specimens in the labouratory
- 2b. Know how to assist with the processing of diagnostic cytology specimens in the labouratory (continued)
Assisting with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using automated laboratory equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using automated labouratory equipment
- 1b. Assist with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using automated labouratory equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using automated labouratory equipment
- 2b. Know how to assist with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using automated labouratory equipment (continued)
Assisting with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using manual laboratory techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using manual labouratory techniques
- 1b. Assist with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using manual labouratory techniques (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using manual labouratory techniques
- 2b. Know how to assist with the processing of liquid clinical specimens using manual labouratory techniques (continued)
Assisting with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated laboratory equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated labouratory equipment
- 1b. Assist with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated labouratory equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated labouratory equipment
- 2b. Know how to assist with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated labouratory equipment (continued)
Assisting with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using manual laboratory techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated labouratory equipment
- 1b. Assist with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated labouratory equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated labouratory equipment
- 2b. Know how to assist with the processing of liquid compounds/samples using automated labouratory equipment (continued)
Assisting with the routine maintenance, cleaning, disinfecting and calibration of laboratory equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assist with the routine maintenance, cleaning, disinfecting and calibration of labouratory equipment
- 1b. Assist with the routine maintenance, cleaning, disinfecting and calibration of labouratory equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assist with the routine maintenance, cleaning, disinfecting and calibration of labouratory equipment
- 2b. Know how to assist with the routine maintenance, cleaning, disinfecting and calibration of labouratory equipment (continued)
Communicating laboratory information to authorised personnel under supervisionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Communicate labouratory information to authorised personnel under supervision
- 1b. Communicate labouratory information to authorised personnel under supervision (continued)
- 2a. Know how to communicate labouratory information to authorised personnel under supervision
- 2b. Know how to communicate labouratory information to authorised personnel under supervision (continued)
Drawing blood samples from patients for laboratory investigationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Draw blood samples from patients for labouratory investigations
- 1b. Draw blood samples from patients for labouratory investigations (continued)
- 2a. Know how to draw blood samples from patients for labouratory investigations
- 2b. Know how to draw blood samples from patients for labouratory investigations (continued)
Following aseptic procedures in the laboratory environmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Follow aseptic procedures in the labouratory environment
- 1b. Follow aseptic procedures in the labouratory environment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to follow aseptic procedures in the labouratory environment
- 2b. Know how to follow aseptic procedures in the labouratory environment (continued)
Maintaining effective and efficient working relationships in the laboratoryReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Maintain effective and efficient working relationships in the labouratory
- 1b. Maintain effective and efficient working relationships in the labouratory (continued)
- 2a. Know how to maintain effective and efficient working relationships in the labouratory
- 2b. Know how to maintain effective and efficient working relationships in the labouratory (continued)
Maintaining health and safety in a laboratory environmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Maintain health and safety in a labouratory environment
- 1b. Maintain health and safety in a labouratory environment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to maintain health and safety in a labouratory environment
- 2b. Know how to maintain health and safety in a labouratory environment (continued)
Measuring, weighing and preparing compounds and solutions for laboratory useReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Measure, weigh and prepare compounds and solutions for labouratory use
- 1b. Measure, weigh and prepare compounds and solutions for labouratory use (continued)
- 2a. Know how to measure, weigh and prepare compounds and solutions for labouratory use
- 2b. Know how to measure, weigh and prepare compounds and solutions for labouratory use (continued)
Preparing culture media and solutions for laboratory useReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare culture media and solutions for labouratory use
- 1b. Prepare culture media and solutions for labouratory use (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare culture media and solutions for labouratory use
- 2b. Know how to prepare culture media and solutions for labouratory use (continued)
Receiving, sorting, transporting and storing laboratory specimens/samples under supervisionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Receive, sort, transport and store labouratory specimens/samples under supervision
- 1b. Receive, sort, transport and store labouratory specimens/samples under supervision (continued)
- 2a. Know how to receive, sort, transport and store labouratory specimens/samples under supervision
- 2b. Know how to receive, sort, transport and store labouratory specimens/samples under supervision (continued)
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 2 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.
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 tutorsWhere 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.
- 01_Maintaining health and safety in a laboratory environment
- 02_Maintaining effective and efficient working relationships in the laboratory
- 04_Communicating laboratory information to authorised personnel under supervision
- 12_Maintaining cell lines for laboratory activities using cryogenic storage
- 15_Assisting with the Preparation of Solutions for Laboratory Use
- 19_Monitor the routine maintenance, cleaning, disinfecting and calibration of biomanufacturing equipment
- Accessing, registering and inputting patient data in a LIMS under supervision
- Assess and communicate scientific or technical information to authorised personnel
Where this can lead
Associate Laboratory Equipment Technician
Your journey starts here, but where it goes is really up to you. We're committed to investing in your development and providing clear pathways for growth, whether you want to become a technical guru or lead a team. The opportunities are vast, and we're excited to see where you take it.
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 Pearson Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Laboratory Science
20 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Accessing, registering and inputting batch/ sample data in a LIMS under supervision
- Accessing, registering and inputting patient data in a LIMS under supervision
- Assisting with the maintenance of stocks of reagents and consumables for laboratory use
- Assisting with the preparation of biopsy specimens for laboratory investigations
- Assisting with the preparation of microbiological specimens/samples for laboratory investigations
- Assisting with the preparation of solutions for laboratory use
and 14 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.
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.