Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 3
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 NVQ Extended Diploma in Installation and Commissioning (QCF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits176
- Guided learning120 hours
- Units in this qualification110
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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.
Assembling and testing electronic circuitsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assemble and test electronic circuits
- 1b. Assemble and test electronic circuits (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assemble and test electronic circuits
- 2b. Know how to assemble and test electronic circuits (continued)
Assembling and testing fluid power systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assemble and test fluid power systems
- 1b. Assemble and test fluid power systems (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assemble and test fluid power systems
- 2b. Know how to assemble and test fluid power systems (continued)
Assembling pattern, model and engineering woodwork componentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Assemble pattern, model and engineering woodwork components
- 1b. Assemble pattern, model and engineering woodwork components (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assemble pattern, model and engineering woodwork components
- 2b. Know how to assemble pattern, model and engineering woodwork components (continued)
Assembling, wiring and testing electrical panels/components mounted in enclosuresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Assemble, wire and test electrical panels/components mounted in enclosures
- 1b. Assemble, wire and test electrical panels/components mounted in enclosures (continued)
- 2a. Know how to assemble, wire and test electrical panels/components mounted in enclosures
- 2b. Know how to assemble, wire and test electrical panels/components mounted in enclosures (continued)
Carrying Out Fault Diagnosis on Escalator InstallationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry Out Fault Diagnosis on Escalator Installations
- 1b. Carry Out Fault Diagnosis on Escalator Installations(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Carry Out Fault Diagnosis on Escalator Installations
- 2b. Know how to Carry Out Fault Diagnosis on Escalator Installations(continued)
Carrying Out Fault Diagnosis on Lift InstallationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry Out Fault Diagnosis on Lift Installations
- 1b. Carry Out Fault Diagnosis on Lift Installations(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Carry Out Fault Diagnosis on Lift Installations
- 2b. Know how to Carry Out Fault Diagnosis on Lift Installations(continued)
Carrying out aircraft detail fitting activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out aircraft detail fitting activities
- 1b. Carry out aircraft detail fitting activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to carry out aircraft detail fitting activities
- 2b. Know how to carry out aircraft detail fitting activities (continued)
Carrying out hand forging of engineering materialsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out hand forging of engineering materials,
- 1b. Carry out hand forging of engineering materials (continued),
- 2a. Know how to carry out hand forging of engineering materials,
- 2b. Know how to carry out hand forging of engineering materials (continued)
Carrying out heat treatment of engineering materialsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out heat treatment of engineering materials
- 1b. Carry out heat treatment of engineering materials (continued)
- 2a. Know how to carry out heat treatment of engineering materials
- 2b. Know how to carry out heat treatment of engineering materials (continued)
Carrying out maintenance activities on motorsport vehicle electrical equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out maintenance activities on motorsport vehicle electrical equipment,
- 1b. Carry out maintenance activities on motorsport vehicle electrical equipment (continued),
- 2a. Know how to carry out maintenance activities on motorsport vehicle electrical equipment,
- 2b. Know how to carry out maintenance activities on motorsport vehicle electrical equipment (continued)
Checking and Setting Lift InstallationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Check and Set Lift Installations
- 1b. Check and Set Lift Installations(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Check and Set Lift Installations
- 2b. Know how to Check and Set Lift Installations(continued)
Commissioning Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Compressed Air Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Compressed Air Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Compressed Air Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Compressed Air Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Compressed Air Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Electrical/Electronic Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Electrical/Electronic Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Electrical/Electronic Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Electrical/Electronic Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Electrical/Electronic Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Engineered SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Engineered Systems
- 1b. Commission Engineered Systems(continued)
- 1c. Commission Engineered Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Engineered Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Engineered Systems(continued)
Commissioning Environmental Pollution Control Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Environmental Pollution Control Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Environmental Pollution Control Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Environmental Pollution Control Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Environmental Pollution Control Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Escalator InstallationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Escalator Installations,
- 1b. Commission Escalator Installations(continued),
- 2a. Know how to Commission Escalator Installations,
- 2b. Know how to Commission Escalator Installations(continued)
Commissioning Fluid Power Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Fluid Power Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Fluid Power Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Fluid Power Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Fluid Power Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Fresh Water Distribution Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Fresh Water Distribution Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Fresh Water Distribution Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Fresh Water Distribution Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Fresh Water Distribution Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Heating and Ventilation Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Heating and Ventilation Equipment and Systems,
- 1b. Commission Heating and Ventilation Equipment and Systems(continued),
- 2a. Know how to Commission Heating and Ventilation Equipment and Systems,
- 2b. Know how to Commission Heating and Ventilation Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Instrumentation and Control Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Instrumentation and Control Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Instrumentation and Control Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Instrumentation and Control Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Instrumentation and Control Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Mechanical Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Mechanical Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Mechanical Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Mechanical Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Mechanical Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Process Controller Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Process Controller Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Process Controller Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Process Controller Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Process Controller Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Refrigeration Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Refrigeration Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Refrigeration Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Refrigeration Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Refrigeration Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment and Systems
- 1b. Commission Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment and Systems(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Commission Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment and Systems
- 2b. Know how to Commission Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment and Systems(continued)
Commissioning Workplace Environmental Control Equipment and SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Commission Workplace Environmental Control Equipment and Systems,
- 1b. Commission Workplace Environmental Control Equipment and Systems(continued),
- 2a. Know how to Commission Workplace Environmental Control Equipment and Systems,
- 2b. Know how to Commission Workplace Environmental Control Equipment and Systems(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 business improvement activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Conduct business improvement activities
- 1b. Conduct business improvement activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to conduct business improvement activities
- 2b. Know how to conduct business improvement activities (continued)
Cutting and shaping materials using thermal cutting equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Cut and shape materials using thermal cutting equipment
- 1b. Cut and shape materials using thermal cutting equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to cut and shape materials using thermal cutting equipment
- 2b. Know how to cut and shape materials using thermal cutting equipment (continued)
Diagnosing and rectifying faults on motorsport vehicle systems _during competition_Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Diagnose and rectify faults on motorsport vehicle systems (during competition)
- 1b. Diagnose and rectify faults on motorsport vehicle systems (during competition) (continued)
- 2a. Know how to diagnose and rectify faults on motorsport vehicle systems (during competition)
- 2b. Know how to diagnose and rectify faults on motorsport vehicle systems (during competition) (continued)
Fettling, finishing and checking cast componentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Fettle, finish and check cast components
- 1b. Fettle, finish and check cast components (continued)
- 2a. Know how to fettle, finish and check cast components
- 2b. Know how to fettle, finish and check cast components (continued)
Finishing surfaces by applying coatings or coveringsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Finish surfaces by applying coatings or coverings
- 1b. Finish surfaces by applying coatings or coverings (continued)
- 2a. Know how to finish surfaces by applying coatings or coverings
- 2b. Know how to finish surfaces by applying coatings or coverings (continued)
Finishing surfaces by applying treatmentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Finish surfaces by applying treatments
- 1b. Finish surfaces by applying treatments (continued)
- 2a. Know how to finish surfaces by applying treatments
- 2b. Know how to finish surfaces by applying treatments (continued)
Forming and assembling electrical cable enclosure and support systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Form and assemble electrical cable enclosure and support systems,
- 1b. Form and assemble electrical cable enclosure and support systems (continued),
- 2a. Know how to form and assemble electrical cable enclosure and support systems,
- 2b. Know how to form and assemble electrical cable enclosure and support systems (continued)
Forming and assembling pipework systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Form and assemble pipework systems
- 1b. Form and assemble pipework systems (continued)
- 2a. Know how to form and assemble pipework systems
- 2b. Know how to form and assemble pipework systems (continued)
General electrical and electronic engineering applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out general electrical and electronic engineering applications
- 1b. Carry out general electrical and electronic engineering applications (continued)
- 2a. Know how to carry out general electrical and electronic engineering applications
- 2b. Know how to carry out general electrical and electronic engineering applications (continued)
General fabrication and welding applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out general fabrication and welding applications
- 1b. Carry out general fabrication and welding applications (continued)
- 2a. Know how to carry out general fabrication and welding applications
- 2b. Know how to carry out general fabrication and welding applications (continued)
General machining, fitting and assembly applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out general machining, fitting and assembly applications
- 1b. Carry out general machining, fitting and assembly applications (continued)
- 2a. Know how to carry out general machining, fitting and assembly applications
- 2b. Know how to carry out general machining, fitting and assembly applications (continued)
General maintenance engineering applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out general maintenance engineering applications
- 1b. Carry out general maintenance engineering applications (continued)
- 2a. Know how to carry out general maintenance engineering applications
- 2b. Know how to carry out general maintenance engineering applications (continued)
Handing Over and Confirming Completion of Installation or Commissioning ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Hand Over and Confirm Completion of Installation or Commissioning Activities
- 1b. Hand Over and Confirm Completion of Installation or Commissioning Activities(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Hand Over and Confirm Completion of Installation or Commissioning Activities
- 2b. Know how to Hand Over and Confirm Completion of Installation or Commissioning Activities(continued)
Inspecting a motorsport vehicle during a competitionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Inspect a motorsport vehicle during a competition
- 1b. Inspect a motorsport vehicle during a competition (continued)
- 2a. Know how to inspect a motorsport vehicle during a competition
- 2b. Know how to inspect a motorsport vehicle during a competition(continued)
Installing Air Conditioning and Ventilation EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment,
- 1b. Install Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment(continued),
- 2a. Know how to Install Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment,
- 2b. Know how to Install Air Conditioning and Ventilation Equipment (continued)
Installing Compressed Air EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Compressed Air Equipment
- 1b. Install Compressed Air Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Compressed Air Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Compressed Air Equipment(continued)
Installing Electrical/Electronic EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Electrical/Electronic Equipment
- 1b. Install Electrical/Electronic Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Electrical/Electronic Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Electrical/Electronic Equipment(continued)
Installing Emergency Electrical Power Generation EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment
- 1b. Install Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Emergency Electrical Power Generation Equipment(continued)
Installing Environmental Pollution Control EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Environmental Pollution Control Equipment,
- 1b. Install Environmental Pollution Control Equipment(continued),
- 2a. Know how to Install Environmental Pollution Control Equipment,
- 2b. Know how to Install Environmental Pollution Control Equipment(continued)
Installing Equipment to Produce an Engineered SystemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Equipment to Produce an Engineered System
- 1b. Install Equipment to Produce an Engineered System(continued)
- 1c. Install Equipment to Produce an Engineered System(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Equipment to Produce an Engineered System
- 2b. Know how to Install Equipment to Produce an Engineered System(continued)
Installing Escalator EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Escalator Equipment
- 1b. Install Escalator Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Escalator Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Escalator Equipment(continued)
Installing Fluid Power EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Fluid Power Equipment
- 1b. Install Fluid Power Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Fluid Power Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Fluid Power Equipment(continued)
Installing Fresh Water Distribution EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Fresh Water Distribution Equipment
- 1b. Install Fresh Water Distribution Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Fresh Water Distribution Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Fresh Water Distribution Equipment(continued)
Installing Heating and Ventilation EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Heating and Ventilation Equipment
- 1b. Install Heating and Ventilation Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Heating and Ventilation Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Heating and Ventilation Equipment(continued)
Installing Hydraulic Lift EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Hydraulic Lift Equipment
- 1b. Install Hydraulic Lift Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Hydraulic Lift Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Hydraulic Lift Equipment(continued)
Installing Instrumentation and Control EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Instrumentation and Control Equipment,
- 1b. Install Instrumentation and Control Equipment(continued),
- 2a. Know how to Install Instrumentation and Control Equipment,
- 2b. Know how to Install Instrumentation and Control Equipment(continued)
Installing Lift Doors, Frames and Ancillary ComponentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Lift Doors, Frames and Ancillary Components,
- 1b. Install Lift Doors, Frames and Ancillary Components(continued),
- 2a. Know how to Install Lift Doors, Frames and Ancillary Components,
- 2b. Know how to Install Lift Doors, Frames and Ancillary Components(continued)
Installing Lift Ropes and ChainsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Lift Ropes and Chains
- 1b. Install Lift Ropes and Chains(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Lift Ropes and Chains
- 2b. Know how to Install Lift Ropes and Chains(continued)
Installing Lift Well and Ancillary EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Lift Well and Ancillary Equipment
- 1b. Install Lift Well and Ancillary Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Lift Well and Ancillary Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Lift Well and Ancillary Equipment(continued)
Installing Mechanical EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Mechanical Equipment
- 1b. Install Mechanical Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Mechanical Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Mechanical Equipment(continued)
Installing Process Controller EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Process Controller Equipment
- 1b. Install Process Controller Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Process Controller Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Process Controller Equipment(continued)
Installing Refrigeration EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Refrigeration Equipment
- 1b. Install Refrigeration Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Refrigeration Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Refrigeration Equipment(continued)
Installing Traction Lift EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Traction Lift Equipment
- 1b. Install Traction Lift Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Traction Lift Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Traction Lift Equipment(continued)
Installing Waste/Foul Water Distribution EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment
- 1b. Install Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Waste/Foul Water Distribution Equipment(continued)
Installing Workplace Environmental Control EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install Workplace Environmental Control Equipment
- 1b. Install Workplace Environmental Control Equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Install Workplace Environmental Control Equipment
- 2b. Know how to Install Workplace Environmental Control Equipment(continued)
Installing aircraft mechanical fastenersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Install aircraft mechanical fasteners
- 1b. Install aircraft mechanical fasteners (continued)
- 2a. Know how to install aircraft mechanical fasteners
- 2b. Know how to install aircraft mechanical fasteners (continued)
Maintaining and testing process instrumentation and control devicesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Maintain and test process instrumentation and control devices,
- 1b. Maintain and test process instrumentation and control devices (continued),
- 2a. Know how to maintain and test process instrumentation and control devices,
- 2b. Know how to maintain and test process instrumentation and control devices (continued)
Maintaining electrical equipment/systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Maintain electrical equipment/systems
- 1b. Maintain electrical equipment/systems (continued)
- 2a. Know how to maintain electrical equipment/systems
- 2b. Know how to maintain electrical equipment/systems (continued)
Maintaining electronic equipment/systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Maintain electronic equipment/systems,
- 1b. Maintain electronic equipment/systems (continued),
- 2a. Know how to maintain electronic equipment/systems,
- 2b. Know how to maintain electronic equipment/systems (continued)
Maintaining fluid power equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Maintain fluid power equipment,
- 1b. Maintain fluid power equipment (continued),
- 2a. Know how to maintain fluid power equipment,
- 2b. Know how to maintain fluid power equipment (continued)
Maintaining mechanical devices and equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Maintain mechanical devices and equipment
- 1b. Maintain mechanical devices and equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to maintain mechanical devices and equipment
- 2b. Know how to maintain mechanical devices and equipment (continued)
Measuring and Setting Out Lift InstallationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Measure and Setting Out Lift Installations
- 1b. Measure and Setting Out Lift Installations(continued)
- 2a. Know how to Measure and Setting Out Lift Installations
- 2b. Know how to Measure and Setting Out Lift Installations(continued)
Preparing and proving CNC fabrication machine tool programsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and prove CNC fabrication machine tool programs
- 1b. Prepare and prove CNC fabrication machine tool programs (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and prove CNC fabrication machine tool programs
- 2b. Know how to prepare and prove CNC fabrication machine tool programs (continued)
Preparing and proving CNC machine tool programsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and prove CNC machine tool programs
- 1b. Prepare and prove CNC machine tool programs (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and prove CNC machine tool programs
- 2b. Know how to prepare and prove CNC machine tool programs (continued)
Preparing and using CNC fabrication machineryReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use CNC fabrication machinery
- 1b. Prepare and use CNC fabrication machinery (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use CNC fabrication machinery
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use CNC fabrication machinery (continued)
Preparing and using CNC machining centresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use CNC machining centres
- 1b. Prepare and use CNC machining centres (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use CNC machining centres
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use CNC machining centres (continued)
Preparing and using CNC milling machinesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use CNC milling machines
- 1b. Prepare and use CNC milling machines (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use CNC milling machines
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use CNC milling machines (continued)
Preparing and using CNC turning machinesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use CNC turning machines
- 1b. Prepare and use CNC turning machines (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use CNC turning machines
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use CNC turning machines (continued)
Preparing and using grinding machinesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use grinding machines
- 1b. Prepare and use grinding machines (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use grinding machines
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use grinding machines (continued)
Preparing and using industrial robotsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use industrial robots
- 1b. Prepare and use industrial robots (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use industrial robots
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use industrial robots (continued)
Preparing and using lathes for turning operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use lathes for turning operations
- 1b. Prepare and use lathes for turning operations (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use lathes for turning operations
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use lathes for turning operations (continued)
Preparing and using manual MIG, MAG and other continuous wire welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use manual MIG, MAG and other continuous wire welding equipment
- 1b. Prepare and use manual MIG, MAG and other continuous wire welding equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use manual MIG, MAG and other continuous wire welding equipment
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use manual MIG, MAG and other continuous wire welding equipment (continued)
Preparing and using manual TIG or plasma-arc welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use manual TIG or plasma-arc welding equipment,
- 1b. Prepare and use manual TIG or plasma-arc welding equipment (continued),
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use manual TIG or plasma-arc welding equipment,
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use manual TIG or plasma-arc welding equipment (continued)
Preparing and using manual flame brazing and bronze welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use manual flame brazing and bronze welding equipment
- 1b. Prepare and use manual flame brazing and bronze welding equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use manual flame brazing and bronze welding equipment
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use manual flame brazing and bronze welding equipment (continued)
Preparing and using manual gas welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use manual gas welding equipment
- 1b. Prepare and use manual gas welding equipment (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use manual gas welding equipment
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use manual gas welding equipment (continued)
Preparing and using manual metal arc welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use manual metal arc welding equipment
- 1b. Prepare and use manual metal arc welding equipment(continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use manual metal arc welding equipment
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use manual metal arc welding equipment (continued)
Preparing and using milling machinesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Prepare and use milling machines
- 1b. Prepare and use milling machines (continued)
- 2a. Know how to prepare and use milling machines
- 2b. Know how to prepare and use milling machines (continued)
Producing CAD models _drawings_ using a CAD systemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce CAD models (drawings) using a CAD system
- 1b. Produce CAD models (drawings) using a CAD system (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce CAD models (drawings) using a CAD system
- 2b. Know how to produce CAD models (drawings) using a CAD system (continued)
Producing aircraft detail assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce aircraft detail assemblies,
- 1b. Produce aircraft detail assemblies (continued),
- 2a. Know how to produce aircraft detail assemblies,
- 2b. Know how to produce aircraft detail assemblies (continued)
Producing and preparing molten materials for castingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce and prepare molten materials for casting,
- 1b. Produce and prepare molten materials for casting (continued),
- 2a. Know how to produce and prepare molten materials for casting,
- 2b. Know how to produce and prepare molten materials for casting (continued)
Producing and preparing sand moulds and cores for castingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce and prepare sand moulds and cores for casting
- 1b. Produce and prepare sand moulds and cores for casting (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce and prepare sand moulds and cores for casting
- 2b. Know how to produce and prepare sand moulds and cores for casting (continued)
Producing cast components by manual meansReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce cast components by manual means
- 1b. Produce cast components by manual means (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce cast components by manual means
- 2b. Know how to produce cast components by manual means (continued)
Producing components by rapid prototyping techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce components by rapid prototyping techniques
- 1b. Produce components by rapid prototyping techniques (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce components by rapid prototyping techniques
- 2b. Know how to produce components by rapid prototyping techniques (continued)
Producing components using hand fitting techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce components using hand fitting techniques
- 1b. Produce components using hand fitting techniques (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce components using hand fitting techniques
- 2b. Know how to produce components using hand fitting techniques (continued)
Producing composite assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce composite assemblies
- 1b. Produce composite assemblies (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce composite assemblies
- 2b. Know how to produce composite assemblies (continued)
Producing composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques
- 1b. Produce composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques
- 2b. Know how to produce composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques (continued)
Producing composite mouldings using resin infusion techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce composite mouldings using resin infusion techniques
- 1b. Produce composite mouldings using resin infusion techniques (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce composite mouldings using resin infusion techniques
- 2b. Know how to produce composite mouldings using resin infusion techniques (continued)
Producing composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques
- 1b. Produce composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques
- 2b. Know how to produce composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques (continued)
Producing electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD systemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD system
- 1b. Produce electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD system (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD system
- 2b. Know how to produce electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD system (continued)
Producing engineering project plansReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce engineering project plans
- 1b. Produce engineering project plans (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce engineering project plans
- 2b. Know how to produce engineering project plans (continued)
Producing mechanical assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce mechanical assemblies
- 1b. Produce mechanical assemblies (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce mechanical assemblies
- 2b. Know how to produce mechanical assemblies (continued)
Producing mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD systemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system,
- 1b. Produce mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system (continued),
- 2a. Know how to produce mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system,
- 2b. Know how to produce mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system (continued)
Producing platework components and assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce platework components and assemblies
- 1b. Produce platework components and assemblies (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce platework components and assemblies
- 2b. Know how to produce platework components and assemblies (continued)
Producing sheet metal components and assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Produce sheet metal components and assemblies
- 1b. Produce sheet metal components and assemblies (continued)
- 2a. Know how to produce sheet metal components and assemblies
- 2b. Know how to produce sheet metal components and assemblies (continued)
Stripping and rebuilding motorsport engines _pre-competition_Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Strip and rebuild motorsport engines (pre-competition)
- 1b. Strip and rebuild motorsport engines (pre-competition) (continued)
- 2a. Know how to strip and rebuild motorsport engines (pre-competition)
- 2b. Know how to strip and rebuild motorsport engines (pre-competition) (continued)
Stripping and rebuilding motorsport vehicles _pre-competition_Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Strip and rebuild motorsport vehicles (pre-competition)
- 1b. Strip and rebuild motorsport vehicles (pre-competition) (continued)
- 2a. Know how to strip and rebuild motorsport vehicles (pre-competition)
- 2b. Know how to strip and rebuild motorsport vehicles (pre-competition) (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
Using computer software packages to assist with engineering activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Use computer software packages to assist with engineering activities
- 1b. Use computer software packages to assist with engineering activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to use computer software packages to assist with engineering activities
- 2b. Know how to use computer software packages to assist with engineering activities (continued)
Using wood for pattern, modelmaking and other engineering applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Use wood for pattern, modelmaking and other engineering applications
- 1b. Use wood for pattern, modelmaking and other engineering applications (continued)
- 2a. Know how to use wood for pattern, modelmaking and other engineering applications
- 2b. Know how to use wood for pattern, modelmaking and other engineering applications (continued)
Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuitsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Wire and test electrical equipment and circuits
- 1b. Wire and test electrical equipment and circuits (continued)
- 2a. Know how to wire and test electrical equipment and circuits
- 2b. Know how to wire and test electrical equipment and circuits (continued)
Wiring and testing programmable controller based systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Wire and test programmable controller based systems
- 1b. Wire and test programmable controller based systems (continued)
- 2a. Know how to wire and test programmable controller based systems
- 2b. Know how to wire and test programmable controller based systems (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.
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.
- Carrying out fault diagnosis on escalator installations
- Carrying out fault diagnosis on lift installations
- Checking and setting lift installations
- Commission Electrical Systems and Equipment
- Commission air conditioning and heat pump systems
- Commission building services engineering installations
- Commission digital telecommunications or radio communication equipment
- Commission electronic security systems
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 own work
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Pearson Edexcel Level 3 NVQ Extended Diploma in Installation and Commissioning (QCF)
110 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Assembling and testing electronic circuits
- Assembling and testing fluid power systems
- Assembling pattern, model and engineering woodwork components
- Assembling, wiring and testing electrical panels/components mounted in enclosures
- Carrying Out Fault Diagnosis on Escalator Installations
- Carrying Out Fault Diagnosis on Lift Installations
and 104 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.