NCFE · RQF Entry Level
NCFE Entry Level Certificate in Occupational Studies (Entry 3) (QCF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Entry Level
- Total credits13
- Guided learning60 hours
- Units in this qualification55
Awarded by NCFE · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
These are the units NCFE 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.
Audio and video softwareReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- AVSE:1 Use audio and/or video hardware and software to capture sequences
- AVSE:2 Use audio and /or video software tools to edit sequences
- AVSE:3 Play and present audio and/or video sequences
Basic CookingReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Cook basic food items and dishes
Basic food preparationReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare food for cold presentation or cooking
Care of Farm AnimalsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know different farm animal gender types
- Know signs of health in farm animals
- Assist with moving farm animals safely
- Assist with basic treatment of farm animals
- Assist with feeding and watering farm animals
- Assist with cleaning out and preparing new accommodation for farm animals
- Work safely with farm animals
Checking and Maintaining Car Tyre Pressures and TreadReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Use relevant tools and equipment.
- Maintain tyres on a car.(HD1/E3)
Checking and Maintaining Fluid Levels on a CarReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Use appropriate materials and equipment.(MSS1/E3.7)
- Maintain fluid levels in a car engine.(HD1/E3.1)(Rt/E2.1)
Creating Images DigitallyReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know uses of digital images
- Use hardware and software to create and edit digital images
- Comment on own work
Customer Service in the Hospitality IndustryReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know the importance of good customer service
- Communicate with customers
- Know the importance of good personal presentation
Design and imaging softwareReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- DISE:1 Obtain and insert information for designs or images
- DISE:2 Use design and imaging software tools to manipulate and edit drawings or images
Developing Creative Media SkillsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know the use of different mediums
- Plan producing a media product as a team member
- Produce and present a media product as a team member
- Comment on own work
Developing Reception and Filing SkillsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Perform reception duties in an office environment.(SLc/E3; SLr/E3)
- Perform some filing in an office environment.(SLc/E3)
- Deal with messages in an office environment.(SLlr/E3; Wt/E3)
Developing Skills for Sowing and Growing PlantsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Use indoor sowing techniques (frame/greenhouse).
- Use outdoor sowing techniques.
- Maintain and transplant seedling plants.(SLr/E3; SLc/E3; Rt/E3)
- Use the processes of “hardening off” and “planting out”.
Developing Skills for Using and Maintaining Garden ToolsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know a range of hand tools used in gardening.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Maintain a range of garden hand tools.
- Use a range of garden hand tools.
- Understand basic Health and Safety in the use and transportation of hand tools.
Digital Music.Real unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Use a media player to play music.
- Use appropriate software to play music.
- Use appropriate tools to organise a music collection.
Displaying Travel and Tourism InformationReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know ways of displaying travel and tourism information to the customer
- Plan and present travel and tourism information
- Assess other learners' displays of travel and tourism information
- Review own display of travel and tourism information
Energy productionReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know about different energy sources
Environmental improvementReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to carry out an environmental survey of a site
- Understand how to carry out improvement work
Hairdressing: Introduction to Assisting a StylistReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Assist stylist with technical service.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3; Rt/E3)
- Shampoo a client’s hair.
Hairdressing: Introduction to Health and SafetyReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Comply with a range of health and safety requirements in a salon environment.(Rt/E3; SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Maintain personal hygiene and appearance.
Health and FitnessReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Show awareness of the vocational area.(SLc/E3)
- Interact with others in an appropriate way.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3; SLd/E3)
- Show a development in skills.(MSS1/E3)
- Apply process to tackle basic problems.(MSS1/E3)
- Show basic awareness of safe working practices.(Rt/E3)
- Review own performance and personal skills.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
IT User fundamentalsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- IUFE:1 Interact with and use IT system to meet needs
- IUFE:2 Organise, store and retrieve appropriately
- IUFE:3 Understand the need for safety and security practices
- IUFE:4 Maintain system and respond to common IT system problems
Identification of Basic External and Internal Car PartsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and locate basic external car parts.(Rt/E; Wt/E; SLr/E; SLc/E)
- Identify and locate basic internal car parts.(Rt/E; Wt/E; SLr/E; SLc/E)
Introducing brickwork skillsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know the resources required to lay bricks and blocks.
- Joint brick and block work.
- Lay bricks and blocks.
- Clean up on completion.
Introduction to BrickworkReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the vocational area.
- Interact with others in an appropriate way.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Work safely and correctly.(MSS1/E3; MSS2/E3)
- Tackle basic problems.
- Review his/her performance and personal skills.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3; SLd/E3)
Introduction to Building and ConstructionReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Show awareness of the vocational area.(SLc/E3; Rw/E3)
- Interact with others in an appropriate way.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Show development skills.(MSS1/E3; MSS2/E3)
- Apply process to tackle basic problems.
- Show basic awareness of safe working practices.(Rt/E3)
- Review own performance and personal skills.(SLc/E3; SLd/E3)
Introduction to Carpentry and JoineryReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know about vocational area.
- Interact with others.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Work safely and correctly.(MSS1/E3; MSS2/E3)
- Tackle basic problems.(MSS1/E3; MSS2/E3)
- Review his/her performance and personal skills.(SLc/E3; SLd/E3)
Introduction to Clothing DesignReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of clothing design.(Wt/E3.1-4; WwE3.1)
- Follow a simple design brief.(RtE3)
Introduction to Customer Service SkillsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the benefits to the organisation of good customer service.(SLc/E; Wt/E)
- Understand the possible consequences of poor customer service.(SLc/E)
- Understand the value of first impressions.(SLc/E)
- Understand positive verbal and non-verbal interaction with customers.(SLlr/E; SLc/E; SLd/E)
- Understand that respect for the individual is at the heart of good customer service.(SLc/E)
- Understand his/her role in dealing with complaints from customers.(SLc/E)
Introduction to Garden HorticultureReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate an awareness of things that grow in a garden or allotment.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Be familiar with propagating plants.
- Demonstrate an awareness of how to prepare an outside growing bed.
- Be familiar with growing and caring for plants.
Introduction to Garden Maintenance SkillsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate familiarity with relevant tools.
- Maintain a garden.
- Understand the importance of lawn maintenance.(SLr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Demonstrate an awareness of the correct methods of garden waste disposal.(SLr/E3; SLc/E3)
Introduction to Health and Safety: ConstructionReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Show awareness of the vocational area.
- Interact with others in an appropriate way.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Show development skills.
- Apply process to tackle basic problems.(Rt/E3)
- Show basic awareness of safe working practices.(Ws/E3)
- Review own performance and personal skills.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3; SLd/E3)
Introduction to Painting and DecoratingReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Comply with safe working practices in a painting and decorating environment.(Rw/E3)
- Prepare and maintain a work area.
- Use and maintain tools and equipment
- Prepare one surface for application of materials.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Apply materials to prepared surface.
Introduction to Personal Digital Photograph ProcessingReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Use a software package to process digital photographs.(1.2; 1.3; 2.1; 6b.1)
Introduction to Practical Floristry SkillsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate awareness of design in floristry.(SLc/E3; SLd/E3)
- Plan and prepare for the construction process.(SLc/E3; SLd/E3)
- Make a floral arrangement
- Produce buttonhole.
- Review their work.(SLd/E3; SLc/E3)
Introduction to Propagation of PlantsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate an ability to recognise different forms of embryo plants.(SLlr/E; SLc/E)
- Demonstrate an awareness of potential sources of embryo plants.(Rt/E; Wt/E; SLlr/E; SLc/E)
- Demonstrate an awareness of the need to plant appropriately.(Rt/E; Wt/E; SLlr/E; SLc/E)
Introduction to Retail SkillsReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise good retail practice in a sales area.
- Recognise what constitutes good customer care.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Recognise how to make a sale.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Recognise how to work safely.(Rt/E3)
Introduction to engineeringReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know about types of engineering organisation
Introduction to handling stock in a retail environmentReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Unpack and move stock
- Store stock sfaely
- Fill up stock on display
Introduction to keeping the work area clean, tidy and safe in a retail environmentReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Clean work areas
- Dispose of waste and rubbish safely
- Ask for help in an accident or emergency
Introduction to the Hospitality IndustryReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know the main outlets in the hospitality industry
- Know the job opportunities within the hospitality industry
Office procedures – mailing, recording and filingReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Handle mail
- Find and store routine documents in paper based systems
Planning for and taking part in a visitReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Plan a visit to a chosen tourism destination
- Use personal skills to take part in a visit
Problem solving skills for workReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise a problem in the place of work.
- Identify a solution to the problem.
Safe tractor operationReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Understand, with assistance if necessary, the basic functions and safe operation of a tractor
- Carry out, with assistance if necessary, routine maintenance and safe operation of a tractor
Skin careReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for basic skin care treatment
- Provide basic skin care treatment
Soft FurnishingReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Show an awareness of the vocational area.(MSS1/E3; MSS2/E3)
- Interact with others in an appropriate way.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3)
- Show a development in skills.(MSS1/E3; MSS2/E3)
- Apply processes to tackle basic problems.
- Show basic awareness of safe working practices.(Rt/E3)
- Review own performance and personal skills.(SLd/E3)
Taking Part in SportReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Take part in team sports
- Take part in individual sports
- Review own performance
Understanding the Skills Required for FloristryReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Be familiar with the relevant tools and equipment.(Wt/E3; SLc/E3; SLr/E3)
- Be familiar with relevant plant material.(Wt/E3; SLc/E3; SLr/E3)
- Understand preservation and conditioning techniques.(Wt/E3; SLc/E3; SLr/E3)
- Understand basic design principles.(SLc/E3; SLd/E3)
- Understand construction techniques.(Wt/E3; SLc/E3; SLr/E3)
Using the InternetReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- INTE:1 Connect to the Internet
- INTE:2 Use browser software to navigate webpages
- INTE:3 Use browser tools to search for information from the Internet and the world-wide web or an intranet
- INTE:4 Use browser software to communicate information online
- INTE:5 Follow and understand the need for safety and security practices when working online
Using the Telephone, Fax and PhotocopierReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Use a telephone in an office environment.(SLc/E3; SLlr/E3)
- Use a fax machine in an office environment.(Wt/E3; Rt/E3)
- Use a photocopier in an office environment.(Rt/E3)
Valeting a Car InteriorReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Use appropriate equipment and tools.
- Valet a car interior.(Rt/E3)
Washing a Car ExteriorReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Use appropriate tools and equipment.
- Wash car exterior.
Working as a VolunteerReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Know the role of the volunteer in different types of voluntary work
- Know the benefits of participating in voluntary work
- Undertake voluntary work
Working in a teamReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the features of good team working.
- Work co-operatively with others in a team.
- Know how team members value each others’ contributions.
- Carry out a review of their team work.
Working in an office settingReal unit · NCFE
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to work as part of an office team
- Organise own work
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
Entry Level 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.
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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.
Where this can lead
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Your journey starts here. We're looking for someone who sees this Associate role not just as a job, but as the first step in a rewarding career dedicated to keeping people safe. We'll invest in your development, and in return, we expect your dedication and a willingness to learn and grow with us.
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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 NCFE Entry Level Certificate in Occupational Studies (Entry 3) (QCF)
55 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by NCFE.
- Audio and video software
- Basic Cooking
- Basic food preparation
- Care of Farm Animals
- Checking and Maintaining Car Tyre Pressures and Tread
- Checking and Maintaining Fluid Levels on a Car
and 49 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.