City and Guilds of London Institute · RQF Level 4
City & Guilds Level 4 Diploma In Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (QCF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 4
- Total credits120
- Units in this qualification26
Awarded by City and Guilds of London Institute · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
These are the units City and Guilds of London Institute 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.
Automated machining of materialsReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the use of automation in modern machining systems
- Understand the information links between CAD and manufacturing systems
- Understand process planning for manufacture
- Produce CNC part-programs
- Produce parts using CNC machines
Developing business improvement plansReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the need for business improvement within organisations
- Create training plans to identify work place requirements prior to the implementation of the improvement plan
- Produce business improvement plans
- Communicate business improvement plans to stakeholders
Engineering ProcurementReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of resource management and its application to an engineering operation
- Understand how the procurement strategy contributes to the achievement of an engineering operation’s objectives
- Understand the importance of the procurement contract and its application to engineering operations
- Understand procurement pricing and management strategies within an engineering organisation
- Review and evaluate procurement strategies within an engineering organisation
Engineering designReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to select and justify design solutions required to meet given specifications
- Use computer software to develop design drawings or schemes to meet design specifications
- Understand how to justify selected product designs for economic manufacture
- Develop design specifications to meet customer requirements
Engineering mathematicsReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Use algebraic methods to analyse and solve engineering problems
- Solve engineering problems that require the use of trigonometric methods of analysis
- Use methods of differential and integral calculus to solve engineering problems
- Apply complex numbers and complex analysis to solve engineering problems
Engineering planning and schedulingReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the use of process planning, capacity assessment and scheduling techniques
- Understand inventory management documentation
- Understand the use of shop control systems
- Understand group technology processing
- Plan engineering activities
Human factors in the workplaceReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of human factors in the workplace
- Understand features and limitations of human performance
- Understand the interrelationship between different roles and responsibilities in the workplace
- Understand how physical and personal factors of the working environment affect human performance
- Understand how the execution of different tasks can affect human performance
- Understand how to communicate effectively in the workplace
- Understand causes of human error
- Recommend ways to mitigate risk in the workplace
- Understand how to apply safety, occupational health an
Industrial roboticsReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the developing trends for using robots in engineering manufacture
- Understand robot arm configurations and their classifications
- Produce working robot programs
- Understand robot cell design
Instrumentation and Control PrinciplesReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand instrumentation systems used in process control
- Understand process control systems and controllers
- Understand the use of regulating units
Introducing CAD/CAM systems in advanced manufacturingReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the benefits of using CAD/CAM systems
- Understand methods of data transfer between systems
- Recommend introducing CAD/CAM to manufacturing processes
Maintenance of engineering systems and equipmentReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand maintenance planning in engineering
- Understand mechatronics in industrial systems
- Understand the principles of sensors in mechatronics
- Understand the principles of actuation systems
- Plan for maintenance operations
- Carry out maintenance procedures on systems and equipment
Managing information and knowledgeReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the need to manage information and knowledge within organisations
- Understand the role of ICT in managing information and knowledge
- Understand the links between knowledge management strategy and competitive advantage
Materials EngineeringReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Determine the properties and selection criteria of materials from tests and data sources
- Understand the relationships between manufacturing processes and material behaviour
- Select suitable materials and processing methods for a specific product
- Understand the in-service causes of failure of engineering materials
Metal fabrication technologyReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand metal forming processes
- Understand metal joining methods
- Understand metal cutting methods
- Understand surface protection methods
- Specify processes for fabricated products
Personal and Professional DevelopmentReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to plan for personal and professional development
- Understand how people learn
- Produce personal and professional development plans
- Make recommendations for personal and professional development
Planning and implementing change within businessesReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the need for managing organisational change
- Understand the change process within business environments
- Understand the importance of effective leadership and management in the change process
- Evaluate the change process in organisations
Principles of composite materialsReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles and structure of composite materials
- Understand elementary polymer chemistry
- Understand the materials and techniques used with pre-impregnated (pre-preg) and pre-formed (pre-forms) materials
- Understand the materials and techniques used in dry fibre moulding
- Understand preparation and assembly methods for composite components in the manufacture of composite structures
Principles of composites manufactureReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the manufacturing processes used for composite components and structures
- Understand the implications of manufacturing processes on design for manufacture
- Understand types and sources of manufacture defects of composite components and structures
- Understand Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods of testing
- Understand process and quality systems required for composite component and structure manufacture
Principles of mechanical component manufactureReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the modern manufacturing environment
- Understand manufacturing requirements of mechanical engineering products
- Understand methods of mechanical engineering manufacture
- Understand finishing treatments for manufactured parts
- Understand the requirements for product inspection
Project ManagementReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand why organisations use project management methodologies to achieve strategic goals.
- Understand the benefits of project management in terms of efficiency, cost control, and risk mitigation.
- Understand how to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables when setting up projects.
- Understand how to develop a project plan, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget.
- Use project management tools to maintain project schedules and track progress.
- Control project costs and manage resources effectively.
- Monitor project risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Review projects at all stages to identify lessons learned and improve future project performance.
Quality assurance and controlReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of quality assurance and quality control within an organisational culture
- Understand how Total Quality Management systems operate
- Understand the implementation process of quality management systems
- Understand key principles of Business Excellence Models
- Understand the principles of Six Sigma project management
- Understand the techniques and methods applied to the quality control of goods and services
- Understand the use and application of codes of practice, standards and design guides
Quality assurance and testing of welded jointsReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Know quality assurance methods used in welding
- Understand weld testing methods
- Produce quality assurance specifications
Statistical analysis for EngineersReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the causes of variation in industrial processes
- Understand statistical concepts and functions
- Calculate unbiased estimates of population parametres
- Solve industrial problems using statistical analysis of sample data
Statistical process controlReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how Statistical Process Control is used as a quality control technique
- Understand the use of statistical techniques in consumer and producer sampling schemes
- Apply statistical techniques to sampling plans
- Understand how to determine manufacturing process capabilities
- Determine process capabilities
Welding technology and practiceReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Understand advanced welding processes
- Understand failure modes of welded joints
- Understand how to select appropriate welding processes
- Specify welding processes and design criteria for products
Work based projectReal unit · City and Guilds of London Institute
What you'll be able to do
- Research workplace problems
- Set project objectives
- Source information, concepts and principles relevant to workplace problems
- Select project methods to address objectives
- Apply methods to meet objectives
- Report on the outcomes of projects
The honest bit
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Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
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Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
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Where these credits take you
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Where this can lead
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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 City & Guilds Level 4 Diploma In Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (QCF)
26 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by City and Guilds of London Institute.
- Automated machining of materials
- Developing business improvement plans
- Engineering Procurement
- Engineering design
- Engineering mathematics
- Engineering planning and scheduling
and 20 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.
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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
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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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