Awarding Body for the Built Environment · RQF Level 6
ABBE Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Conservation
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- LevelRQF Level 6
- Total credits70
- Guided learning245 hours
- Units in this qualification79
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Aimed at professionals in the building and construction sector, this qualification allows learners to demonstrate competence in conservation practices. It covers areas such as identifying factors influencing project proposals, providing ethical advice, and managing information systems.
These are the units Awarding Body for the Built Environment 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.
Advance and develop occupational knowledge and practice in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit concerns the need for all individuals to carry out their own continuing development to keep abreast in changes in technology, legislation, materials and practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop others using your experience
Advance and develop occupational knowledge and practice in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll learn to advance occupational knowledge and practice by providing guidance and support to others in planning, conservation, and building control. The unit also covers undertaking continued personal development to enhance professional competence.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop others using your experience in planning, conservation and building control, providing guidance and support.
- Understand how to develop others using your experience, including mentoring and coaching techniques.
- Undertake continued personal development to enhance occupational knowledge and practice in planning, conservation and building control.
- Understand how to undertake continued personal development, including identifying learning needs and accessing relevant resources.
Agree a procurement method with stakeholders and analyse the use and procurement of resources in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit requires an understanding of the procurement process in relation to historic buildings and development areas.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and analyse the use and procurement of resources
Agree a procurement method with stakeholders and analyse the use and procurement of resources in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll identify and analyse resource use and procurement in planning and conservation projects. The unit includes selecting and agreeing appropriate procurement methods with stakeholders to improve resource efficiency and project outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the use of resources in planning and conservation
- Analyse the use of resources in planning and conservation
- Identify the procurement of resources in planning and conservation
- Analyse the procurement of resources in planning and conservation
- Understand how to identify and analyse the use and procurement of resources in planning and conservation
- Select a procurement method with stakeholders
- Agree a procurement method with stakeholders
- Understand how to select and agree a procurement method with stakeholders
Analyse and present measured survey information in conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit concerns conducting, recording, and presenting measured survey results.
What you'll be able to do
- Observe and record measurements
Analyse and present measured survey information in conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll learn to accurately observe and record measurements using appropriate surveying equipment in conservation and building control contexts. The unit covers methods for analysing and presenting survey information clearly while adhering to health and safety guidelines.
What you'll be able to do
- Observe and accurately record measurements relevant to conservation and building control.
- Understand the techniques used to observe and record measurements in a survey.
- Analyse survey information to identify key features and potential issues.
- Present survey information clearly and concisely, using appropriate formats for conservation and building control purposes.
- Understand the methods used to analyse survey information.
- Understand the principles of presenting survey information effectively.
Analyse changes in the environment in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about analysing changes in different aspects of the environment as a basis for developing policy options.
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse changes in the environment in planning and conservation
Analyse changes in the environment in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit covers analysing environmental changes relevant to planning and conservation. You'll identify types of changes, assess their impacts on projects, and evaluate their significance for planning decisions.
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse changes in the environment relevant to planning and conservation.
- Understand the methods used to analyse changes in the environment.
Analyse research and report on historic and heritage assets in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit focuses on research related to historic and heritage assets.
What you'll be able to do
- Research information on historic and heritage assets
Analyse research and report on historic and heritage assets in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about undertaking research to establish the cultural significance (and any designations) of assets.
What you'll be able to do
- Research information on historic and heritage assets
Analyse research and report on historic and heritage assets in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit develops learners' skills to research, analyse, and report on historic and heritage assets. You'll apply appropriate methodologies to gather information and evaluate the significance of assets considering historical, architectural, archaeological, and cultural factors.
What you'll be able to do
- Research information effectively on historic and heritage assets, utilising appropriate resources and methodologies.
- Understand the methodologies and resources available for researching information on historic and heritage assets.
- Analyse the significance of historic and heritage assets, considering their historical, architectural, archaeological, and cultural value.
- Report on the significance of historic and heritage assets, presenting findings clearly and concisely, with appropriate referencing and supporting evidence.
- Understand the principles and methods used to analyse and report on the significance of historic and heritage assets.
Assess the sustainability of proposals in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit concerns the analytic process for assessing the sustainability of proposals.
What you'll be able to do
- Assess the sustainability of proposals in planning and conservation
Assess the sustainability of proposals in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit covers the assessment of sustainability in planning and conservation proposals. You'll apply current regulations and best practice guidelines to evaluate environmental, social, and economic impacts, developing skills to critically appraise the overall sustainability of proposals.
What you'll be able to do
- Assess the sustainability of proposals in planning and conservation, in accordance with current regulations and best practice.
- Understand the methods and criteria used to assess the sustainability of proposals in planning and conservation.
Define, implement and manage information systems in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit concerns managing information systems for various applications.
What you'll be able to do
- Define and implement information systems
Define, implement and manage information systems in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll gain knowledge to define, implement, and manage information systems relevant to planning, conservation, and building control. The unit covers system components, types, purposes, and management processes.
What you'll be able to do
- Define information systems relevant to planning, conservation and building control.
- Implement information systems within planning, conservation and building control contexts.
- Understand the processes involved in defining information systems.
- Understand the processes involved in implementing information systems.
- Manage information systems effectively within planning, conservation and building control.
- Understand the principles of managing information systems.
Determine and negotiate proposals in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about processing, assessing and determining building control proposals and planning applications.
What you'll be able to do
- Determine proposals against statutory and policy requirements
Determine and negotiate proposals in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll develop the ability to determine proposals against statutory and policy requirements in planning, conservation, and building control. The unit includes interpreting requirements, assessing compliance, documenting decisions, and negotiating proposal content.
What you'll be able to do
- Determine proposals against statutory and policy requirements
- Understand the statutory and policy requirements relevant to determining proposals
- Negotiate the content of proposals effectively
- Understand the principles of effective negotiation in the context of proposals
Develop and advise on conservation, repair and maintenance strategies and solutionsReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about agreeing with stakeholders and experts suitable strategies for the conservation, repair and maintenance of assets.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and develop conservation, repair and maintenance options and strategies
Develop and advise on conservation, repair and maintenance strategies and solutionsReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
It teaches you to identify, develop, and advise on conservation, repair, and maintenance strategies and solutions. You'll consider historical significance and sustainability in refining integrated approaches for specific projects.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and develop conservation, repair and maintenance options and strategies for specific projects.
- Understand how to identify and develop conservation, repair and maintenance options and strategies, considering historical significance and sustainability.
- Advise on and refine integrated conservation, repair and maintenance solutions, taking into account stakeholder perspectives.
- Understand how to advise on and refine integrated conservation, repair and maintenance solutions, including cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment.
Develop and maintain working relationships in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit focuses on developing effective working relationships internally and externally.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop and maintain working relationships
Develop and maintain working relationships in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll learn to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders in planning, conservation, and building control. The unit emphasises communication, role clarity, and ongoing relationship management.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop effective working relationships with stakeholders in planning, conservation and building control.
- Maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders in planning, conservation and building control.
- Understand the principles of developing working relationships.
- Understand the principles of maintaining working relationships.
Establish and coordinate a project team in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about identifying and obtaining services and resources needed to deliver a project.
What you'll be able to do
- Arrange project services and resources
Establish and coordinate a project team in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll gain skills to establish and coordinate project teams in planning and conservation. The unit includes arranging project services and resources within budget and timescales, and coordinating their allocation and utilisation.
What you'll be able to do
- Arrange project services and resources effectively
- Understand the processes involved in arranging project services and resources
- Set up and establish a project team effectively
- Understand the principles of setting up and establishing a project team
Establish, implement and maintain administrative services in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about establishing systems for implementing policies, operations, and legislation.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish and implement administrative procedures
Establish, implement and maintain administrative services in conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll establish, implement, and maintain administrative procedures within conservation and building control projects. The unit covers setting up effective administrative services and understanding the processes required to ensure ongoing efficiency and compliance.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish administrative procedures in conservation and building control
- Implement administrative procedures in conservation and building control
- Understand the processes involved in establishing administrative procedures in conservation and building control
- Understand the processes involved in implementing administrative procedures in conservation and building control
- Maintain effective administrative services in conservation and building control
- Understand how to maintain effective administrative services in conservation and building control
Evaluate and advise on energy factors in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about providing advice on energy efficiency and assessing energy needs.
What you'll be able to do
- Collate and evaluate information for energy efficiency assessment
Evaluate and advise on energy factors in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll collate and evaluate information to assess energy efficiency in conservation projects. The unit covers assessing embodied energy and whole life costs, identifying improvement opportunities, and providing informed advice on energy performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Collate information relevant to the assessment of energy efficiency in conservation projects, gathering data from diverse sources.
- Evaluate the information collated to determine the energy efficiency performance of conservation projects, identifying areas for improvement.
- Understand the processes involved in collating and evaluating information for the assessment of energy efficiency.
- Assess the embodied energy of materials and construction methods used in conservation projects.
- Advise on strategies to minimise embodied energy and reduce whole life costs in conservation projects.
- Understand the principles and methods used to assess embodied energy and advise on whole life costs.
Evaluate and resolve disputes in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit focuses on effective dispute resolution processes.
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate potential implications for dispute resolution
Evaluate and resolve disputes in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
It teaches you to evaluate implications and information relevant to dispute resolution in planning, conservation, and building control. You'll analyse contextual factors, negotiate effectively, and progress dispute resolution processes.
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate potential implications for dispute resolution in specific contexts.
- Understand how to evaluate potential implications for dispute resolution, considering various factors and perspectives.
- Evaluate information relevant to dispute resolution, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
- Understand how to evaluate information relevant to dispute resolution, including sources and methodologies.
- Negotiate and progress the resolution of a dispute, employing effective communication and problem-solving skills.
- Understand how to negotiate and progress the resolution of a dispute, considering legal and ethical frameworks.
Frame sustainable development policies in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about evaluating the effectiveness of planning, conservation and development strategies by measuring performance against objectives, targets and proposals.
What you'll be able to do
- Frame sustainable development policies in planning and conservation
Frame sustainable development policies in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit covers the framing of sustainable development policies addressing environmental challenges, social equity, and economic viability within planning and conservation. You'll understand key principles and factors influencing policy development.
What you'll be able to do
- Frame sustainable development policies relevant to planning and conservation projects.
- Understand the principles of framing sustainable development policies.
- Understand the factors that influence the framing of sustainable development policies.
Identify and assess significant factors influencing project proposals in conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
In this unit you will need to be able to research factors which may influence the project development. You will also need to be able to select potential solutions that meet the requirements of the project brief and advise the client on the most appropriate courses of action.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and assess significant factors influencing project proposals in conservation and building control
- Understand how to identify and assess significant factors influencing project proposals in conservation and building control
Identify and assess significant factors influencing the project proposals in conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll identify and assess significant factors influencing project proposals in conservation and building control. The unit covers the interaction of factors, their impact on outcomes, and prioritisation based on significance.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify significant factors influencing project proposals.
- Assess significant factors influencing project proposals.
- Understand how to identify significant factors influencing project proposals.
- Understand how to assess significant factors influencing project proposals.
Identify and consult on strategy options in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about identifying policy options and presenting the case to decision makers.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and consult on strategy options in planning and conservation
Identify and consult on strategy options in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
It teaches you to identify, evaluate, and consult on strategy options relevant to planning and conservation. You'll learn to communicate with stakeholders, assess feasibility, and justify strategy selections based on project objectives.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify strategy options in planning and conservation contexts
- Consult with relevant stakeholders on strategy options in planning and conservation contexts
- Understand the processes involved in identifying and consulting on strategy options in planning and conservation
Identify and evaluate community factors in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about consulting the public and other stakeholders about intended changes in planning policy.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and evaluate community factors in planning and conservation
Identify and evaluate community factors in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
It teaches you to identify and evaluate a range of community factors relevant to planning and conservation projects. You'll understand how these factors vary across different contexts and assess their potential positive impacts on project outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify community factors relevant to planning and conservation projects.
- Evaluate the impact of community factors on planning and conservation initiatives.
- Understand the methods used to identify community factors.
- Understand the processes involved in evaluating community factors.
Identify survey and information requirements in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about preparing for surveys and ensuring correct techniques are used.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify survey and information requirements
Identify survey and information requirements in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
It teaches you to identify survey and information requirements for planning, conservation, and building control projects. You'll understand survey types, purposes, and how to determine information needs for various projects.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify survey requirements for planning, conservation and building control projects.
- Identify information requirements for planning, conservation and building control projects.
- Understand the methods used to identify survey requirements.
- Understand the methods used to identify information requirements.
Implement resource efficient procurement processes in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit covers developing and managing procurement related to conservation.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a procurement programme
Implement resource efficient procurement processes in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit covers the development and implementation of resource-efficient procurement programmes for conservation projects. You'll evaluate and select tenderers, obtain estimates and bids, and integrate sustainability principles aligned with organisational policies.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a resource efficient procurement programme for conservation projects, in line with organisational policies
- Understand the key elements of developing a resource efficient procurement programme for conservation projects
- Evaluate potential tenderers for conservation projects, against pre-defined criteria
- Select potential tenderers for conservation projects, based on the evaluation
- Understand the methods used to evaluate and select potential tenderers for conservation projects
- Obtain estimates, bids and tenders for conservation projects, following established procedures
- Understand the processes involved in obtaining estimates, bids and tenders for conservation projects
- Assess successful tenderers for conservation projects, based on pre-defined criteria
- Select successful tenderers for conservation projects, based on the assessment
- Negotiate changes with selected tenderers for conservation projects, as required
- Understand the methods used to assess and select successful tenderers for conservation projects
- Understand the principles of negotiating changes with tenderers for conservation projects
Manage and implement incentive schemes in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about managing the process of making applications for grants to improve conservation and historic buildings.
What you'll be able to do
- Process and determine applications for financial incentives
Manage and implement incentive schemes in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll manage and implement incentive schemes in planning and conservation, including processing and determining applications for financial incentives. The unit covers evaluating applications against criteria and understanding the legal and procedural frameworks.
What you'll be able to do
- Process applications for financial incentives in planning and conservation
- Determine applications for financial incentives in planning and conservation
- Understand how to process and determine applications for financial incentives in planning and conservation
- Manage incentive schemes in planning and conservation
- Implement incentive schemes in planning and conservation
- Understand how to manage incentive schemes in planning and conservation
Manage project completion and handover guidance in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about managing the handover of completed projects.
What you'll be able to do
- Provide information and guidance for future use and maintenance
Manage project completion and handover guidance in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll learn to manage project completion and handover in conservation projects. The unit includes providing guidance on future use and maintenance aligned with project objectives to ensure long-term success.
What you'll be able to do
- Provide information and guidance to support future use and maintenance in conservation projects.
- Understand how to provide information and guidance to support future use and maintenance.
- Manage project completion effectively in conservation projects.
- Manage project handover guidance effectively in conservation projects.
- Understand the principles of managing project completion.
- Understand the principles of managing project handover guidance.
Manage project risks and impacts in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit concerns planning and monitoring projects, ensuring effective risk management.
What you'll be able to do
- Ensure that project risks and impacts are assessed
Manage project risks and impacts in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit covers the assessment and management of project risks and impacts in planning, conservation, and building control. You'll identify, analyse, document risks, and implement appropriate methods and procedures to manage them.
What you'll be able to do
- Ensure that project risks and impacts are thoroughly assessed
- Understand the methods for ensuring project risks and impacts are assessed
- Ensure that appropriate methods and procedures are specified and implemented to manage project risks
- Understand how to specify and implement methods and procedures to manage project risks
Manage quality and cost variations in conservation projectsReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about developing and implementing systems to monitor and record contract quality and progress in line with project cost control systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage projects against agreed quality standards
Manage quality and cost variations in conservation projectsReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll learn to manage conservation projects against agreed quality standards and control project costs. The unit covers implementing project management processes, monitoring progress, and taking corrective actions when necessary.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage projects to meet agreed quality standards
- Understand the processes involved in managing projects to meet agreed quality standards
- Manage project costs effectively
- Understand the principles of managing project costs
Monitor and control property and asset(s) use in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit focuses on managing the use of historical assets.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and control property and assets use in conservation
Monitor and control property and assets use in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll develop the ability to monitor and control the use of property and assets in conservation projects. The unit covers implementing monitoring procedures, identifying deviations, maintaining records, and reporting to stakeholders.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and control property and asset(s) use in conservation projects, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices.
- Understand how to monitor and control property and asset(s) use, including relevant policies and procedures.
Monitor compliance with statutory and policy requirements in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is concerned with the monitoring of unauthorised building works and structures.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor compliance with statutory and policy requirements
Monitor compliance with statutory and policy requirements in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit equips learners to monitor compliance with statutory and policy requirements in planning, conservation, and building control. You'll implement monitoring procedures, identify non-compliance, maintain accurate records, and report compliance status.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor compliance with statutory and policy requirements in planning, conservation and building control activities.
- Understand how to monitor compliance with statutory and policy requirements, including relevant legislation and guidance.
Monitor the implementation of development policies in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about evaluating the effectiveness of plans chosen to implement planning, conservation, and development policies.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the implementation of development policies
Monitor the implementation of development policies in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll be able to monitor the implementation of development policies in planning and conservation projects. The unit includes methods for data collection, analysis, and evaluation of policy effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the implementation of development policies in planning and conservation projects.
- Understand the methods used to monitor the implementation of development policies.
- Understand the factors that influence the implementation of development policies.
Organise an investigation in conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
It teaches you to organise investigations within conservation and building control contexts. You'll follow established protocols and procedures, allocate resources effectively, and understand the principles underpinning investigation planning and management.
What you'll be able to do
- Organise an investigation in conservation and building control, following established protocols and procedures.
- Understand the principles and processes involved in organising an investigation in conservation and building control, including planning, resource allocation, and risk management.
Organise an investigation in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about commissioning and organising investigations for projects.
What you'll be able to do
- Organise an investigation
Plan, analyse and present test results in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about planning a testing programme and presenting results to stakeholders.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan, analyse and present test results
Plan, analyse and present test results in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
It teaches you to plan, analyse, and present test results within conservation projects. You'll develop test plans, apply statistical analysis methods, and communicate findings effectively to support project decisions.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan tests for conservation projects, in accordance with relevant standards and procedures
- Analyse test results from conservation projects, using appropriate methods
- Present test results from conservation projects, in a clear and concise manner
- Understand the principles of planning tests for conservation projects
- Understand the methods used to analyse test results from conservation projects
- Understand the techniques for presenting test results from conservation projects
Prepare and present evidence on disputes in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit concerns preparing and presenting evidence for disputes.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare evidence for submission
Prepare and present evidence on disputes in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
It teaches you to prepare and present evidence for disputes in planning, conservation, and building control. You'll ensure evidence is relevant, accurate, verifiable, and organised clearly for presentation to legally constituted adjudicating bodies.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare evidence for submission in planning, conservation and building control disputes
- Understand how to prepare evidence for submission in planning, conservation and building control disputes
- Present evidence to legally constituted adjudicating bodies in planning, conservation and building control disputes
- Understand how to present evidence to legally constituted adjudicating bodies in planning, conservation and building control disputes
Prepare applications to secure statutory consents in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit concerns preparing applications to secure approvals and consents.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare applications for statutory consents
Prepare applications to secure statutory consents in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit develops learners' skills to prepare applications for statutory consents in planning and conservation. You'll ensure applications include all necessary information, are presented clearly, and demonstrate understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks involved.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare applications to secure statutory consents in planning and conservation, ensuring all necessary information is included and presented accurately.
- Understand the legal and regulatory framework surrounding statutory consents in planning and conservation, including application procedures and decision-making processes.
Prepare graphical information in conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit focuses on producing graphical documents for building regulation schemes.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare graphical information
Prepare graphical information in conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll develop the ability to prepare clear, accurate graphical information for conservation and building control projects. The unit includes using appropriate software and techniques, and understanding principles of visual communication.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare graphical information for conservation and building control projects, using appropriate software and techniques
- Understand the principles of preparing graphical information for conservation and building control projects
- Understand the relevant regulations and standards for graphical information in conservation and building control
Prepare project briefs and plans in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit requires an understanding of the project planning process and preparing briefs.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate and evaluate sustainable development requirements
Prepare project briefs and plans in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll investigate and evaluate sustainable development requirements in planning and conservation projects, considering environmental, social, and economic factors. The unit covers identifying, assessing, and agreeing project requirements and stakeholder preferences.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate sustainable development requirements for planning and conservation projects, considering environmental, social and economic factors
- Evaluate sustainable development requirements for planning and conservation projects, to determine their impact and feasibility
- Understand the principles of investigating and evaluating sustainable development requirements for planning and conservation projects
- Identify project requirements for planning and conservation projects, in consultation with stakeholders
- Assess project requirements for planning and conservation projects, considering their feasibility and impact
- Agree project requirements and stakeholder preferences for planning and conservation projects, through effective communication and negotiation
- Understand the methods used to identify, assess and agree project requirements and stakeholder preferences for planning and conservation projects
- Prepare a proposal for a project brief for planning and conservation projects, outlining the project's objectives, scope and deliverables
- Present a proposal for a project brief for planning and conservation projects, to stakeholders for feedback and approval
- Understand the process of preparing and presenting a proposal for a project brief for planning and conservation projects
- Prepare a project plan for planning and conservation projects, outlining the project's tasks, timelines and resources
- Understand the key elements of preparing a project plan for planning and conservation projects
Prepare technical specifications and schedules in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about producing specifications and schedules based on valid information.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare technical specifications and schedules
Prepare technical specifications and schedules in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll prepare technical specifications and schedules for conservation projects in compliance with relevant standards and regulations. The unit includes justifying the selection of materials and methods, considering factors influencing specification development.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare technical specifications and schedules for conservation projects, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Understand the factors to consider when preparing technical specifications, including materials, methods, and performance requirements.
Prepare, present and advise on project recommendations in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit requires the ability to present recommendations to audiences effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and present project recommendations
Prepare, present and advise on project recommendations in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit develops learners' ability to prepare, present, and advise on project recommendations in conservation. You'll create aligned and justified recommendations, communicate them effectively, and provide advice on their selection and modification.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare project recommendations for conservation projects.
- Present project recommendations effectively to relevant stakeholders.
- Understand the process of preparing project recommendations.
- Understand the principles of presenting project recommendations.
- Advise on the selection of project recommendations based on project requirements and constraints.
- Advise on the modification of project recommendations to improve their effectiveness.
- Understand the factors that influence the selection and modification of project recommendations.
- Understand the principles of advising on project recommendations.
Provide advice to the public about policy, regulations and processes in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about providing advice on policy and regulatory requirements to people.
What you'll be able to do
- Provide advice to the public about policy, regulations and processes in conservation
Provide advice to the public about policy, regulations and processes in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit equips learners to provide advice to the public on conservation policies, regulations, and processes. You'll learn to tailor advice to individual needs and communicate information clearly and accurately.
What you'll be able to do
- Provide advice to the public about policy, regulations and processes in conservation
- Understand how to provide advice to the public about policy, regulations and processes in conservation
Provide ethical advice, judgement and service in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit concerns the giving of information and advice to a variety of people, including work colleagues and the public.
What you'll be able to do
- Exchange information and provide advice
Provide ethical advice, judgement and service in planning, conservation and building controlReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit develops learners' ability to provide ethical advice and judgement in planning, conservation, and building control. You'll exchange information, evaluate complex issues, generate solutions, and operate ethically.
What you'll be able to do
- Exchange information and provide advice.
- Understand how to exchange information and provide advice.
- Evaluate complex issues and generate solutions.
- Understand how to evaluate complex issues and generate solutions.
- Operate in an ethical manner.
- Understand how to operate in an ethical manner.
Select, test and refine project solutions in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll learn to select, test, and refine project solutions in planning and conservation. The unit includes justifying selections, applying appropriate testing methods, analysing results, and making informed refinements.
What you'll be able to do
- Select project solutions in planning and conservation, based on specified criteria
- Test project solutions in planning and conservation, using appropriate methods
- Refine project solutions in planning and conservation, based on test results and feedback
- Understand the principles of selecting project solutions in planning and conservation
- Understand the methods used to test project solutions in planning and conservation
- Understand the process of refining project solutions in planning and conservation
Select, test and refine project solutions in planning and conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit involves selecting and refining approaches consistent with project briefs.
What you'll be able to do
- Select, test and refine project solutions
Survey, assess and record the condition of assets in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
This unit is about surveying condition of heritage assets and recording results.
What you'll be able to do
- Agree asset condition
Survey, assess and record the condition of assets in conservationReal unit · Awarding Body for the Built Environment
You'll develop the ability to survey, assess, and record the condition of conservation assets. The unit focuses on agreeing asset condition with stakeholders, inspecting assets for defects, and preparing detailed survey reports using recognised standards and procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Agree asset condition with relevant stakeholders, using recognised standards and procedures.
- Understand the processes involved in agreeing asset condition, including communication and negotiation techniques.
- Inspect assets to determine their condition, identifying defects and deterioration.
- Understand the methods and techniques used to inspect assets for condition, including visual inspection and non-destructive testing.
- Prepare and submit asset survey reports and records, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Understand the requirements for preparing and submitting asset survey reports and records, including data protection and confidentiality.
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 6 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.
Advance and develop occupational knowledge and practice in planning, conservation and building controlAdvance and develop occupational knowledge and practice in planning, conservation and building controlAgree a procurement method with stakeholders and analyse the use and procurement of resources in planning and conservationAgree a procurement method with stakeholders and analyse the use and procurement of resources in planning and conservationAnalyse and present measured survey information in conservation and building controlAnalyse and present measured survey information in conservation and building controlAnalyse changes in the environment in planning and conservationAnalyse changes in the environment in planning and conservation
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
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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
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ABBE Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Conservation
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- Analyse and evaluate information from inspections using the relevant techniques and provide information and advice
- Confirm energy efficiency and carbon minimisation for building control
- Define, implement and manage information systems in planning, conservation and building control
- Determine and negotiate proposals in planning, conservation and building control
- Develop a procurement programme in a Building Information Modelling environment
- Establish plans and monitor policy implementation
- Evaluate and resolve disputes in planning, conservation and building control
Where this can lead
Lead Compliance Monitoring Specialist
Your journey as a Lead Compliance Monitoring Assistant is a launchpad. You'll develop skills that are in high demand, not just here, but across the entire professional landscape. We're excited to see where you take it and are here to support your ambitions every step of the way.
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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.
(Not provided)(not provided)Analyse and evaluate information from inspections using the relevant techniques and provide information and adviceConfirm energy efficiency and carbon minimisation for building controlDefine, implement and manage information systems in planning, conservation and building controlDetermine and negotiate proposals in planning, conservation and building controlDevelop a procurement programme in a Building Information Modelling environmentEstablish plans and monitor policy implementationEvaluate and resolve disputes in planning, conservation and building controlEvaluate community factors in planning and conservationEvaluating & Presenting Sustainable Development Policy PlansIdentify and present planning and conservation policy optionsIdentify survey and information requirements in planning, conservation and building controlImplement resource efficient procurement processes in conservationInvestigate and produce integrated conservation, repair and maintenance solutionsManage and implement incentive schemes in planning and conservationManage investigations in design servicesManage planning services through continuous improvement+22 more
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.
One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Which job do you mean?
This unit concerns the need for all individuals to carry out their own continuing development to keep abreast in changes in technology, legislation, materials and practices.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for ABBE Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Conservation
44 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Awarding Body for the Built Environment.
- Advance and develop occupational knowledge and practice in planning, conservation and building control
- Agree a procurement method with stakeholders and analyse the use and procurement of resources in planning and conservation
- Analyse and present measured survey information in conservation and building control
- Analyse changes in the environment in planning and conservation
- Analyse research and report on historic and heritage assets in conservation
- Assess the sustainability of proposals in planning and conservation
and 38 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
Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is
take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying
for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with
you, on your real work, is for.
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.