Gateway Qualifications Limited · RQF Level 1
Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Extended Certificate in Vocational Studies
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- LevelRQF Level 1
- Total credits25
- Guided learning175 hours
- Units in this qualification61
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These are the units Gateway Qualifications Limited 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.
Assist in the Assembly and Presentation of Visual Merchandising DisplaysReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the principles of visual merchandising, including the purpose of displays, store layout, and company guidelines. You'll assist in assembling and presenting displays to enhance customer experience and sales.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the purpose of visual merchandising.
- Know about different in-store displays.
- Know about store layout.
- Know the importance of following company guidelines to assemble displays and display products.
- Assist in the assembly of visual merchandising displays.
- Display products to maximise impact on the customer.
Being Security Conscious in a Retail EnvironmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the importance of security in retail environments, identify common security risks and threats, and learn how to report potential breaches following organisational procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Know why maintaining the security of your own work area is important in a retail environment.
- Know about common security risks and threats associated with working in a retail environment.
- Report identified security risks and potential breaches of security in a retail environment, following organisational procedures.
Building Confidence Through PlayReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify play activities that build a child's physical, social, and emotional confidence. You'll understand the support children need to gain confidence through play.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different play activities that can be used to build a child’s confidence
- Recognise the support a young child needs to gain confidence through play
Child-MindingReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of legal requirements for home-based child-minding. The unit covers creating safe and healthy environments, necessary equipment, and providing appropriate care for children in the home.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the relevant laws and regulations for child-minding in the home
- Create a safe and healthy environment for home-based childcare
- Identify the equipment required for child-minding in the home
- Provide appropriate care for children in home-based childcare
Communicating with ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides knowledge of key verbal and non-verbal communication skills for interacting with young children. You'll understand the importance of communication in development and how to encourage children to communicate effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key communication skills required for effectively communicating with young children
- Know the importance of effective communication with young children in their development and well-being
- Encourage children to communicate, using appropriate strategies and techniques
Communication skills for workReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with effective written and oral communication skills for the workplace, enabling them to produce clear written documents and engage in appropriate verbal communication.
What you'll be able to do
- Use written communication methods effectively in a work context.
- Use oral communication methods effectively in a work context.
Conduct at WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll demonstrate appropriate professional conduct in the workplace, including punctuality, communication, adherence to policies, and personal presentation, and will reflect on their conduct to identify improvements.
What you'll be able to do
- Conduct yourself appropriately in a work setting, demonstrating professional behaviour.
- Review and evaluate your own conduct in a work setting, identifying areas for improvement.
Craft Activities for Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the benefits of craft activities for young children's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. The unit also covers health and safety considerations when planning and delivering craft activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the various benefits of craft activities for the development of young children.
- Understand the health and safety considerations when planning and providing craft activities for young children.
- Know the different areas of learning that young children can gain from participating in craft activities.
Customer service skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with an understanding of good customer service principles and develops skills to interact effectively with customers and perform common customer service tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of good customer service
- Demonstrate the ability to interact effectively with customers
- Demonstrate the ability to perform common customer service tasks
Dealing with Queries and RequestsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of departmental products and services and develop skills to answer customer queries accurately and appropriately, ensuring effective responses to customer requests.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the services or products offered by a specific section or department within an organisation
- Demonstrate the ability to answer customer questions accurately and appropriately
- Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to customer queries or requests
Digital MarketingReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit introduces learners to the purpose and key elements of product descriptions in digital marketing and different digital marketing methods, enabling them to write clear product descriptions.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and key elements of product descriptions for digital marketing
- Identify different methods used for digital marketing
- Demonstrate the ability to write a clear and concise product description for digital marketing purposes
Digital MarketingReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand digital marketing principles and techniques across social media, email, and online advertisements, and will apply these to market products effectively in a digital context.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise and describe the core principles of digital marketing
- Identify and explain the key aspects of digital marketing via social media platforms
- Identify and explain the key aspects of digital marketing via email campaigns
- Identify and explain the key aspects of digital marketing via online advertisements
- Market a product digitally, utilising appropriate channels and techniques to reach the target audience
Displaying MerchandiseReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the importance of maintaining stocked and well-organised merchandise displays, safe stock movement, and the selection and arrangement of goods to create effective in-store presentations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of keeping displays stocked and well-maintained
- Understand where stock is stored and demonstrate how to move it safely to a display area
- Identify common types of in-store fixtures used for displaying merchandise
- Demonstrate the ability to select appropriate goods for display, considering factors such as seasonality and promotions
- Demonstrate the ability to display goods in an appealing and effective manner
Effective Communication in Health and Social Care and Child CareReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the importance of effective communication in health, social care, and child care settings. You'll identify communication methods and describe how carers can communicate effectively with individuals in different contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the importance of effective communication in different care settings.
- Identify different communication methods used in care settings.
- Describe effective ways for a carer to communicate with individuals in different settings.
Encouraging Children to Eat HealthilyReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of healthy eating principles for children and strategies to encourage healthy eating habits. The unit includes planning and contributing to activities that promote healthy food choices among children.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key principles of healthy eating for children, including nutritional requirements.
- Know a range of strategies and techniques to encourage children to eat healthily.
- Prepare a suitable activity designed to encourage healthy eating amongst children.
- Contribute effectively to leading an activity designed to encourage children to eat healthily.
Engaging Children in a Group ActivityReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge and skills to engage children in group activities. You'll understand the developmental benefits of group activities, recognise children's responses, and learn how to facilitate engaging sessions.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain why it is important to engage children in group activity
- Describe how children may respond in group activities
- Describe how to engage children in group activity
- Engage children in a group activity
Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care and Children's and Young People's SettingsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore the importance of equality and inclusion in health, social care, and children's and young people's settings. The unit covers prejudice and discrimination and how these settings can promote equality and inclusion in practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the importance of equality and inclusion within health, social care and children's and young people's settings.
- Define prejudice and discrimination.
- Describe how health, social care and children's and young people's settings can demonstrate equality and inclusion.
Exploring and Presenting Enterprise IdeasReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore and discuss enterprise ideas, select a feasible option based on set criteria, and present the chosen idea effectively, considering its benefits and potential challenges.
What you'll be able to do
- Discuss ideas for an enterprise activity, considering their feasibility and potential benefits.
- Select an enterprise idea based on its potential for success and alignment with personal interests.
- Present an idea for an enterprise activity to others, clearly communicating its purpose, benefits, and potential challenges.
Finding out about Forest SchoolsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit introduces learners to the principles and practices of Forest School education. You'll understand how to select suitable outdoor learning environments, assess risks, and utilise natural resources to support learning, recognising the benefits of outdoor education.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key features and characteristics of Forest Schools
- Choose a suitable outdoor learning environment for Forest School activities
- Effectively use the outdoor environment to support children's learning and development
- Know the various benefits of outdoor learning for children
Growth and Development of Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore the key areas of learning and development for children from birth to five years. The unit covers factors affecting growth and development and emphasises the importance of a healthy diet in supporting young children's development.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key areas of learning and development for children from birth to 5 years old
- Know some of the factors that affect the growth and development of young children
- Know the importance of a healthy diet for the growth and development of young children
Handling MailReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge and skills to handle physical and electronic mail efficiently, securely, and safely, including processing incoming and outgoing mail according to organisational procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the importance of efficient mail handling for business operations
- Explain the importance of secure mail handling for business operations
- Explain the importance of safe mail handling for business operations
- Process incoming physical mail according to organisational procedures
- Process incoming electronic mail according to organisational procedures
- Prepare outgoing physical mail for dispatch, adhering to relevant postal regulations
- Prepare outgoing electronic mail for dispatch, ensuring accuracy and professionalism
Handling Payment in a Retail SituationReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand procedures for handling payments securely and accurately in retail, including taking cash and non-cash payments and calculating takings, while recognising potential security risks.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the procedures for handling payments securely and accurately in a retail sales situation
- Demonstrate the ability to take a cash payment from a customer
- Demonstrate the ability to process a non-cash payment (e.g., card, mobile payment) from a customer
- Demonstrate the ability to calculate takings accurately at the end of a shift or transaction
Handling Stock in a Retail EnvironmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the importance of careful stock handling in retail to prevent damage, maintain quality, and reduce waste. You'll develop practical skills to unpack, move, store, and replenish stock safely and in accordance with organisational procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the importance of careful stock handling in a retail environment
- Demonstrate the ability to unpack stock correctly
- Demonstrate the ability to move stock safely within the retail environment
- Demonstrate the ability to store stock safely, adhering to organisational guidelines
- Demonstrate the ability to replenish stock on display areas effectively
Handling Telephone CallsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to make and receive telephone calls professionally within an organisation. The unit covers appropriate language use, adherence to organisational procedures, and accurate recording of call details to support effective communication.
What you'll be able to do
- Make telephone calls to external contacts, adhering to professional standards
- Make telephone calls to internal contacts, adhering to professional standards
- Receive telephone calls from external contacts, responding appropriately and professionally
- Receive telephone calls from internal contacts, responding appropriately and professionally
- Explain the importance of handling telephone calls appropriately to maintain a positive organisational image
- Explain the importance of handling telephone calls appropriately to ensure effective communication
- Explain the importance of handling telephone calls appropriately to provide good customer service
Health and Safety in Health, Social Care and Children's and Young People's SettingsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of health and safety responsibilities in health, social care, and children’s and young people’s settings. You'll identify hazards and risks and understand the roles of workers and employers in maintaining a safe environment.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the main responsibilities of workers for health and safety in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings
- Know the main responsibilities of employers for health and safety in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings
- Know the hazards and risks that can arise in a chosen care setting
- Know why it is important to pay attention to health and safety in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings
- Contribute to the reduction of the spread of infection in health, social care and children's and young people’s settings
Health and Safety in the WorkplaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides knowledge of health and safety roles and responsibilities in the workplace. You'll identify common hazards, understand risk control methods, and learn procedures for responding to accidents and incidents.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify roles and responsibilities related to health and safety within the workplace
- Recognise common workplace hazards
- Apply methods to control risks associated with identified workplace hazards
- Describe the procedures for responding to accidents in the workplace
- Describe the procedures for responding to incidents in the workplace
Healthy Eating for FamiliesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain an understanding of balanced diets and healthy eating habits for families. The unit covers special dietary requirements and safe food handling and storage practices to prevent foodborne illnesses.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of a balanced diet for overall health and well-being
- Know about good eating habits that families can adopt to promote healthy lifestyles
- Know about special food requirements for different groups and individuals, including allergies and dietary needs
- Handle and store food safely to prevent foodborne illnesses
Intellectual and Language Development of Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the stages of intellectual and language development in young children. You'll examine factors influencing development and learn strategies to support intellectual and language growth effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the typical stages of intellectual and language development in young children
- Know the main factors that can positively or negatively affect the intellectual and language development of young children
- Support different aspects of intellectual and language development in young children through appropriate activities and interactions
Introduction to Community Development in Early Years SettingsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand how to develop links with local community groups to enhance children's learning and development in early years settings. The unit also covers the roles of volunteers and procedures for involving them.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop links with the local community that could enhance children's learning and development in early years settings
- Know the role and responsibilities of volunteers from the community in supporting early years settings
- Know the established procedure for involving volunteers in the daily activities of the early years setting
Introduction to Self-EmploymentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain an understanding of self-employment, including types, advantages, disadvantages, and legal responsibilities. The unit also covers planning for self-employment and managing income and expenditure effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key aspects of self-employment
- Plan for self-employment effectively
- Manage income and expenditure in self-employment
Introduction to the Physical Care of Babies and Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit introduces learners to the physical care needs of babies and young children. You'll learn how to support care routines, maintain safe environments, and understand nutritional requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the physical care needs of babies and young children.
- Describe how to support physical care routines for babies and young children.
- Explain how to support safe and protective environments for babies and young children.
- Identify the nutritional needs of babies and young children.
Introductory awareness of equality and inclusion in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settingsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain introductory knowledge of equality and inclusion in health, social care, and children’s and young people’s settings. The unit covers the importance of fair treatment, effects of discrimination, and relevant legislation and policies.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the importance of equality and inclusion within health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings to ensure fair treatment and opportunities for all
- Know the potential negative effects of discriminatory attitudes and behaviours on individuals who experience them
- Know the various factors that can affect equality and inclusion of individuals, such as disability, ethnicity, and socio-economic background
Musical Activities for Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to recognise the benefits of musical activities for young children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. You'll learn how to create and facilitate suitable musical activities and games.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the benefits of musical activities for young children's development and well-being.
- Describe how to create and facilitate engaging musical activities or musical games suitable for young children.
Person-Centred Support in Health, Social Care and Children's and Young People's SettingsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the concept of person-centred support in health, social care, and children’s and young people’s settings. The unit covers its importance to individuals and explores potential challenges in delivering person-centred care.
What you'll be able to do
- Define person-centred support in health, social care and children's and young people's settings.
- Recognise the importance to individuals of person-centred support in health, social care and children's and young people's settings.
- Identify potential difficulties in person-centred planning and describe how to overcome these.
Physical Development of Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of key stages in the physical development of young children. You'll understand the role of diet, exercise, and rest, and how to meet the physical needs of children at different ages.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the key stages in the physical development of young children, from infancy to early childhood.
- Explain the importance of a healthy diet, regular exercise, and sufficient rest for the healthy physical development of young children.
- Describe how to meet the physical needs of children of different ages in a care setting, considering factors such as age-appropriate activities and safety.
Planning a Healthy DietReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore the principles and benefits of a healthy diet and factors influencing diet planning for individuals. The unit emphasises balanced nutrition and hydration for physical and mental well-being.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the principles of a healthy diet, including the importance of balanced nutrition and the potential benefits for health and well-being.
- Know the factors to be considered when planning a healthy diet for an individual, such as age, activity level, dietary requirements, and cultural preferences.
Planning for the Physical Care Needs of Children aged 0-3 yearsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify the physical care needs of children aged 0-3 years and plan appropriate care routines. You'll consider feeding, nappy changing, sleep needs, and relevant equipment and safety measures.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the physical care needs of children
- Identify what is needed to care for the physical needs of children aged 0-3 years
- Plan a physical care routine for a child aged 0-3 years
Play Activities for Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the importance of play in young children's development across physical, social, emotional, and cognitive domains. The unit covers suitable play activities and how to plan and set up safe, stimulating play environments.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the importance of engaging young children in play activities for their development.
- Identify a range of play activities suitable for young children, considering their age and abilities.
- Demonstrate how to plan and set up a play activity for young children, ensuring a safe and stimulating environment.
Play and Learning in the HomeReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers ways to provide play activities for young children in the home environment. You'll explore adapting play to suit age and abilities and the adult's role in encouraging learning and supporting play.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify ways to provide play in the home for a young child
- Explain the role of the adult during play in the home
Preparing Food For and Feeding BabiesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of the nutritional needs of babies under twelve months. The unit covers preparing and feeding formula and first solid foods, including hygiene practices and safety considerations.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the nutritional needs of babies under twelve months of age, including essential vitamins and minerals.
- Describe the correct procedures for preparing and feeding babies formula food, ensuring hygiene and safety.
- Explain how to prepare and feed babies their first solid foods, considering age-appropriate textures and potential allergens.
Principles and Values in Health and Social Care, Adults and Children and Young People and Child CareReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with an understanding of the principles and values underpinning work in health and social care, early years, and childcare settings. You'll explore respect, dignity, equality, diversity, inclusion, and confidentiality.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the key principles and values that underpin work in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare settings.
- Explain how to respect and value individuals who access services in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare.
Product Pricing and LabellingReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers product pricing strategies and labelling in retail. You'll understand factors influencing pricing decisions, such as overhead costs and target markets, and develop skills to label products and shelving accurately, including online categorisation.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the purpose of effective pricing strategies in a retail environment
- Know why different retailers may sell the same goods at different prices, considering factors such as overheads and target market
- Know why retailers mark prices up to achieve profit margins and down to clear stock or match competitors
- Label products and shelving correctly, adhering to legal requirements and company policy
- Categorise products correctly online to facilitate easy searching and browsing for customers
Protection and Safeguarding in Health and Social Care Adults and Children and Young People, Early Years and ChildcareReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand protection and safeguarding procedures in health and social care, early years, and childcare settings. The unit covers reporting concerns and how staff and organisations can protect individuals from harm or abuse.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe protection and safeguarding procedures in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare.
- Explain how to report concerns about protection and safeguarding issues, following organisational procedures.
- Describe how staff and organisations can protect and safeguard individuals from harm or abuse.
Providing Support at MealtimesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the responsibilities of carers at mealtimes, including hygiene practices and respecting individual preferences. The unit also covers recognising choking signs and using appropriate equipment to support individuals during meals.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the responsibilities of a carer when providing support at mealtimes.
- Identify appropriate equipment that can be used to support individuals during mealtimes.
Providing a Safe and Hygienic Environment for a Young ChildReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge to maintain a safe and hygienic environment for young children. You'll understand personal hygiene importance, recognise signs of ill health, and know how to keep children safe in the home.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the importance of personal hygiene
- Recognise signs of ill health in a young child
- Describe how to keep a young child safe in the home
Respecting ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the importance of respecting children as individuals, emphasising fair treatment and consideration of their feelings and views. You'll understand how adults can demonstrate respect through listening, responding to needs, and encouraging children.
What you'll be able to do
- Know why children need to be respected as individuals
- Know how adults show respect to children
Routines for a Young ChildReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore the role of routines in providing safety and security for young children, including the benefits of regular schedules. The unit also covers healthy diets, appropriate clothing for weather conditions, and supporting restful sleep for young children.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of a routine in the care of a young child
- Know about the need for a healthy diet for the young child
- Dress a young child for different weather
- Support a young child to restful sleep
Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care for Adults and Children and Young People, Early Years and ChildcareReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides an understanding of safeguarding and protection principles within health and social care, early years, and childcare settings. You'll know relevant legislation and guidance, and how to respond appropriately to concerns about harm, abuse, or neglect.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the principles of protection and safeguarding in health and social care (for adults, children and young people), early years and childcare settings.
- Describe how to respond to concerns about potential or actual harm, abuse or neglect within health and social care, early years or childcare settings.
Science Activities for Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify suitable science activities for young children and understand how to set them up to support learning and development. The unit covers adapting activities to children's interests and creating safe, stimulating environments for exploration.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify a range of science activities suitable for young children, considering their developmental stage and interests.
- Describe how to set up science activities in a safe and stimulating environment to effectively support the young child’s learning and exploration.
- Explain the various learning outcomes that young children can gain from participating in science activities, such as developing problem-solving skills and understanding scientific concepts.
Sharing Learning Experiences with ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to understand how children learn through play, stories, rhymes, and interaction with their environment and community. You'll know how to select appropriate resources and recognise the role of the natural world in broadening experiences.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain how children learn through play, exploration, and interaction with their environment.
- Describe how to effectively use stories and rhymes with young children to enhance their language development and imagination.
- Recognise that the natural world can provide valuable learning opportunities for children, fostering curiosity and environmental awareness.
- Describe how the local community can be used to broaden children's experiences, providing opportunities for social interaction and cultural understanding.
Social, Emotional and Psychological Development of Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of key stages in social, emotional, and psychological development of young children. The unit also covers factors influencing behaviour and strategies to meet children's social, emotional, and psychological needs effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key stages in the social, emotional and psychological development of young children.
- Know the factors that can affect the behaviour of young children, including environmental and individual influences.
- Know ways to meet the social, emotional and psychological needs of young children, promoting their well-being.
Support for New ParentsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the support needs of new parents, including emotional, practical, and informational aspects. You'll identify formal and informal support sources and understand how new parents can access and benefit from these services.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the support needs of new parents
- Identify the support available for new parents
- Explain how new parents can access support
Supporting Business MeetingsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the preparation and support required for effective business meetings. The unit includes setting up meeting spaces, managing meeting activities, taking minutes, and completing follow-up tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the preparation required to hold a business meeting, including agenda creation and participant notification
- Set up a meeting room or virtual meeting space, ensuring all necessary equipment and resources are available
- Support a meeting by taking minutes, managing time, and facilitating discussion
- Complete follow-up activities after a meeting, such as distributing minutes and tracking action items
Technology Activities for Young ChildrenReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify technology toys and activities suitable for young children and understand how these support cognitive development, problem-solving, creativity, and imagination. The unit emphasises the educational value of technology in early childhood.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify technology toys or activities suitable for young children
- Explain how technology toys or activities support children’s learning and development
The Retail Selling ProcessReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit introduces the retail selling process, focusing on identifying customer needs through questioning and listening. You'll learn to use product information to persuade customers and handle objections effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the steps in the retail selling process
- Demonstrate how to find out what a customer wants
- Explain how product information can be used to make a sale
Understanding Learning and Development through PlayReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit focuses on the features of a positive learning environment and how play supports children's learning and development. You'll understand how to promote inclusivity and respect for diversity, avoiding stereotyping and discrimination through play activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the features of a positive learning environment
- Explain how play can help children’s learning and development
- Explain how play activities can avoid stereotyping and discrimination
Understanding how Individuals and Teams Contribute to the Effectiveness of a Retail BusinessReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore employment rights and responsibilities and how individuals contribute to retail business effectiveness. The unit also covers characteristics of effective team working and development activities to improve individual and team performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the key employment rights and responsibilities of employees and the employer
- Explain how an individual can contribute to the effectiveness of a retail business
- Describe the characteristics of effective team working in a retail business
- Identify a range of development activities for improving own skills and performance
Working Safely in a Retail EnvironmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand how to work safely in a retail environment by recognising common accidents and emergencies. The unit covers safe working practices, the importance of professional behaviour, and following organisational health and safety procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different types of accidents and emergencies that may occur in a retail environment
- Explain the importance of maintaining a professional and safe demeanour as a retail worker to uphold health and safety standards
- Describe safe working practices relevant to a retail environment
- Follow organisational procedures correctly when responding to accidents and emergencies in a retail environment
- Work safely and responsibly within a retail environment, adhering to health and safety guidelines
Working in Business and RetailReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides knowledge of different business types and retail structures, job roles, and essential skills for working in business and retail. You'll assess their own suitability for roles within these sectors.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about different types of businesses and retail outlets, including their structures and functions.
- Know about various job roles and responsibilities within business and retail environments.
- Know about the essential skills and qualities needed to work effectively in business and retail.
- Assess your own suitability for working in business and retail, identifying strengths and areas for development.
Working with CustomersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the importance of projecting a positive image when working with customers. You'll learn routine customer service tasks and develop skills to interact positively and handle complaints effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the importance of projecting a positive image of oneself and the company when interacting with customers
- Describe routine customer service tasks commonly performed in a retail or business environment
- Interact positively and professionally with customers, providing excellent customer service
Wrapping and Packing GoodsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand why careful wrapping and packing of goods is essential to prevent damage. The unit covers different wrapping and packaging materials and develops practical skills to wrap and pack goods appropriately in retail.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the importance of wrapping and packing goods carefully to prevent damage and ensure safe transportation.
- Identify different types of wrapping materials and packaging suitable for various goods.
- Demonstrate the ability to wrap and package goods effectively and efficiently in a retail environment, adhering to relevant guidelines and procedures.
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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 1 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.
Assist in the Assembly and Presentation of Visual Merchandising DisplaysBeing Security Conscious in a Retail EnvironmentBuilding Confidence Through PlayChild-MindingCommunicating with ChildrenCommunication skills for workConduct at WorkCraft Activities for Young Children
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.
Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Extended Certificate in Vocational Studies
- Establish positive caller relations through the effective management of calls
- Maintain and promote brand’s online presence
- Wrap and pack timber and related products
Where this can lead
Associate Visual Merchandiser
Your journey in visual merchandising starts here, and it's a path with plenty of exciting turns. We're committed to helping you grow, whether you want to become a technical expert, a creative lead, or a people manager. The future is bright, and it's built on a strong visual foundation.
See the whole journey →Opens the roleAssociate Visual MerchandiserOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →
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.
Establish positive caller relations through the effective management of callsMaintain and promote brand’s online presenceWrap and pack timber and related products
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 covers the principles of visual merchandising, including the purpose of displays, store layout, and company guidelines. Learners will assist in assembling and presenting displays to enhance customer experience and sales.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Extended Certificate in Vocational Studies
60 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Gateway Qualifications Limited.
- Assist in the Assembly and Presentation of Visual Merchandising Displays
- Being Security Conscious in a Retail Environment
- Building Confidence Through Play
- Child-Minding
- Communicating with Children
- Communication skills for work
and 54 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.