Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 4
Pearson Edexcel Level 4 NVQ Extended Diploma in Engineering Manufacture
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 4
- Total credits107
- Guided learning461 hours
- Units in this qualification169
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These are the units Pearson Education Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Address performance problems affecting team membersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand legal requirements, industry regulations, organisational policies and professional codes concerning performance.
- Identify performance problems of team members.
- Discuss performance problems with team members.
- Set a course of action to deal with identified problems with team members.
Applying quality function deployment _QFD_Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Apply quality function deployment (QFD)
- 1b. Apply quality function deployment (QFD) (continued)
- 2a. Know how to apply quality function deployment (QFD)
- 2b. Know how to apply quality function deployment (QFD) (continued)
Assembling Structural Sub Assemblies to Produce a Public Service VehicleReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Assemble Structural Sub Assemblies to Produce a Public Service Vehicle
- Assemble Structural Sub Assemblies to Produce a Public Service Vehicle
Assembling and testing electronic circuitsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Assemble and test electronic circuits
- Assemble and test electronic circuits
Assembling and testing fluid power systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Assemble and test fluid power systems
- Assemble and test fluid power systems
Assembling pattern, model and engineering woodwork componentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Assemble pattern, model and engineering woodwork components
- Assemble pattern, model and engineering woodwork components
Assembling, wiring and testing electrical panels/components mounted in enclosuresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Assemble, wire and test electrical panels/components mounted in enclosures
- Assemble, wire and test electrical panels/components mounted in enclosures
Build, support and manage a teamReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and required attributes of a team and select those that match the team’s requirements.
- Induct team members and communicate their roles and responsibilities.
- Understand how to support team development.
- Manage team performance and understand how to disband a team.
- Understand how to disband team.
Carry out Maintenance Activities on Electrical EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on electrical equipment
- Understand how to carry out maintenance activities on electrical equipment
Carry out Maintenance Activities on Electrical Equipment within an Engineered SystemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on electrical equipment within an engineered system
- Understand how to carry out maintenance activities on electrical equipment within an engineered system
Carry out Maintenance Activities on Fluid Power EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on fluid power equipment
- Understand how to carry out maintenance activities on fluid power equipment
Carry out Maintenance Activities on Fluid Power Equipment within an Engineered SystemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on fluid power equipment within an engineered system
- Understand how to carry out maintenance activities on fluid power equipment within an engineered system
Carry out Maintenance Activities on Instrumentation and Control EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on instrumentation and control equipment
- Understand how to carry out maintenance activities on instrumentation and control equipment
Carry out Maintenance Activities on Mechanical EquipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on mechanical equipment
- Understand how to carry out maintenance activities on mechanical equipment
Carry out Maintenance Activities on Mechanical Equipment within an Engineered SystemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on mechanical equipment within an engineered system
- Understand how to carry out maintenance activities on mechanical equipment within an engineered system
Carry out Maintenance Activities on Process Controller Equipment within an Engineered SystemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on process controller equipment within an engineered system
- Understand how to carry out maintenance activities on process controller equipment within an engineered system
Carry out the Testing and Calibration of Instrumentation Control Equipment and CircuitsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out the testing and calibration of instrumentation control equipment and circuits
- Understand how to carry out the testing and calibration of instrumentation control equipment and circuits
Carrying out aircraft detail fitting activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out aircraft detail fitting activities
- Carry out aircraft detail fitting activities
Carrying out design of experiments _DOE_Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Carry out design of experiments (DOE)
- 1b. Carry out design of experiments (DOE) (continued)
- 2a. Know how to carry out design of experiments (DOE)
- 2b. Know how to carry out design of experiments (DOE) (continued)
Carrying out hand forging of engineering materialsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out hand forging of engineering materials
- Carry out hand forging of engineering materials
Carrying out heat treatment of engineering materialsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out heat treatment of engineering materials
- Carry out heat treatment of engineering materials
Carrying out maintenance activities on motorsport vehicle electrical equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance activities on motorsport vehicle electrical equipment
- Carry out maintenance activities on motorsport vehicle electrical equipment
Commission Engineering Products, Processes or FacilitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Commission engineering products, processes or facilities
- Understand how to commission engineering products, processes or facilities
Commission a new product manufacturing processReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Commission a new product manufacturing process
- Understand how to commission a new product manufacturing process
Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirementsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Comply with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements
- Comply with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements
Conducting business improvement activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Conduct business improvement activities
- Conduct business improvement activities
Configure Engineering Products, Processes or FacilitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Configure engineering products, processes or facilities
- Understand how to configure engineering products, processes or facilities
Contribute to a team feasibility review of a new product designReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to a team feasibility review of a new product design
- Understand how to contribute to a team feasibility review of a new product design
Control the New Product Design Change ProcessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Control the new product design change process
- Understand how to control the new product design change process
Create Engineering DesignsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Create engineering designs
- Understand how to create engineering designs
Cutting and shaping materials using thermal cutting equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Cut and shape materials using thermal cutting equipment
- Cut and shape materials using thermal cutting equipment
Determine Welding and Related Technical Requirements to Achieve ObjectivesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Determine Welding and Related Technical Requirements to Achieve Objectives
- Understand how to Determine Welding and Related Technical Requirements to Achieve Objectives
Determine the Requirements for Engineering ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Determine the requirements for engineering activities
- Understand how to determine the requirements for engineering activities
Develop a Research Methodology for EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a research methodology for engineering
- Understand how to develop a research methodology for engineering
Develop a Strategy for the Engineering Design ProcessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a strategy for the engineering design process
- Understand how to develop a strategy for the engineering design process
Develop a new product manufacturing process design strategyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a new product manufacturing process design strategy
- Understand how to develop a new product manufacturing process design strategy
Develop a new product manufacturing process flow and floor plan layoutReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a new product manufacturing process flow and floor plan layout
- Understand how to develop a new product manufacturing process flow and floor plan layout
Develop and evaluate operational plans for own area of responsibilityReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Align objectives of own area of responsibility with those of own organisation.
- Implement operational plans in own area of responsibility.
- Monitor and evaluate operational plans in own area of responsibility..
Develop and implement a risk assessment plan in own area of responsibiltyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the legal requirements and personal responsibilities for health and safety within an organisation.
- Promote the importance of health and safety practices.
- Ensure that hazards and risks are identified and managed in own area of responsibility.
- Monitor and review health and safety performance and policy in own area of responsibility.
Develop and implement marketing plansReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to identify and prioritise marketing objectives within their area of responsibility. You'll develop a marketing strategy and produce a detailed marketing plan, which they will implement, monitor, and evaluate to ensure alignment with organisational goals.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and prioritise marketing objectives for own area of responsibility
- Produce a marketing strategy in own area of responsibility
- Produce and implement a marketing plan for own area of responsibility
- Monitor and evaluate the marketing plan in own area of responsibility
Diagnosing and rectifying faults on motorsport vehicle systems during competitionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Diagnose and rectify faults on motorsport vehicle systems (during competition)
- Diagnose and rectify faults on motorsport vehicle systems (during competition)
Establish an Engineering Design BriefReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Establish an engineering design brief
- Understand how to establish an engineering design brief
Establish manufacturing process design brief for new product introductionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Establish manufacturing process design brief for new product introduction
- Understand how to establish manufacturing process design brief for new product introduction
Establish new product development and introduction briefReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Establish new product development and introduction brief
- Understand how to establish new product development and introduction brief
Evaluate Engineering DesignsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate engineering designs
- Understand how to evaluate engineering designs
Evaluate Engineering Risk AssessmentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate engineering risk assessments
- Understand how to evaluate engineering risk assessments
Evaluate the Results of Engineering ResearchReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate the results of engineering research
- Understand how to evaluate the results of engineering research
Fettling, finishing and checking cast componentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Fettle, finish and check cast components
- Fettle, finish and check cast components
Finishing surfaces by applying coatings or coveringsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Finish surfaces by applying coatings or coverings
- Finish surfaces by applying coatings or coverings
Finishing surfaces by applying treatmentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Finish surfaces by applying treatments
- Finish surfaces by applying treatments
Fitting Sub Assemblies and Components to Public Service VehiclesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Fit Sub Assemblies and Components to Public Service Vehicles
- Fit Sub Assemblies and Components to Public Service Vehicles
Forming and assembling electrical cable enclosure and support systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Form and assemble electrical cable enclosure and support systems
- Form and assemble electrical cable enclosure and support systems
Forming and assembling pipework systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Form and assemble pipework systems
- Form and assemble pipework systems
General electrical and electronic engineering applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out general electrical and electronic engineering applications
- Carry out general electrical and electronic engineering applications
General fabrication and welding applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out general fabrication and welding applications
- Carry out general fabrication and welding applications
General machining, fitting and assembly applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out general machining, fitting and assembly applications
- Carry out general machining, fitting and assembly applications
General maintenance engineering applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out general maintenance engineering applications
- Carry out general maintenance engineering applications
Identify Engineering Design Requirements of ClientsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Identify engineering design requirements of clients
- Understand how to identify engineering design requirements of clients
Identify and Define Areas of Engineering ResearchReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and define areas of engineering research
- Understand how to identify and define areas of engineering research
Implement Engineering ProcessesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Implement engineering processes
- Understand how to implement engineering processes
Implement Quality Assurance Methods and ProceduresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Implement quality assurance methods and procedures
- Understand how to implement quality assurance methods and procedures
Implement Welding Production Methods and ProceduresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Implement Welding Production Methods and Procedures
- Understand how to Implement Welding Production Methods and Procedures
Improve the Quality of Engineering Products or ProcessesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Improve the quality of engineering products or processes
- Understand how to improve the quality of engineering products or processes
Inspect Welded Components or Structures for Visual Quality and Dimensional AccuracyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Inspect Welded Components or Structures for Visual Quality and Dimensional Accuracy
- Understand how to Inspect Welded Components or Structures for Visual Quality and Dimensional Accuracy
Inspecting a motorsport vehicle during a competitionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Inspect a motorsport vehicle during a competition
- Inspect a motorsport vehicle during a competition
Installing aircraft mechanical fastenersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Install aircraft mechanical fasteners
- Install aircraft mechanical fasteners
Investigate Incidents Relating to Engineering ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate incidents relating to engineering activities
- Understand how to investigate incidents relating to engineering activities
Joining Public Service Vehicle Components by Mechanical ProcessesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Join Public Service Vehicle Components by Mechanical Processes
- Join Public Service Vehicle Components by Mechanical Processes
Know how to follow disciplinary proceduresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand performance expectations of an organisation.
- Identify and use communication methods to assess potential cases of misconduct or unsatisfactory performance.
- Know how to informally with cases of minor misconduct or unsatisfactory performance.
- Follow an organisation’s formal disciplinary procedure.
Lead Electrical/Electronic Product Manufacturing or Testing ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead electrical/electronic product manufacturing or testing activities
- Understand how to lead electrical/electronic product manufacturing or testing activities
Lead Installation or Commissioning ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead installation or commissioning activities
- Understand how to lead installation or commissioning activities
Lead Maintenance ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead maintenance activities
- Understand how to lead maintenance activities
Lead Mechanical Manufacturing or Inspection ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead mechanical manufacturing or inspection activities
- Understand how to lead mechanical manufacturing or inspection activities
Lead Rail Welding ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead rail welding activities
- Understand how to lead rail welding activities
Lead Welding and Fabrication ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead welding and fabrication activities
- Understand how to lead welding and fabrication activities
Leading continuous improvement _Kaizen_ activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead continuous improvement (Kaizen) activities
- 1b. Lead continuous improvement (Kaizen) activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead continuous improvement (Kaizen) activities
- 2b. Know how to lead continuous improvement (Kaizen) activities (continued)
Leading failure modes and effects analysis _FMEA_ activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) activities
- 1b. Lead failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) activities
- 2b. Know how to lead failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) activities (continued)
Leading measurement systems analysis _MSA_ activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a.Lead measurement systems analysis (MSA) activities
- 1b. Lead measurement systems analysis (MSA) activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead measurement systems analysis (MSA) activities
- 2b. Know how to lead measurement systems analysis (MSA) activities (continued)
Leading mistake/error proofing _Poka Yoke_ activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead mistake/error proofing (Poka Yoke) activities
- 1b. Lead mistake/error proofing (Poka Yoke) activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead mistake/error proofing (Poka Yoke) activities
- 2b. Know how to lead mistake/error proofing (Poka Yoke) activities (continued)
Leading statistical process control _SPC_ activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead statistical process control (SPC) activities
- 1b. Lead statistical process control (SPC) activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead statistical process control (SPC) activities
- 2b. Know how to lead statistical process control (SPC) activities (continued)
Leading the application of Six Sigma methodology to a projectReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead the application of Six Sigma methodology to a project
- 1b. Lead the application of Six Sigma methodology to a project (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead the application of Six Sigma methodology to a project
- 2b. Know how to lead the application of Six Sigma methodology to a project (continued)
Leading the application of Six Sigma metrics to a projectReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead the application of Six Sigma metrics to a project
- 1b. Lead the application of Six Sigma metrics to a project (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead the application of Six Sigma metrics to a project
- 2b. Know how to lead the application of Six Sigma metrics to a project (continued)
Leading the application of basic statistical analysisReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead the application of basic statistical analysis
- 1b. Lead the application of basic statistical analysis (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead the application of basic statistical analysis
- 2b. Know how to lead the application of basic statistical analysis (continued)
Leading the carrying out of Six Sigma process mappingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead the carrying out of Six Sigma process mapping
- 1b. Lead the carrying out of Six Sigma process mapping (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead the carrying out of Six Sigma process mapping
- 2b. Know how to lead the carrying out of Six Sigma process mapping (continued)
Leading the carrying out of capability studiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead the carrying out of capability studies
- 1b. Lead the carrying out of capability studies (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead the carrying out of capability studies
- 2b. Know how to lead the carrying out of capability studies (continued)
Leading the creation of flexible production and manpower systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead the creation of flexible production and manpower systems
- Lead the creation of flexible production and manpower systems (continued)
- Lead the creation of flexible production and manpower systems
- Lead the creation of flexible production and manpower systems (continued)
Leading the creation of standard operating procedures _SOP_Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead the creation of standard operating procedures (SOP)
- 1b. Lead the creation of standard operating procedures (SOP) (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead the creation of standard operating procedures (SOP)
- 2b. Know how to lead the creation of standard operating procedures (SOP) (continued)
Leading the development of visual management systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead the development of visual management systems
- Lead the development of visual management systems (continued)
- Lead the development of visual management systems
- Lead the development of visual management systems (continued)
Leading the production of a characteristic selection matrixReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead the production of a characteristic selection matrix
- 1b.Lead the production of a characteristic selection matrix (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead the production of a characteristic selection matrix
- 2b. Know how to lead the production of a characteristic selection matrix (continued)
Leading value management _value engineering and value analysis_ activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- 1a. Lead value management (value engineering and value analysis) activities
- 1b. Lead value management (value engineering and value analysis) activities (continued)
- 2a. Know how to lead value management (value engineering and value analysis) activities
- 2b. Know how to lead value management (value engineering and value analysis) activities (continued)
Leading value stream mapping _VSM_ activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead value stream mapping (VSM) activities
- Lead value stream mapping (VSM) activities (continued)
- Lead value stream mapping (VSM) activities
- Lead value stream mapping (VSM) activities (continued)
Leading workplace organisation activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead workplace organisation activities
- Lead workplace organisation activities (continued)
- Lead workplace organisation activities
- Lead workplace organisation activities (continued)
Maintaining and testing process instrumentation and control devicesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain and test process instrumentation and control devices
- Maintain and test process instrumentation and control devices
Maintaining electrical equipment/systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain electrical equipment/systems
- Maintain electrical equipment/systems
Maintaining electronic equipment/systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain electronic equipment/systems
- Maintain electronic equipment/systems
Maintaining fluid power equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain fluid power equipment
- Maintain fluid power equipment
Maintaining mechanical devices and equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain mechanical devices and equipment
- Maintain mechanical devices and equipment
Manage the achievement of customer satisfactionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand customer service standards required in own organisation.
- Implement sustainable processes for customer satisfaction.
- Manage and support colleagues in delivering customer service standards.
- Manage and develop culture in own organisation to support customer service standards.
- Monitor customer service levels for continuous improvement.
Managing grievance proceduresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prevent potential grievances.
- Understand an organisation’s grievance policy and procedure and deal with concerns raised by individuals informally.
- Understand how to follow grievance procedures.
Monitor Welding Activities in ProductionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor Welding Activities in Production
- Understand how to Monitor Welding Activities in Production
Monitor and Evaluate Engineering ProcessesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and evaluate engineering processes
- Understand how to monitor and evaluate engineering processes
Negotiate in a business environmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prepare for negotiations
- Understand how to conduct negotiations
- Understand how to complete negotiations
- Prepare for negotiation
- Conduct negotiations
- Complete negotiations
Obtain Resources for the Implementation of Engineering ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Obtain Resources for the Implementation of Engineering Activities
- Understand how to obtain resources for the implementation of engineering activities
Plan Welding Production Resources and ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Plan Welding Production Resources and Activities
- Understand how to Plan Welding Production Resources and Activities
Plan and Decommission Engineering Equipment, Processes or FacilitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Plan and decommission engineering equipment, processes or facilities
- Understand how to plan and decommission engineering equipment, processes or facilities
Plan and control new product design benchmarking activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Plan and control new product design benchmarking activities
- Understand how to plan and control new product design benchmarking activities
Plan and control new product manufacturing process benchmarking activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Plan and control new product manufacturing process benchmarking activities
- Understand how to plan and control new product manufacturing process benchmarking activities
Plan and manage the installation of the new product manufacturing processReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Plan and manage the installation of the new product manufacturing process
- Understand how to plan and manage the installation of the new product manufacturing process
Plan, allocate and monitor work in own area of responsibilityReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce a work plan for own area of responsibility.
- Allocate and agree responsibilities with team members.
- Monitor the progress and quality of work in own area of responsibility and provide feedback.
- Review and amend plans of work for own area of responsibility and communicate changes.
Prepare for and support quality auditsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the quality standards and procedures that apply to own area of responsibility.
- Monitor work in own area of responsibility against quality standards and procedures.
- Prepare for a quality audit in own area of responsibility.
- Discuss quality audit findings with the auditor.
- Complete agreed actions following a quality audit.
Preparing and Manoeuvring Armoured Fighting Vehicles AFVs for Maintenance and TransportationReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and Manoeuvre Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) for Maintenance and Transportation
- Prepare and manoeuvre Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) for Maintenance and Transportation
Preparing and proving CNC fabrication machine tool programsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and prove CNC fabrication machine tool programs
- Prepare and prove CNC fabrication machine tool programs
Preparing and proving CNC machine tool programsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and prove CNC machine tool programs
- Prepare and prove CNC machine tool programs
Preparing and using CNC fabrication machineryReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use CNC fabrication machinery
- Prepare and use CNC fabrication machinery
Preparing and using CNC machining centresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use CNC machining centres
- Prepare and use CNC machining centres
Preparing and using CNC milling machinesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use CNC milling machines
- Prepare and use CNC milling machines
Preparing and using CNC turning machinesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use CNC turning machines
- Prepare and use CNC turning machines
Preparing and using grinding machinesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use grinding machines
- Prepare and use grinding machines
Preparing and using industrial robotsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use industrial robots
- Prepare and use industrial robots
Preparing and using lathes for turning operationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use lathes for turning operations
- Prepare and use lathes for turning operations
Preparing and using manual TIG or plasma-arc welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use manual TIG or plasma-arc welding equipment
- Prepare and use manual TIG or plasma-arc welding equipment
Preparing and using manual flame brazing and braze welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use manual flame brazing and braze welding equipment
- Prepare and use manual flame brazing and braze welding equipment
Preparing and using manual metal arc welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use manual metal arc welding equipment
- Prepare and use manual metal arc welding equipment
Preparing and using manual oxy/fuel gas welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use manual gas welding equipment
- Prepare and use manual gas welding equipment
Preparing and using milling machinesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use milling machines
- Prepare and use milling machines
Preparing and using semi-automatic MIG, MAG and flux cored arc welding equipmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and use manual MIG, MAG and other continuous wire welding equipment
- Prepare and use manual MIG, MAG and other continuous wire welding equipment
Produce Engineering SpecificationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce engineering specifications
- Understand how to produce engineering specifications
Produce and evaluate conceptual design options for new productsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce and evaluate conceptual design options for new products
- Understand how to produce and evaluate conceptual design options for new products
Produce new product designs for manufacture and assemblyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce new product designs for manufacture and assembly
- Understand how to produce new product designs for manufacture and assembly
Producing CAD models/drawings using a CAD systemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce CAD models (drawings) using a CAD system
- Produce CAD models (drawings) using a CAD system
Producing Composite Mouldings using Resin Film Infusion TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce Composite Mouldings using Resin Film Infusion Techniques
- Produce Composite Mouldings using Resin Film Infusion Techniques
Producing Composite Mouldings using Resin Flow Infusion TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce Composite Mouldings using Resin Flow Infusion Techniques
- Produce Composite Mouldings using Resin Flow Infusion Techniques
Producing aircraft detail assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce aircraft detail assemblies
- Produce aircraft detail assemblies
Producing and preparing molten materials for castingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce and prepare molten materials for casting
- Produce and prepare molten materials for casting
Producing and preparing sand moulds and cores for castingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce and prepare sand moulds and cores for casting
- Produce and prepare sand moulds and cores for casting
Producing cast components by manual meansReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce cast components by manual means
- Produce cast components by manual means
Producing components by rapid prototyping techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce components by rapid prototyping techniques
- Produce components by rapid prototyping techniques
Producing components using hand fitting techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce components using hand fitting techniques
- Produce components using hand fitting techniques
Producing composite assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce composite assemblies
- Produce composite assemblies
Producing composite mouldings using pre-preg techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques
- Produce composite mouldings using pre-preg laminating techniques
Producing composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques
- Produce composite mouldings using wet lay-up techniques
Producing electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD systemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD system
- Produce electrical or electronic engineering drawings using a CAD system
Producing engineering project plansReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce engineering project plans
- Produce engineering project plans
Producing mechanical assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce mechanical assemblies
- Produce mechanical assemblies
Producing mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD systemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system
- Produce mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system
Producing platework components and assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce platework components and assemblies
- Produce platework components and assemblies
Producing sheet metal components and assembliesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce sheet metal components and assemblies
- Produce sheet metal components and assemblies
Propose Decommissioning of Engineering Equipment, Processes or FacilitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Propose decommissioning of engineering equipment, processes or facilities
- Understand how to propose decommissioning of engineering equipment, processes or facilities
Propose and Specify Engineering ResearchReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Propose and specify engineering research
- Understand how to propose and specify engineering research
Provide Technical Advice and Guidance on Engineering or Manufacturing RequirementsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Provide technical advice and guidance on engineering or manufacturing requirements
- Understand how to provide technical advice and guidance on engineering or manufacturing requirements
Provide leadership and direction for own area of responsibilityReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Lead in own area of responsibility.
- Provide direction and set objectives in own area of responsibility.
- Communicate the direction for own area of responsibility and collect feedback to inform improvement.
- Assess own leadership performance.
Schedule Engineering ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Schedule activities for engineering methods and procedures
- Understand how to schedule activities for engineering methods and procedures
Solve Welding Problems in ProductionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Solve Welding Problems in Production
- Understand how to Solve Welding Problems in Production
Solve engineering or manufacturing problemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Solve engineering or manufacturing problems
- Understand how to solve engineering or manufacturing problems
Specify Methods and Procedures to Achieve Engineering RequirementsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Specify methods and procedures to achieve engineering requirements
- Understand how to specify methods and procedures to achieve engineering requirements
Specify Risk Reduction Methods and ProceduresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Specify Risk Reduction Methods and Procedures
- Understand how to Specify Risk Reduction Methods and Procedures
Stripping and rebuilding motorsport engines pre-competitionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Strip and rebuild motorsport engines (pre-competition)
- Strip and rebuild motorsport engines (pre-competition)
Stripping and rebuilding motorsport vehicles pre-competitionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Strip and rebuild motorsport vehicles (pre-competition)
- Strip and rebuild motorsport vehicles (pre-competition)
Support individuals to develop and take responsibility for their performanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Agree their performance development needs with an individual.
- Understand how to help an individual create a development plan.
- Support an individual in implementing their development plan.
- Evaluate an individual’s progress against a development plan and provide feedback for continual performance improvement.
Support the management of redundancies in own area of responsibilityReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to follow redundancy policy within own area of responsibility.
- Communicate information on redundancies to those affected.
- Understand how to support those affected by redundancies.
Transfer Control of Engineering Products, Processes or FacilitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Transfer control of engineering products, processes or facilities
- Understand how to transfer control of engineering products, processes or facilities
Undertake Engineering ResearchReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Undertake engineering research
- Understand how to undertake engineering research
Undertake Project Management ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit equips learners with the knowledge and skills to undertake project management activities professionally. You'll adhere to organisational policies, maintain accurate documentation, and understand the importance of communication, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
What you'll be able to do
- Undertake project management activities in a professional manner
- Understand how to undertake project management activities effectively
Using computer software packages to assist with engineering activitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Use computer software packages to assist with engineering activities
- Use computer software packages to assist with engineering activities
Using wood for pattern, modelmaking and other engineering applicationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Use wood for pattern, modelmaking and other engineering applications
- Use wood for pattern, modelmaking and other engineering applications
Verify new product designs using a computer modelReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Verify new product designs using a computer model
- Understand how to verify new product designs using a computer model
Verify new product designs using a physical modelReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Verify new product designs using a physical model
- Understand how to verify new product designs using a physical model
Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuitsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Wire and test electrical equipment and circuits
- Wire and test electrical equipment and circuits
Wiring and testing programmable controller based systemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Wire and test programmable controller based systems
- Wire and test programmable controller based systems
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 4 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.
Address performance problems affecting team membersApplying quality function deployment _QFD_Assembling Structural Sub Assemblies to Produce a Public Service VehicleAssembling and testing electronic circuitsAssembling and testing fluid power systemsAssembling pattern, model and engineering woodwork componentsAssembling, wiring and testing electrical panels/components mounted in enclosuresBuild, support and manage a team
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
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.
Pearson Edexcel Level 4 NVQ Extended Diploma in Engineering Manufacture
- 04_Review and Authorise a Strategy for Engineering Design
- 05_Review and Authorise Designs for Engineering Products or Processes
- 07_Ensure the evaluation of results of engineering research
- 11_Authorise the transfer of control of engineering facilities
- 12_Solve engineering problems in a biomanufacturing environment
- Applying Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
- Assist in Determining the Requirements for Engineering Activities
- Assist in Identifying Engineering Design Requirements of Clients
Where this can lead
Lead Quality Inspector
Your journey as a Lead Quality Inspector is just one step in a rewarding career. Whether you choose to lead teams, become a deeper technical expert, or even move into broader operations management, the robust problem-solving, analytical, and leadership skills you develop here will serve you incredibly well. We're investing in you for the long haul.
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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.
04_Review and Authorise a Strategy for Engineering Design05_Review and Authorise Designs for Engineering Products or Processes07_Ensure the evaluation of results of engineering research11_Authorise the transfer of control of engineering facilities12_Solve engineering problems in a biomanufacturing environmentApplying Quality Function Deployment (QFD)Assist in Determining the Requirements for Engineering ActivitiesAssist in Identifying Engineering Design Requirements of ClientsAssist in configuring engineering products, processes or facilitiesAssist in developing a research methodology for engineeringAssist in evaluating the results of engineering researchAssist in investigating incidents relating to engineering activitiesAssist in the planning and decommissioning of engineering equipment, processes or facilitiesAuthorise the Decommissioning of Engineering FacilitiesBuild and manage teamsBuild and manage teamsCarrying out maintenance activities on electrical equipment within an engineered systemCarrying out maintenance activities on fluid power equipment within an engineered system+59 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?
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Pearson Edexcel Level 4 NVQ Extended Diploma in Engineering Manufacture
169 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Address performance problems affecting team members
- Applying quality function deployment _QFD_
- Assembling Structural Sub Assemblies to Produce a Public Service Vehicle
- Assembling and testing electronic circuits
- Assembling and testing fluid power systems
- Assembling pattern, model and engineering woodwork components
and 163 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.