How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer The Institute of the Motor Industry has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and The Institute of the Motor Industry awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from The Institute of the Motor Industry.
This qualification is designed for those working with construction plant or machinery. It includes advising on repairs, providing technical information to users, and installing equipment. Learners will also develop skills in thermal cutting and joining materials within the building and construction industry.
These are the units The Institute of the Motor Industry 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. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with The Institute of the Motor Industry. It does the teaching and the mapping. The Institute of the Motor Industry sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Advise on repair or replacement for plant or machinery Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to advise on repair or replacement for plant or machinery
- Prepare to advise on repair or replacement for plant or machinery
- Advise on repair or replacement for plant or machinery
- Advise on repair or replacement for plant or machinery
- Complete activities after advising on repair or replacement for plant or machinery
- Complete activities after advising on repair or replacement for plant or machinery
Configure and hand over plant or machinery Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for configuring and handing over plant or machinery
- Prepare for configuring and handing over plant or machinery
- Configure and hand over plant or machinery
- Configure plant or machinery
- Hand over plant or machinery
Confirm the occupational method of work Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Understand project information, including its purpose and relevance to the work to be undertaken.
- Understand project requirements, including specifications, regulations, and safety procedures.
- Select the appropriate method of work based on project information and requirements, considering factors such as efficiency, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
Develop and maintain good working relationships Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Accurately record information given to others, ensuring clarity and accessibility.
- Develop effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, based on mutual respect and trust.
- Provide clear and concise information to others, using appropriate communication methods.
- Respond appropriately to information received from others, demonstrating active listening and understanding.
- Communicate effectively with others to develop and maintain positive working relationships, contributing to a collaborative work environment.
Diagnose faults in plant or machinery Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for diagnosing faults in plant or machinery
- Prepare for diagnosing faults in plant or machinery
- Diagnose faults in plant or machinery
- Diagnose faults in plant or machinery
- Complete activities after diagnosing faults in plant or machinery
- Complete activities after diagnosing faults in plant or machinery
Install plant or machinery Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for installing plant or machinery
- Prepare for installing plant or machinery
- Install plant or machinery
- Install plant or machinery
- Complete activities after installing plant or machinery
- Complete activities after installing plant or machinery
Manage work activities and resources Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Plan work activities
- Understand factors that impact on the work programme
- Manage the work activities and procedures
Operate plant or machinery for non-operational maintenance activities Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for operating plant or machinery for non-operational maintenance activities
- Prepare for operating plant or machinery for non-operational maintenance activities
- Operate plant or machinery for non-operational maintenance activities
- Operate plant or machinery for non-operational maintenance activities
Plan and carry out servicing to maintain plant or machinery Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively to plan and carry out servicing to maintain plant or machinery, including identifying necessary resources and safety precautions.
- Prepare effectively to plan and carry out servicing to maintain plant or machinery, ensuring all necessary tools, equipment, and documentation are available.
- Plan and carry out servicing to maintain plant or machinery, following established procedures and safety guidelines.
- Plan and carry out servicing to maintain plant or machinery, demonstrating competence in performing required tasks and troubleshooting issues.
- Complete activities after servicing and maintaining plant or machinery, including documenting work performed and reporting any issues.
- Complete activities after servicing and maintaining plant or machinery, ensuring the plant or machinery is returned to operational status and the work area is left clean and safe.
Produce one-off components by bench fitting techniques Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for producing one-off components by bench fitting techniques
- Prepare for producing one-off components by bench fitting techniques
- Know the procedures for producing one-off components by bench fitting techniques
- Follow procedures to produce one-off components by bench fitting techniques
- Complete activities after producing one-off components by bench fitting techniques
- Complete activities after producing one-off components by bench fitting techniques
Provide users of plant or machinery with technical information, advice and guidance Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for providing users of plant or machinery with technical information, advice and guidance
- Prepare for providing users of plant or machinery with technical information, advice and guidance
- Provide users of plant or machinery with technical information, advice and guidance
- Provide users of plant or machinery with technical information, advice and guidance
- Complete activities after providing users of plant or machinery with technical information, advice and guidance
- Complete activities after providing users of plant or machinery with technical information, advice and guidance
Thermal cutting and joining materials Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for thermal cutting and joining materials, understanding the necessary safety precautions and procedures.
- Prepare for thermal cutting and joining materials, ensuring all required tools, equipment, and materials are available and ready for use.
- Modify and cut materials by heating and thermal cutting, understanding the correct techniques and procedures for different materials.
- Join materials by welding, brazing and soldering, understanding the correct techniques and procedures for different materials and applications.
- Produce components by thermal cutting and joining materials, ensuring they meet the required specifications and quality standards.
- Complete activities after thermal cutting and joining materials, understanding the importance of proper cleaning, inspection, and documentation.
- Complete activities after thermal cutting and joining materials, including cleaning the work area, inspecting the finished components, and completing all necessary documentation.
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Bench fitting activities to produce components for plant or machinery maintenance
- Standard
Determine and advise on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service
- Standard
Diagnose faults in plant or machinery systems or components
- Standard
Install products, equipment or machinery in, or for new or refurbished buildings
- Standard
Operate plant or machinery to prepare, profile and finish substrates for specified materials
- Standard
Position and install mechanical equipment and systems in engineering construction plant
- Standard
Provide technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery
- Standard
Service plant or machinery
The credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by The Institute of the Motor Industry rather than by Zavmo. 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 have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Advise on repair or replacement for plant or machineryConfigure and hand over plant or machineryConfirm the occupational method of workDevelop and maintain good working relationshipsDiagnose faults in plant or machineryInstall plant or machineryManage work activities and resourcesOperate plant or machinery for non-operational maintenance activities
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Navigator · your what-if tutor Illustration - Bring your own plan Create
For “Advise on repair or replacement for plant or machinery” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Lead it Apply
“Manage work activities and resources” is practised on the team you actually have. You talk through the call you are about to make, and Zavmo makes you say it the way you would say it to them.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Bench fitting activities to produce components for plant or machinery maintenance
- Determine and advise on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service
- Diagnose faults in plant or machinery systems or components
- Install products, equipment or machinery in, or for new or refurbished buildings
- Operate plant or machinery to prepare, profile and finish substrates for specified materials
- Position and install mechanical equipment and systems in engineering construction plant
- Provide technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery
- Service plant or machinery
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Advise on repair or replacement for plant or machinery, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
This unit provides learners with the knowledge and skills to prepare for and advise on repair or replacement of plant or machinery. Learners will understand information gathering, consultation with personnel, and factors influencing repair or replacement decisions.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time. Teaching towards this qualification begins when you subscribe.
Built for IMI Level 3 Diploma in Construction Plant or Machinery Maintenance (Construction) (VRQ)
12 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by The Institute of the Motor Industry.
- Advise on repair or replacement for plant or machinery
- Configure and hand over plant or machinery
- Confirm the occupational method of work
- Develop and maintain good working relationships
- Diagnose faults in plant or machinery
- Install plant or machinery
and 6 more in the full unit list below.
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