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How you’d get this certificate

  1. Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
  2. You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Open Awards has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
  3. The centre assesses, and Open Awards awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Open Awards.

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01What it is

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These are the units Open Awards 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.

Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with Open Awards. It does the teaching and the mapping. Open Awards sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.

02The units

What each unit actually teaches you to do

Communicating With Others at Work Real unit · Open Awards
This unit covers appropriate communication methods in the workplace, including identifying suitable communication channels for different scenarios. You'll understand the importance of respectful language and how to adapt their communication style to effectively engage with various colleagues.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to communicate appropriately with colleagues at work
  • Understand how to communicate appropriately with supervisors at work
  • Understand how to communicate appropriately with customers at work
  • Recognise different methods of communication used in the workplace
Control Weeds in a Planted Area Real unit · Open Awards
This unit provides learners with practical skills to identify and control common weeds in planted areas. You'll safely use tools to remove weeds without damaging desired plants and evaluate the effectiveness of their weed control methods.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to control weeds effectively in a planted area.
Edge up an Amenity Area Real unit · Open Awards
You'll gain practical skills to edge lawns, flowerbeds, and shrubberies using suitable tools and equipment. The unit focuses on creating neat, defined edges and safely removing waste material generated during the process.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to edge up a lawn to a defined standard.
  • Demonstrate the ability to edge up a flowerbed to a defined standard.
  • Demonstrate the ability to edge up shrubbery to a defined standard.
Fill Plant Containers Real unit · Open Awards
It teaches you to fill plant containers with appropriate growing mediums. You'll identify suitable mediums for different plants, apply correct filling methods, and understand the importance of the medium for plant growth.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to fill plant containers correctly with a suitable growing medium.
Health and Safety Awareness Real unit · Open Awards
You'll develop awareness of health and safety procedures relevant to the workplace. The unit covers the importance of following procedures, observing safe working practices, and recognising potential hazards to prevent accidents and injuries.

What you'll be able to do

  • Describe relevant Health and Safety procedures in the workplace
  • Explain the importance of following Health and Safety procedures
  • Observe safe working practices in accordance with Health and Safety procedures
  • Identify potential hazards in the workplace
Insert Plant Material Real unit · Open Awards
You'll develop the ability to insert plant material correctly by demonstrating appropriate techniques and following given instructions. The unit ensures learners can check that inserted material meets required standards.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to insert plant material correctly.
Introduction to Customer Care Real unit · Open Awards
This unit provides learners with an understanding of customer care in the workplace, including its importance and benefits. You'll recognise their role and responsibilities in delivering customer care and demonstrate appropriate behaviour when interacting with customers.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand what customer care means in the workplace, including its importance and benefits
  • Understand own role in providing customer care, including responsibilities and expected behaviour
Introduction to the Propagation of Plants Real unit · Open Awards
This unit introduces learners to the propagation of plants by recognising different forms and sources of embryo plants. You'll understand the importance of appropriate planting techniques, including depth, spacing, support, and protection.

What you'll be able to do

  • Recognise different forms of embryo plants.
  • Identify sources of embryo plants.
  • Understand the need to plant appropriately.
Maintain a Fence Real unit · Open Awards
It teaches you to maintain fences to a satisfactory standard while working safely. You'll identify defects, carry out repairs, use personal protective equipment, and recognise potential hazards associated with fence maintenance.

What you'll be able to do

  • Maintain a fence to a satisfactory standard
  • Work safely when maintaining a fence
Maintain a Footpath Real unit · Open Awards
This unit equips learners with the skills to maintain footpaths by identifying defects, repairing minor damage, clearing debris, and applying appropriate materials. Safe working practices and relevant health and safety legislation are emphasised.

What you'll be able to do

  • Maintain a footpath to a safe and usable standard
  • Work safely, adhering to health and safety guidelines
Prepare and Plant an Area Real unit · Open Awards
You'll learn to prepare and plant an area by assessing soil conditions, removing debris, and improving soil fertility. The unit includes selecting and planting suitable plants, seeds, or bulbs while maintaining a safe and tidy workspace.

What you'll be able to do

  • Prepare an area for planting, ensuring appropriate soil conditions
  • Plant an area with plants, seeds or bulbs
  • Work in a safe and tidy manner when planting, minimising risks and maintaining a clean workspace
Recognise Parts of Plants Real unit · Open Awards
You'll be able to identify major parts of plants, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. The unit also covers the functions of these parts in relation to plant growth, reproduction, and survival.

What you'll be able to do

  • Recognise parts of plants, identifying roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits.
  • Know the functions of parts of a plant, understanding their roles in growth, reproduction, and survival.
Recognise Plants Real unit · Open Awards
You'll develop the ability to recognise common plants by name and describe their key characteristics. The unit also covers differentiating between plant types, such as trees and shrubs, and understanding their distinct appearances.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify a range of common plants
  • Differentiate between different types of plants
  • Describe the functions of different parts of a plant
  • Explain the importance of each part of a plant to its overall health and growth
Recognise Use and Care for Tools Used in Horticulture Real unit · Open Awards
You'll be able to recognise, use, and care for common horticultural tools. The unit covers identifying tools, demonstrating safe use, cleaning procedures, and proper storage to maintain tool condition and effectiveness.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify different tools used in horticulture
  • Demonstrate the correct use of tools used in horticulture
  • Describe procedures for the care of tools used in horticulture
  • Explain the importance of maintaining tools in good working order
Shred Waste Vegetation Real unit · Open Awards
It teaches you to prepare waste vegetable matter for shredding by sorting and removing non-vegetable materials. You'll operate shredding machinery safely and effectively, monitor the process, and dispose of shredded waste appropriately.

What you'll be able to do

  • Prepare waste vegetable matter for shredding
  • Operate a shredding machine safely and effectively
  • Monitor the shredding process to ensure optimal results
  • Dispose of shredded waste vegetable matter appropriately
Sustainability and Our Environment Real unit · Open Awards
This unit introduces learners to the concept of sustainability, its importance for the environment, and its role in meeting resource needs. You'll understand the impact of unsustainable practices and how sustainability contributes to environmental protection.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know why sustainability is important, including its impact on the environment and future generations
  • Know how sustainability meets our needs, including resource management and environmental protection
Water plant material by hand Real unit · Open Awards
You'll gain skills to water plant material by hand using hoses or watering cans. The unit covers selecting suitable equipment, adjusting techniques based on plant type, and understanding environmental influences on watering requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Water plant material using a hose or watering can, applying the correct amount of water for the plant type and environmental conditions
Weed a Planted Area Real unit · Open Awards
You'll develop practical skills to weed planted areas by hand, including identifying common weeds and employing correct removal techniques. The unit emphasises minimising damage to desired plants and appropriate disposal of weed waste.

What you'll be able to do

  • Weed a planted area by hand, identifying and removing unwanted plants effectively
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03The standards

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.

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04Where it leads

The jobs these credits are mapped to

A qualification is never a dead end here. Each of these is a job record this qualification is a mapped route into.

Where this can lead

H&S Training Coordinator

From here, the work can lead to designing training courses, analysing safety data, or managing training programmes across a site.

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05The credits

The credits, and who awards them

Entry Level credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Open Awards 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

Communicating With Others at WorkControl Weeds in a Planted AreaEdge up an Amenity AreaFill Plant ContainersHealth and Safety AwarenessInsert Plant MaterialIntroduction to Customer CareIntroduction to the Propagation of Plants

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 The Navigator · your what-if tutor Illustration
The Navigator Your plan for “Control Weeds in a Planted Area” assumes the same two people are free in March. What have you seen that makes you slightly uneasy about that?
You One of them has been pulled onto the migration twice already. Probably fine.
The Navigator That is the thread worth pulling. Let us build the version where it happens a third time and find the move that works either way.
The same lesson on the real thing: the conversation in the middle, the thinking ladder on the left, and the criteria each answer is evidencing on the right.
  • Bring your own plan Create

    For “Control Weeds in a Planted Area” 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.

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 Communicating With Others at Work, one of this qualification's own units.

Communicating With Others at Work Entry Level

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

Which job do you mean?
H&S Training Coordinator

This unit covers appropriate communication methods in the workplace, including identifying suitable communication channels for different scenarios. Learners will understand the importance of respectful language and how to adapt their communication style to effectively engage with various colleagues.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
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Your Plan Illustration

Built for Open Awards Entry Level Certificate in Horticulture Skills (Entry 2) (RQF)

18 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Open Awards.

  1. Communicating With Others at Work
  2. Control Weeds in a Planted Area
  3. Edge up an Amenity Area
  4. Fill Plant Containers
  5. Health and Safety Awareness
  6. Insert Plant Material

and 12 more in the full unit list below.

These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

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