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- 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.
01What it is
This occupational qualification covers the skills and knowledge required to maintain construction plant or machinery. It is intended for individuals working in the building and construction sector, enabling them to inspect, diagnose faults, and carry out tests on plant or machinery systems.
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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02The units
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Carrying Out Specific Tests on Plant or Machinery to Determine Operational Serviceability in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
You'll develop the knowledge and skills to carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability safely and effectively. The unit includes interpreting test procedures, complying with legislation, and maintaining safe working practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Comply with the given contract information to carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability to the required specification.
Carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability in the workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
You'll learn to carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability. The unit covers interpreting information, complying with legislation, and maintaining safe working practices throughout the testing process.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Comply with relevant legislation when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Comply with official guidance when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Maintain safe working practices when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Maintain healthy working practices when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Select the required quantity of resources for the methods of work to carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Select the required quality of resources for the methods of work to carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the surrounding area when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability.
- Comply with the given contract information to carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability to the required specification.
Configuring Plant or Machinery for Specific Operational Activities in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
It teaches you to interpret engineering drawings and specifications to configure plant or machinery for specific operational activities. You'll understand relevant legislation and maintain safe practices during configuration tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources required when configuring plant or machinery for specific operational activities.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when configuring plant or machinery for specific operational activities.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices throughout the process of configuring plant or machinery for specific operational activities.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work needed to configure plant or machinery for specific operational activities.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when configuring plant or machinery for specific operational activities.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when configuring plant or machinery for specific operational activities.
- Comply with the given contract information to configure plant or machinery for specific operational activities to the required specification.
Confirming Work Activities and Resources for an Occupational Work Area in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
You'll develop the ability to confirm work activities and resources for an occupational work area. The unit includes identifying and assessing work activities, planning sequences, obtaining clarifications, and evaluating external factors to ensure effective work delivery.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify work activities, assess required resources and plan the sequence of work.
- Obtain clarification and advice where the resources required are not available.
- Evaluate the work activities and the requirements of any significant external factors against the project requirements.
- Identify work activities which influence each other and make the best use of the resources available.
- Identify changed circumstances that require alterations to the work programme and justify them to decision makers.
Confirming the Occupational Method of Work in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
This unit provides learners with skills to confirm the occupational method of work by assessing project data, obtaining additional information when necessary, identifying optimal work methods, and communicating effectively to meet project and statutory requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Assess available project data accurately to determine the occupational method of work.
- Obtain additional information from alternative sources in cases where the available project data is insufficient.
- Identify work methods that will make best use of resources and meet project, statutory and contractual requirements.
- Confirm and communicate the selected work method to relevant personnel.
Determining and Advising on the Viability of Repair or Replacement for Returning Plant or Machinery to Service in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
This unit covers the interpretation of diagnostic information and factors influencing the viability of repair or replacement for plant or machinery. You'll gain knowledge of relevant environmental legislation and official guidance to ensure compliance and safe working practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when determining and advising on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when determining and advising on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when determining and advising on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to determine and advise on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when determining and advising on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when determining and advising on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service.
- Comply with the given contract information to determine and advise on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service to the required specification.
Determining and Completing Service to Maintain Plant or Machinery in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
It teaches you to determine and complete servicing activities to maintain plant or machinery. You'll interpret work instructions, comply with legislation, maintain safety, and select appropriate resources for effective servicing.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when determining and completing service to maintain plant or machinery.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when determining and completing service to maintain plant or machinery.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when determining and completing service to maintain plant or machinery.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to determine and complete service to maintain plant or machinery.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when determining and completing service to maintain plant or machinery.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when determining and completing service to maintain plant or machinery.
- Comply with the given contract information to determine and complete service to maintain plant or machinery to the required specification.
Developing and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
It teaches you to develop and maintain good occupational working relationships by communicating appropriately, offering advice and support, encouraging dialogue, and resolving differences professionally to promote goodwill and trust in the workplace.
What you'll be able to do
- Develop, maintain and encourage working relationships to promote good will and trust.
- Inform relevant people about work activities in an appropriate level of detail, with the appropriate level of urgency.
- Offer advice and help to relevant people about work activities and encourage questions/requests for clarification and comments.
- Clarify proposals with relevant people and discuss alternative suggestions.
- Resolve differences of opinion in ways that minimise offence and maintain goodwill, trust and respect.
Diagnosing Faults in Plant or Machinery Systems or Components in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
This unit develops learners' ability to diagnose faults in plant or machinery systems or components by interpreting information, complying with legislation, and maintaining safe and healthy working practices during fault diagnosis.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when diagnosing faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Comply with relevant legislation when diagnosing faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Comply with official guidance when diagnosing faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Maintain safe working practices when diagnosing faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Maintain healthy working practices when diagnosing faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Select the required quantity of resources for the methods of work to diagnose faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Select the required quality of resources for the methods of work to diagnose faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work when diagnosing faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the surrounding area when diagnosing faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when diagnosing faults in plant or machinery systems or components.
- Comply with the given contract information to diagnose faults in plant or machinery systems or components to the required specification.
Handing Over Plant or Machinery to the Control of Others in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
This unit covers the process of handing over plant or machinery to others in the workplace. You'll learn to interpret relevant information, comply with legislation and official guidance, and maintain safe working practices during the handover.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when handing over plant or machinery to the control of others.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when handing over plant or machinery to the control of others.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when handing over plant or machinery to the control of others.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to hand over plant or machinery to the control of others.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when handing over plant or machinery to the control of others.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when handing over plant or machinery to the control of others.
- Comply with the given contract information to hand over plant or machinery to the control of others to the required specification.
Inspecting Plant or Machinery for Operational Serviceability in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
You'll learn to inspect plant or machinery for operational serviceability by interpreting work instructions, complying with relevant legislation and guidance, and maintaining safe and healthy working practices during inspections.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when inspecting plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Comply with relevant legislation when inspecting plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Comply with official guidance when inspecting plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Maintain safe working practices when inspecting plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Maintain healthy working practices when inspecting plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Select the required quantity of resources for the methods of work to inspect plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Select the required quality of resources for the methods of work to inspect plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work when inspecting plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the surrounding area when inspecting plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when inspecting plant or machinery for operational serviceability.
- Comply with the given contract information to inspect plant or machinery for operational serviceability to the required specification.
Installing Plant or Machinery for Operational Activities in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
This unit covers the installation of plant or machinery for operational activities. You'll interpret relevant information, comply with legislation, maintain safe working practices, and select appropriate resources for installation tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing plant or machinery for operational activities.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing plant or machinery for operational activities.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing plant or machinery for operational activities.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install plant or machinery for operational activities.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing plant or machinery for operational activities.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing plant or machinery for operational activities.
- Comply with the given contract information to install plant or machinery for operational activities to the required specification.
Installing, Repairing or Modifying Construction Resources by Heating, Welding, Brazing, Soldering and Thermal Cutting in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
You'll learn to interpret engineering drawings and specifications for installing, repairing, or modifying construction resources using heating, welding, brazing, soldering, and thermal cutting. The unit includes compliance with legislation and safe working procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing, repairing or modifying construction resources by heating, welding, brazing, soldering and thermal cutting.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing, repairing or modifying construction resources by heating, welding, brazing, soldering and thermal cutting.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing, repairing or modifying construction resources by heating, welding, brazing, soldering and thermal cutting.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install, repair or modify construction resources by heating, welding, brazing, soldering and thermal cutting.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing, repairing or modifying construction resources by heating, welding, brazing, soldering and thermal cutting.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing, repairing or modifying construction resources by heating, welding, brazing, soldering and thermal cutting.
- Comply with the given contract information to install, repair or modify construction resources by heating, welding, brazing, soldering and thermal cutting.
Operating Plant or Machinery for Non-operational Activities in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
You'll interpret information related to operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities and organise work sequences collabouratively. The unit emphasises compliance with legislation and maintaining safe working environments.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities.
- Organise with others the sequence in which the work is to be carried out when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities.
- Comply with relevant, current legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities.
- Request and select the required quantity and quality of resources to operate plant or machinery for non-operational activities.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities.
- Comply with the given contract information to operate plant or machinery for non-operational activities to the required specification.
Producing One-off Components to Restore or Maintain the Operational Functions of Plant or Machinery in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
This unit focuses on interpreting information and complying with legislation when producing one-off components to restore or maintain plant or machinery. You'll understand how information impacts production and ensure safe working practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when producing one-off components to restore or maintain the operational functions of plant or machinery.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when producing one-off components to restore or maintain the operational functions of plant or machinery.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when producing one-off components to restore or maintain the operational functions of plant or machinery.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to produce one-off components to restore or maintain the operational functions of plant or machinery.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when producing one-off components to restore or maintain the operational functions of plant or machinery.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when producing one-off components to restore or maintain the operational functions of plant or machinery.
- Comply with the given contract information to produce one-off components to restore or maintain the operational functions of plant or machinery to the required specification.
Providing Technical Information, Advice and Guidance to Users of Plant or Machinery in the Workplace Real unit · The Institute of the Motor Industry
You'll learn to provide technical information, advice, and guidance to users of plant or machinery. The unit includes interpreting technical drawings, complying with legislation, and delivering accurate information to support safe use.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when providing technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when providing technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when providing technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to provide technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when providing technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when providing technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery.
- Comply with the given contract information to provide technical information, advice and guidance to users of plant or machinery to the required specification.
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.
- Standard
Carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability
- Standard
Configure plant or machinery for specific operational activities
- Standard
Determine and advise on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service
- Standard
Determine and complete service to maintain plant or machinery
- Standard
Diagnose faults and determine the potential for or the viability of repair in electrical plant, equipment and systems
- Standard
Diagnose faults in plant or machinery systems or components
- Standard
Hand over plant or machinery to the control of others
- Standard
Inspect and complete user maintenance on plant or machinery
- Standard
Inspect plant or machinery for operational serviceability
- Standard
Install gunned refractory materials
- Standard
Install plant or machinery for operational activities
- Standard
Install products, equipment or machinery in, or for new or refurbished buildings
- Standard
Install, repair or modify construction resources by heating, welding, brazing, soldering and thermal cutting
- Standard
Operate Plant or Machinery for Non-Operational Activities
- Standard
Operate plant or machinery attachments
- Standard
Operate plant or machinery to construct or form
- Standard
Operate plant or machinery to construct or form
- Standard
Operate plant or machinery to prepare, profile and finish substrates for specified materials
Showing 18 of 23 standards these units map to.
04The credits
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
Carrying Out Specific Tests on Plant or Machinery to Determine Operational Serviceability in the WorkplaceCarrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability in the workplaceConfiguring Plant or Machinery for Specific Operational Activities in the WorkplaceConfirming Work Activities and Resources for an Occupational Work Area in the WorkplaceConfirming the Occupational Method of Work in the WorkplaceDetermining and Advising on the Viability of Repair or Replacement for Returning Plant or Machinery to Service in the WorkplaceDetermining and Completing Service to Maintain Plant or Machinery in the WorkplaceDeveloping and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the Workplace
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 The Navigator Your plan for “Carrying Out Specific Tests on Plant or Machinery to Determine Operational Serviceability in the Workplace” 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.
- Bring your own plan Create
For “Carrying Out Specific Tests on Plant or Machinery to Determine Operational Serviceability in the Workplace” 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.
- Map a live decision Analyse
“Diagnosing Faults in Plant or Machinery Systems or Components in the Workplace” runs on a decision you are facing now. Zavmo maps it with you and shows what the second-order effect looks like before you find out the slow way.
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.
IMI Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Construction Plant or Machinery Maintenance (Construction)
- Carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability
- Configure plant or machinery for specific operational activities
- Determine and advise on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service
- Determine and complete service to maintain plant or machinery
- Diagnose faults and determine the potential for or the viability of repair in electrical plant, equipment and systems
- Diagnose faults in plant or machinery systems or components
- Hand over plant or machinery to the control of others
- Inspect and complete user maintenance on 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 Carrying Out Specific Tests on Plant or Machinery to Determine Operational Serviceability in the Workplace, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Learners will develop the knowledge and skills to carry out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability safely and effectively. The unit includes interpreting test procedures, complying with legislation, and maintaining safe working practices.
How the thinking builds
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for IMI Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Construction Plant or Machinery Maintenance (Construction)
15 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by The Institute of the Motor Industry.
- Carrying out specific tests on plant or machinery to determine operational serviceability in the workplace
- Configuring Plant or Machinery for Specific Operational Activities in the Workplace
- Confirming Work Activities and Resources for an Occupational Work Area in the Workplace
- Confirming the Occupational Method of Work in the Workplace
- Determining and Advising on the Viability of Repair or Replacement for Returning Plant or Machinery to Service in the Workplace
- Determining and Completing Service to Maintain Plant or Machinery in the Workplace
and 9 more in the full unit list below.
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