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  3. The centre assesses, and City & Guilds Limited awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from City & Guilds Limited.

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01What it is

City and Guilds offer a full suite of management courses and skills qualifications across a range of levels. They are designed to suit all learning needs and cover all sectors within Business Skills.

These are the units City & Guilds Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. 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 City & Guilds Limited. It does the teaching and the mapping. City & Guilds Limited 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

Administer finance Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge of financial administration principles and practical skills to administer finance. You'll understand key financial terms, the importance of accurate record-keeping, and be able to process payments and manage expenditure.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand finance for administrators, including budgeting, invoicing, and record-keeping
  • Administer finance, including processing payments, managing expenses, and reconciling accounts
Administer human resource records Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge of legal requirements and data protection principles related to human resource records. The unit develops skills to accurately update, maintain, and access HR information securely and in compliance with organisational procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the administration of human resource (HR) records, including legal requirements and data protection principles
  • Administer HR information accurately and securely, following organisational procedures
Administer parking dispensations Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge of parking dispensation administration, including regulations and eligibility criteria. You'll be able to process applications, verify information, and issue dispensations accurately in accordance with guidelines.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the regulations and guidelines relating to the administration of parking dispensations
  • Understand the different types of parking dispensations and their eligibility criteria
  • Process applications for parking dispensations accurately and in accordance with procedures
  • Verify the information provided in applications and identify any discrepancies
  • Issue parking dispensations correctly and maintain accurate records
  • Respond to enquiries regarding parking dispensations in a professional manner
Administer the recruitment and selection process Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the recruitment and selection process, including its stages and associated activities. You'll understand legal and ethical requirements and be able to administer recruitment and selection procedures effectively and fairly.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the different stages of the recruitment and selection process.
  • Understand the legal requirements and ethical considerations related to recruitment and selection.
  • Understand the importance of fair and objective recruitment and selection practices.
  • Administer the recruitment process, including advertising vacancies and processing applications.
  • Communicate effectively with applicants throughout the recruitment process.
  • Administer the selection process, including arranging interviews and assessments.
  • Maintain accurate records of the recruitment and selection process.
Analyse and present business data Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop knowledge of analysing and presenting business data using statistical techniques and data visualisation tools. They will be able to collect, organise, analyse both quantitative and qualitative data, and present findings clearly.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the methods used for the analysis and presentation of business data, including statistical techniques and data visualisation tools.
  • Analyse quantitative and qualitative business data, identifying trends, patterns, and insights.
  • Present the analysis of business data in a clear and concise manner, using appropriate visual aids and communication techniques.
Archive information Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to understand and apply archiving principles, including legal and organisational requirements. You'll compare physical and digital storage methods and develop skills to prepare, store, and retrieve archived information efficiently.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the legal and organisational requirements for archiving information
  • Understand the different methods of archiving information, including physical and digital storage
  • Prepare information for archiving according to established procedures
  • Store information securely and in an organised manner
  • Retrieve archived information efficiently when required
Bespoke Software Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to input and combine information using bespoke software applications. This unit covers organising and retrieving information efficiently through appropriate data structures, and using software functions to process and present information effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Input and combine information accurately using bespoke software applications
  • Use appropriate structures to organise and retrieve information efficiently within the bespoke software
  • Use the functions of the bespoke software effectively to process and present information in a suitable format
Buddy a colleague to develop their skills Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' knowledge and skills to buddy a colleague for skill development. They will plan buddying arrangements, provide guidance and support, and address challenges within the buddying process.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the key aspects of buddying a colleague, including the benefits, responsibilities, and potential challenges.
  • Plan a buddying arrangement for a colleague, including setting objectives, agreeing on activities, and establishing a schedule.
  • Support a buddy colleague in carrying out work activities, providing guidance, feedback, and encouragement.
Collate and report data Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to collate and report data accurately from various sources. This unit covers data collection processes, ensuring data integrity, and presenting data using appropriate reporting methods to support informed decision-making.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the processes involved in collating data from different sources.
  • Understand the importance of data accuracy and integrity when collating data.
  • Understand different methods of reporting data.
  • Collate data accurately and efficiently from specified sources.
  • Organise collated data in a suitable format.
  • Present data in a clear and concise report, using appropriate formats and visual aids.
Communication in a business environment Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand principles of effective written and verbal communication in business, including appropriate language and tone. They will be able to produce clear, concise written communications and communicate verbally in professional contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of effective written and verbal communication in a business environment.
  • Understand the importance of using appropriate language and tone in business communications.
  • Understand the different types of written business communication, such as emails, letters, and reports.
  • Produce clear, concise, and accurate written business communications.
  • Format written communications appropriately for the intended audience.
  • Communicate verbally in business environments, using appropriate language and body language.
  • Listen actively and respond effectively to verbal communication.
Contribute to the development and implementation of an information system Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop knowledge and skills to contribute to the design, development, and implementation of an information system. The unit covers user needs, data security, system integration, testing, user training, and support within organisational contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the key considerations in the design and implementation of an information system, including user needs, data security, and system integration.
  • Contribute effectively to the development of an information system, providing input on requirements, design, and testing.
  • Contribute effectively to the implementation of an information system, supporting user training, data migration, and system rollout.
Contribute to the organisation of an event Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of event organisation stages and practical skills to contribute to event planning, set-up, and post-event actions. You'll understand communication, teamwork, risk management, and resource coordination in event delivery.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the key aspects of event organisation, including planning, logistics, and resource management.
  • Carry out pre-event actions, such as venue preparation, marketing, and participant registration.
  • Set up an event, ensuring all equipment, facilities, and resources are in place and functioning correctly.
  • Carry out post-event actions, such as evaluation, feedback collection, and financial reconciliation.
Data Management Software Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to enter, edit, and maintain data records within a data management system, ensuring accuracy and adherence to organisational procedures. The unit also covers retrieving and displaying data records to meet specific requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Enter data records in a data management system
  • Edit data records in a data management system
  • Maintain data records in a data management system
  • Retrieve data records to meet requirements
  • Display data records to meet requirements
Deliver a presentation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop knowledge and skills to prepare and deliver presentations effectively. This unit covers audience engagement, content structuring, visual aid design, and the planning and delivery of presentations in a clear and confident manner.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the fundamental principles underpinning the effective delivery of presentations, including audience engagement and structuring content.
  • Prepare effectively to deliver a presentation, including planning content, creating visual aids, and rehearsing delivery.
  • Deliver a presentation in a clear, confident, and engaging manner, adapting to audience feedback and managing time effectively.
Deliver customer service Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit explores effective customer service delivery and its influence on brand reputation. You'll prepare for customer interactions, provide service that meets needs, and support improvements through feedback and evaluation.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the key elements of effective customer service delivery
  • Understand the relationship between customer service and a brand's reputation and value
  • Prepare to deal with customers in a professional and helpful manner
  • Provide customer service that meets customer needs and expectations
  • Support improvements to customer service delivery through feedback and suggestions
Develop a presentation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to develop presentations by analysing target audiences, structuring content logically, and selecting appropriate visual aids. You'll gain skills to create clear, engaging presentations tailored to audience needs.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the key considerations when developing a presentation, including audience analysis, content structure, and visual aids
  • Develop a presentation that is clear, engaging, and tailored to the intended audience
Develop customer relationships Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand how to develop and maintain positive customer relationships. They will develop skills in consistent, professional communication and delivering excellent customer service to enhance customer loyalty.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of developing positive customer relationships for business success
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with customers through consistent and professional communication and service
Develop working relationships with colleagues Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand principles of effective team working and develop skills to maintain positive working relationships with colleagues. The unit covers communication, collabouration, problem-solving, and providing constructive feedback within a team environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of effective team working, including communication, collaboration, and shared goals
  • Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues through clear communication, mutual respect, and constructive feedback
  • Collaborate with colleagues to resolve problems by sharing information, exploring options, and agreeing on solutions
Employee rights and responsibilities Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the role of organisations and industries within the economy. They will learn employers' expectations and employees' rights and obligations regarding conduct, performance, and workplace responsibilities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the role of different organisations and industries in the wider economy.
  • Understand employers’ expectations regarding employee conduct and performance.
  • Understand employees’ rights and obligations within the workplace.
Exploring Social Media Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll explore the opportunities and risks associated with social media use in organisations. This unit covers how social media can enhance brand awareness and sales, potential threats, and the importance of social media policies for safe and effective use.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the opportunities that social media presents for organisations
  • Understand the potential threats and risks associated with using social media
  • Understand how social media can be applied in different business contexts
Handle mail Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand mail handling procedures, including dealing with incoming and outgoing mail. They will be able to sort, distribute, record, and maintain mail securely and in accordance with organisational policies.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the procedures for dealing with different types of mail
  • Deal with incoming mail in a timely and organised manner
  • Deal with outgoing mail according to organisational procedures
Health and safety in a business environment Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand health and safety responsibilities within a business environment and how to work safely. The unit covers legal requirements, organisational policies, hazard identification, and compliance with health and safety procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand health and safety responsibilities within a business environment, including legal requirements and organisational policies
  • Work safely in a business environment, identifying and mitigating potential hazards
  • Comply with health and safety requirements in a business environment, following procedures and using appropriate equipment
Know how to publish, integrate and share using social media Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand various social media platforms and their use by individuals, organisations, and governments. This unit covers publishing, integrating, and sharing information online, as well as best practices for safe and effective social networking.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the range of current social networks used to publish, integrate and share information online
  • Understand how social media is used by individuals for personal communication and networking
  • Understand how organisations/businesses use social media for marketing, customer engagement, and brand building
  • Understand how governments and social groups use social media for communication, advocacy, and community building
  • Understand best practices for safe social networking, including privacy settings and responsible online behaviour
  • Use browser software and social media platforms to communicate information online effectively
  • Understand the need for safety and security practices when using social media, including protecting personal information and avoiding scams
Maintain and issue stationery and supplies Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand effective practices for managing stationery and supplies in an office environment. The unit covers stock control, ordering, storage organisation, monitoring usage, processing requests, and maintaining accurate records.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the maintenance of stationery and supplies, including stock control and ordering procedures
  • Maintain stocks of stationery and supplies, including organising storage and monitoring usage
  • Issue stock of stationery and supplies, including processing requests and maintaining records
Manage diary systems Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides knowledge of managing diary systems effectively. You'll be able to schedule appointments and meetings, maintain accurate diary information, and use both manual and electronic diary systems.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of managing diary systems effectively
  • Manage diary systems to schedule appointments, meetings and other activities
Manage personal performance and development Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to manage personal performance and development effectively. The unit covers setting SMART goals, managing time and workload, identifying development needs, and creating and fulfilling a personal development plan.

What you'll be able to do

  • Manage personal performance by setting goals and monitoring progress
  • Manage their own time effectively by prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines
  • Manage their own workload by organising tasks and delegating when appropriate
  • Identify their own development needs by reflecting on their strengths and weaknesses
  • Create a personal development plan with specific goals and actions
  • Fulfil a personal development plan by engaging in learning activities and seeking feedback
Meet and welcome visitors in a business environment Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to meet and welcome visitors professionally in a business environment. You'll understand procedures, visitor types, and the importance of organisational protocols to provide positive first impressions and appropriate directions.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the procedures for meeting and greeting visitors in a business environment
  • Provide a positive first impression when meeting visitors
  • Meet and greet visitors in a professional and courteous manner
  • Direct visitors to the appropriate person or location within the business environment
Monitor information systems Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the role of information systems in supporting business functions and develop skills to monitor their operation. The unit covers types of information systems, data security, privacy, and identifying potential system issues.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how information systems are used within an organisation to support business functions.
  • Monitor information systems to ensure their effective operation and identify potential issues.
Organise business travel or accommodation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge and skills to organise business travel or accommodation for others. This unit covers relevant procedures, organisational policies, and factors such as budget and accessibility to research, compare, and arrange suitable options.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the procedures for organising business travel or accommodation for others
  • Understand the factors to consider when organising business travel or accommodation, such as budget, location, and accessibility
  • Research suitable business travel or accommodation options based on given requirements
  • Compare different travel and accommodation options and present them clearly
  • Make business travel or accommodation arrangements accurately and efficiently
  • Confirm bookings and communicate relevant details to the traveller
Participate in a project Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the principles of project management, including defining project lifecycle stages, planning, risk management, and team roles. You'll learn to contribute effectively to project tasks, communicate progress, and support successful project delivery.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the fundamental principles of project management, including planning, execution, and monitoring
  • Support the delivery of a project by contributing to tasks, communicating effectively, and adhering to project timelines
Payroll Processing Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners with skills to process payroll accurately using HMRC approved tools. They will calculate income tax, National Insurance, voluntary and statutory deductions, and produce relevant pay period reports.

What you'll be able to do

  • Use HMRC approved tools and software to accurately calculate income tax deductions from gross pay.
  • Accurately determine the correct National Insurance contributions to be deducted from gross pay, considering employee category and earnings thresholds.
  • Determine and process voluntary deductions (e.g., pension contributions, charitable donations) and non-standard statutory deductions (e.g., student loan repayments, attachment of earnings orders).
  • Produce relevant pay period reports, including payslips, payroll summaries, and HMRC reports, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
  • Accurately record and reconcile payments and deductions to employees and external agencies (e.g., HMRC, pension providers), maintaining accurate financial records.
Prepare text from notes using touch typing Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to produce accurate text documents from notes using touch typing techniques. You'll develop skills in transcription, error correction, proofreading, and applying appropriate formatting to ensure clarity and accuracy.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to accurately interpret and transcribe information from notes
  • Produce clear and accurate text documents using touch typing techniques
  • Format text documents appropriately
Prepare text from recorded audio instruction Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners with skills to prepare text from recorded audio instructions. You'll understand effective listening and transcription techniques to produce accurate and efficient transcriptions that meet required standards.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the preparation of text from recorded notes, including listening skills and transcription techniques
  • Prepare text accurately and efficiently from recorded notes, meeting required standards
Prepare text from shorthand Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to understand and apply shorthand principles to prepare text accurately. You'll develop skills in note-taking using shorthand, transcribing notes into text, and proofreading to meet required standards of speed and accuracy.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to use shorthand to create text, including the principles of shorthand and transcription techniques
  • Use shorthand to prepare text accurately and efficiently, meeting required standards
Presentation Software Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to create and format presentation slides using software tools. This unit covers inputting and combining text, images, and data, structuring and editing slide sequences, and preparing slideshows for effective presentation delivery.

What you'll be able to do

  • Input text and other information within presentation slides
  • Combine text and other information within presentation slides
  • Use presentation software tools to structure slide sequences
  • Use presentation software tools to edit slide sequences
  • Use presentation software tools to format slide sequences
  • Prepare a slideshow for presentation
Principles of business document production and information management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand principles of business document production and information management. They will prepare professional documents, distribute them appropriately, and manage information securely within an organisation.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to prepare professional business documents using appropriate formats and styles
  • Understand the different methods for distributing business documents, both internally and externally
  • Understand how information is managed within business organisations, including storage, retrieval, and security
Principles of customer relationships Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with an understanding of customer needs and the principles of customer relationship management. You'll explore strategies for building and maintaining positive customer relationships and their impact on organisational success.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand customers and their needs, including identifying different customer types and their expectations
  • Understand an organisation’s responses to customer relationships, including strategies for building and maintaining positive relationships
  • Understand the principles of customer relationship management, including the use of CRM systems and techniques
Principles of digital marketing Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the role of digital marketing within business strategies, including search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques. They will learn to conduct internet-based marketing research and use digital technologies for marketing purposes.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the role of digital marketing within a business organisation
  • Understand the use of search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to improve online visibility
  • Understand the requirements of marketing research using the internet and online tools
  • Understand the uses of various digital marketing devices and messages to reach target audiences
  • Understand how to use digital technology effectively for marketing purposes
Principles of equality and diversity in the workplace Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers equality and diversity principles in the workplace, including relevant legislation and protected characteristics. You'll understand employer responsibilities and organisational standards to promote equality and diversity within a work context.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the implications of equality legislation for the workplace, including protected characteristics and legal responsibilities.
  • Understand organisational standards and expectations for promoting equality and diversity in the workplace, and the broader context of equality and diversity within the organisation.
Principles of marketing theory Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll explore fundamental marketing concepts such as market segmentation, the value of marketing in business objectives, and socially responsible marketing principles. The unit develops understanding of segmenting markets using various characteristics and the role of marketing in customer relationships.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to segment a market into distinct groups based on various characteristics
  • Understand the value of marketing in achieving business objectives and creating customer relationships
  • Understand the principles of socially responsible marketing and its impact on society and the environment
Principles of providing administrative services Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand principles of providing administrative services, including organising meetings, travel, diary management, office equipment use, mail services, and customer service within a business context.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the organisation and administration processes involved in planning and running meetings
  • Understand the organisation of travel and accommodation arrangements for business purposes
  • Understand how to manage diary systems effectively to schedule appointments and meetings
  • Understand how to use standard office equipment for administrative tasks
  • Understand the use of mail services, both physical and electronic, in a business context
  • Understand the importance of customer service and how to provide it effectively in a business environment
Principles of team leading Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides an understanding of leadership styles, team dynamics, and management techniques. You'll explore how leadership and change management impact team performance and motivation.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand different leadership styles and their application in organisations, considering the impact on team performance and individual motivation.
  • Understand team dynamics and how they influence team performance, including factors such as communication, conflict resolution, and collaboration.
  • Understand techniques used to manage the work of teams effectively, including delegation, performance management, and providing feedback.
  • Understand the impact of change management within a team, including strategies for communicating change, addressing resistance, and supporting team members.
  • Understand the factors that contribute to team motivation and how to implement strategies to enhance team morale and engagement.
Process information about customers Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand procedures for processing customer information securely and accurately in compliance with data protection regulations. This unit covers collecting, recording, and storing customer data while managing risks associated with mishandling information.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the procedures for processing customer information accurately and securely, in line with data protection regulations and organisational policies.
  • Process customer information efficiently and effectively, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
Processing customers’ financial transactions Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers processing customer financial transactions accurately and efficiently. You'll manage documentation, verify identities, resolve queries, and comply with relevant codes, laws, and regulatory requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Deal effectively with customer transactions, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all processes
  • Manage and maintain all relevant documentation related to customer financial transactions, adhering to organisational procedures
  • Comply with all relevant codes of practice, laws, and regulatory requirements pertaining to financial transactions and data handling
Produce business documents Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the preparation and distribution of business documents, including letters, reports, and presentations. You'll learn to produce accurate, clear, and professional documents, recognising key features and the importance of clarity and accuracy.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to prepare business documents, including letters, reports, and presentations
  • Prepare business documents that are accurate, clear, and professional
  • Distribute business documents effectively, using appropriate methods such as email, post, or intranet
Produce minutes of meetings Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to take accurate and comprehensive minutes of meetings. You'll understand the purpose and methods of minute-taking, and develop skills to produce clear, concise, and objective minutes reflecting discussions and decisions.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to take minutes of meetings effectively
  • Take accurate and comprehensive notes of meetings
  • Produce clear, concise, and accurate minutes of meetings
Provide administrative support for meetings Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to provide administrative support for meetings. They will understand meeting administration processes, make necessary preparations, and support effective communication and organisation during meetings.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the administrative processes involved in organising and supporting meetings
  • Make administrative preparations for meetings, including booking rooms and preparing materials
  • Support the administration of meetings by taking minutes and managing attendees
Provide reception services Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge and skills to deliver effective reception services. You'll understand communication principles, customer service standards, and administrative tasks, and will demonstrate professional behaviour when greeting visitors.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the key aspects of providing effective reception services, including communication, customer service, and administrative tasks.
  • Provide a professional and efficient reception service, meeting the needs of visitors and staff.
Spreadsheet Software Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to use spreadsheet software for data entry, organisation, and analysis. You'll apply appropriate formulas and data analysis tools, and present and format spreadsheet information clearly and accurately.

What you'll be able to do

  • Use a spreadsheet to accurately enter, edit and organise numerical and other data, ensuring data integrity.
  • Select and use appropriate formulas and data analysis tools within a spreadsheet to meet specified requirements, demonstrating an understanding of their application.
  • Select and use appropriate tools and techniques to effectively present and format spreadsheet information, ensuring clarity and accessibility for the intended audience.
Store and retrieve information Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge of information storage and retrieval systems. You'll gather, store securely, and retrieve information accurately using appropriate electronic and physical methods.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of information storage and retrieval systems
  • Gather and store information accurately and securely
  • Retrieve information efficiently and effectively when required
Understand employer organisations Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides knowledge of organisational structures and their advantages and disadvantages. You'll understand how the organisational environment affects activities and how organisations respond to change.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand different types of organisational structures, including their advantages and disadvantages
  • Understand the impact of the organisational environment on the organisation's activities
Understand the safe use of online and social media platforms Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the importance of online safety and security. The unit covers safeguarding personal information on devices, selecting appropriate security methods, recognising online threats, and protecting devices against fraud and cybercrime.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand that information stored on personal computers and mobile devices must be safeguarded against unauthorised access and loss
  • Select and use appropriate security methods to safeguard systems and data, including passwords, firewalls, and anti-virus software
  • Understand the threats to personal safety when using the Internet, including cyberbullying, online grooming, and identity theft
  • Protect their online devices against fraud and security attacks, including phishing scams and malware
  • Understand the implications of entering personal information onto social media networking sites, including privacy settings and data sharing
  • Understand legal measures that address the protection of data, including data protection legislation and copyright laws
Understand the use of research in business Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain an understanding of the research process and its application in business contexts. This unit covers the stages of research, its role in identifying opportunities, solving problems, and evaluating business performance using appropriate methodologies.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the stages of the research process
  • Understand how research can be used to inform business decisions
  • Understand different research methodologies and their applications
  • Understand how to interpret research findings
Understand working in a customer service environment Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the importance of customer service and factors affecting it in a business environment. This unit covers customer satisfaction, positive and negative influences on service, and appropriate behaviours and communication skills for customer service roles.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the importance of providing excellent customer service
  • Know the factors that can affect customer service, both positively and negatively
  • Work effectively in a customer service role, demonstrating appropriate behaviour and communication skills
  • Refer customer queries and problems to the appropriate person or department within the organisation
Use a telephone and voicemail system Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge of telephone and voicemail systems, including their functions and features. They will develop skills to make, receive, and transfer calls, use voicemail, and maintain professional telephone etiquette.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the functions and features of a telephone system.
  • Use voicemail systems to send and retrieve messages.
  • Know the importance of professional telephone etiquette.
  • Make telephone calls to internal and external contacts.
  • Transfer calls to the appropriate person or department.
  • Receive telephone calls and respond appropriately.
  • Take accurate messages and pass them on promptly.
  • Use voicemail systems to record and manage messages effectively.
Use and maintain office equipment Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides knowledge and skills to use and maintain various types of office equipment safely and effectively. You'll understand equipment functions, follow organisational procedures, and adhere to health and safety guidelines during operation and maintenance.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to use different types of office equipment effectively
  • Use office equipment in accordance with organisational procedures
  • Maintain office equipment to ensure it is in good working order
Using Email Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to use email software to compose, send, and manage messages. You'll apply correct grammar, spelling, and formatting, use email fields appropriately, and manage attachments to ensure clear and effective communication.

What you'll be able to do

  • Use e-mail software tools to compose clear and concise messages
  • Use e-mail software tools to send messages to intended recipients
  • Manage incoming e-mail effectively by using appropriate organisational techniques
  • Manage incoming e-mail effectively by prioritising and responding to messages in a timely manner
Website Software Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to create website structures and styles using website software tools. You'll organise content logically, ensure accessibility, apply consistent styling, and publish websites effectively to a web server.

What you'll be able to do

  • Create appropriate structures for websites, considering usability and accessibility
  • Create styles for websites using appropriate technologies to ensure a consistent visual appearance
  • Use website software tools to prepare content for websites, ensuring it is optimised for online viewing
  • Publish websites to a web server, ensuring they are accessible to intended users
Word Processing Software Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to create, modify, and format word processing documents effectively. They will develop skills to enter and combine text and information, structure documents, and use software tools to meet specific requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Enter and combine text and other information accurately within word processing documents, ensuring consistency and clarity.
  • Create and modify layout and structures for word processing documents, including headings, tables, and lists.
  • Use word processing software tools to format and present documents effectively to meet requirements, considering audience and purpose.
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.

  • Collate and analyse statistical insurance data

    Standard
  • Contribute to information security architecture activities

    Standard
  • Contribute to information security audit, compliance and assurance activities

    Standard
  • Control payroll

    Standard
  • Deliver and evaluate customer service

    Standard
  • Develop self and improve own performance in a business environment

    Standard
  • Manage payroll costs for your team

    Standard
  • Organise and coordinate business travel and accommodation

    Standard
  • Process expenses and benefits in kind

    Standard
  • Store, share, retrieve and archive information

    Standard
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.

Showing 6 roles, drawn from 19 job records mapped to this qualification. Near-identical records are folded together, and each row says how many it stands for.

Where this can lead

Event Coordinator

This work can lead to roles such as senior brand experience producer, running whole events, or lead brand experience strategist, shaping the concept behind them.

See the whole journey
05The credits

The credits, and who awards them

Level 2 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by City & Guilds Limited 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

Administer financeAdminister human resource recordsAdminister parking dispensationsAdminister the recruitment and selection processAnalyse and present business dataArchive informationBespoke SoftwareBuddy a colleague to develop their skills

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 Coach The Coach · your practice partner Illustration
The Coach Make the case from “Principles of digital marketing” to me in thirty seconds. I am the person who signs it off and I am already late.
You It would improve engagement and bring us in line with best practice.
The Coach Neither of those costs me anything to say no to. Open with the number that changes if I do nothing.
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.
  • Pitch it Evaluate

    “Principles of digital marketing” gets practised as a pitch. You make the case out loud, Zavmo asks the question the room would ask, and you make it again.

  • Bring your own plan Create

    For “Contribute to the development and implementation of an information system” 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.

  • Draft the real one Create

    You do “Administer finance” on a real document of your own. Zavmo works on the draft you have to send anyway, so the coursework and the job are the same piece of work.

  • Map a live decision Analyse

    “Analyse and present business data” 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.

See Your Progress Grow Illustration
City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration
  • Collate and analyse statistical insurance data
  • Contribute to information security architecture activities
  • Contribute to information security audit, compliance and assurance activities
  • Control payroll
  • Deliver and evaluate customer service
  • Develop self and improve own performance in a business environment
  • Manage payroll costs for your team
  • Organise and coordinate business travel and accommodation
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

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 Administer finance, one of this qualification's own units.

Administer finance Level 2

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

This unit equips learners with knowledge of financial administration principles and practical skills to administer finance. Learners will understand key financial terms, the importance of accurate record-keeping, and be able to process payments and manage expenditure.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

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.

Your Plan Illustration

Built for City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration

59 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by City & Guilds Limited.

  1. Administer finance
  2. Administer human resource records
  3. Administer parking dispensations
  4. Administer the recruitment and selection process
  5. Analyse and present business data
  6. Archive information

and 53 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.

Learned on your own work, taught one-to-one.

Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your free first module is Future Fluency, so you can see how the teaching works before you pay for anything.

Build my plan, free

No 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.

The title, level, credits, guided learning hours and unit learning outcomes on this page are taken from the Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Where this data comes from.