Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited · RQF Level 3
EAL Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Engineering Technology
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- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits58
- Guided learning450 hours
- Units in this qualification26
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A Level 3 qualification that advances learners' understanding of engineering technology. It includes study of fluid power systems, TIG welding, and microelectronics. It is aimed at individuals seeking advanced skills in engineering.
These are the units Excellence, Achievement & Learning 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, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Analogue electronicsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll study fundamental analogue electronics principles, component functions, and circuit analysis. The unit includes building, testing, and troubleshooting analogue circuits using appropriate test equipment and safe working practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of analogue electronics
- Identify and describe the function of common analogue electronic components
- Analyse simple analogue electronic circuits
- Build and test analogue electronic circuits
- Use test equipment to measure and analyse analogue electronic signals
- Troubleshoot and repair simple analogue electronic circuits
- Understand the importance of safety when working with analogue electronics
Computer numerical controlled CNC programming/machiningReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll understand computer numerical controlled (CNC) machining principles and programming. The unit includes interpreting engineering drawings, creating and editing CNC programmes, setting up and operating CNC machines safely, and machining components to specification.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of computer numerical controlled (CNC) programming
- Interpret engineering drawings and specifications for CNC machining
- Create and edit CNC programs using appropriate software
- Set up and operate CNC machines safely and effectively
- Machine components to the required quality standards using CNC machines
- Inspect and verify the accuracy of machined components
- Understand the importance of health and safety in CNC programming and machining
Computer-aided design CAD techniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit develops learners' skills in computer-aided design (CAD) techniques for engineering. You'll understand CAD principles, create 2D drawings and 3D models, interpret CAD data, and appreciate the role of CAD in engineering design processes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of computer-aided design (CAD)
- Apply CAD techniques to create engineering drawings
- Use CAD software to model components and assemblies
- Interpret and analyse CAD drawings and models
- Understand the application of CAD in engineering design
Digital electronicsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain comprehensive knowledge of digital electronics principles. The unit covers analysis, design, construction, testing, and troubleshooting of digital circuits and systems, applying Boolean algebra and logic gate functions to practical engineering applications.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of digital electronics
- Analyse digital circuits and systems
- Design and build digital electronic circuits
- Test and troubleshoot digital electronic circuits
- Apply digital electronics knowledge to practical applications
Electrical and electronic principlesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll develop a thorough understanding of fundamental electrical and electronic principles and their application in circuit theory. The unit includes analysis of electrical and electronic circuits, use of measuring instruments, and understanding of semiconductor devices.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand fundamental electrical principles
- Apply electrical circuit theory
- Understand fundamental electronic principles
- Apply electronic circuit theory
- Analyse electrical circuits
- Analyse electronic circuits
- Use electrical measuring instruments
- Use electronic measuring instruments
- Understand the relationship between electrical and electronic principles
Electrical testing and commissioningReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides understanding of electrical testing and commissioning principles. You'll perform electrical tests, commission systems according to specifications, and apply safety requirements relevant to electrical testing and commissioning activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of electrical testing
- Understand the principles of electrical commissioning
- Perform electrical tests on equipment and systems
- Commission electrical systems according to specifications
- Understand the safety requirements for electrical testing and commissioning
Engineering and environmental health and safetyReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain knowledge of engineering and environmental health and safety regulations. The unit covers hazard identification, risk assessment, implementation of safety procedures, and the legal responsibilities of employers and employees.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand engineering health and safety regulations
- Understand environmental health and safety regulations
- Identify potential hazards in an engineering environment
- Implement safety procedures to minimise risks
- Understand the importance of risk assessments and control measures
Engineering design processReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers the engineering design process from problem definition to detailed design. You'll apply design principles, evaluate options, create specifications, and understand the importance of documentation throughout the design stages.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the stages of the engineering design process
- Apply design principles to develop engineering solutions
- Evaluate different design options and select the most appropriate
- Create detailed engineering designs and specifications
- Understand the importance of documentation in the design process
Engineering principles and technologyReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll understand fundamental engineering principles such as mechanics, thermodynamics, and electricity. The unit covers application of mathematical and scientific principles, properties of engineering materials, and interpretation of engineering drawings and technical data.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand fundamental engineering principles, including mechanics, thermodynamics, and electricity
- Apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve engineering problems
- Understand the properties of different engineering materials and their applications
- Interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications
- Understand the principles of electrical circuits and components
- Apply basic electronic principles to understand the operation of electronic devices
- Understand the principles of control systems and automation
- Explain the impact of technology on engineering practices
Fabrication and welding principlesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll study fabrication and welding principles, including cutting, bending, forming, machining, and joining processes. The unit covers application of fabrication and welding techniques to produce engineering components and addresses associated safety requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of fabrication processes
- Understand the principles of welding processes
- Apply fabrication techniques to produce engineering components
- Apply welding techniques to join engineering materials
- Understand the safety requirements for fabrication and welding
General engineering maintenance techniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides knowledge of general engineering maintenance techniques, including safe working practices and health and safety regulations. You'll use hand and power tools, perform mechanical fitting operations, apply lubrication, and identify and rectify faults.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of general engineering maintenance techniques
- Apply safe working practices and adhere to health and safety regulations
- Use hand tools and power tools effectively for maintenance tasks
- Perform basic mechanical fitting operations, such as dismantling and assembling components
- Apply lubrication techniques to maintain equipment performance
- Identify and rectify common faults in mechanical systems
- Understand the importance of preventative maintenance schedules
- Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities
Installation of electrical equipmentReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain knowledge and skills for the safe installation of electrical equipment in compliance with industry standards and regulations. The unit covers interpretation of electrical drawings, selection of components, installation procedures, connection methods, and testing.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of electrical installation and safety regulations
- Interpret electrical drawings, specifications, and regulations
- Select appropriate electrical equipment and components for installation
- Install electrical equipment according to industry standards and regulations
- Connect electrical equipment to power supplies and control systems
- Test and inspect electrical installations to ensure safety and functionality
- Diagnose and rectify faults in electrical installations
Maintenance engineering principlesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll understand fundamental maintenance engineering principles, maintenance strategies, and asset management. The unit covers application of mathematical and scientific principles, interpretation of technical specifications, and health and safety considerations in maintenance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of maintenance engineering
- Identify different types of maintenance strategies and their applications
- Apply relevant mathematical and scientific principles to maintenance engineering problems
- Interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications related to maintenance activities
- Understand the importance of health and safety regulations in maintenance engineering
- Apply fault-finding techniques to diagnose common equipment failures
- Understand the principles of condition monitoring and predictive maintenance
- Explain the importance of documentation and record-keeping in maintenance engineering
Maintenance of fluid power systems and componentsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of fluid power systems, including hydraulics and pneumatics principles. You'll identify system components, understand maintenance procedures, diagnose faults, and carry out maintenance tasks while applying safe working practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of fluid power systems
- Identify the components of fluid power systems
- Describe the function of fluid power components
- Understand maintenance procedures for fluid power systems
- Diagnose faults in fluid power systems
- Carry out maintenance on fluid power systems and components
- Apply safe working practices when maintaining fluid power systems
Maintenance of hydraulic systems and componentsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll study hydraulic system principles, components, and circuit diagrams. The unit develops skills in performing maintenance, diagnosing faults, replacing parts, and testing hydraulic systems to maintain optimal performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of hydraulic systems and their components
- Identify different types of hydraulic components, such as pumps, valves, and actuators
- Interpret hydraulic circuit diagrams and understand their functionality
- Perform maintenance procedures on hydraulic systems, including fluid changes and filter replacements
- Diagnose faults in hydraulic systems using appropriate testing equipment
- Repair or replace faulty hydraulic components, ensuring proper sealing and alignment
- Understand the importance of hydraulic fluid cleanliness and contamination control
- Apply safety procedures when working with hydraulic systems under pressure
Maintenance of mechanical systemsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers principles of mechanical systems maintenance, fault diagnosis, and use of appropriate tools and equipment. You'll perform routine maintenance, repairs, testing, and adhere to health and safety regulations within mechanical systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of mechanical systems maintenance
- Identify and diagnose faults in mechanical systems
- Select and use appropriate tools and equipment for mechanical systems maintenance
- Carry out routine maintenance tasks on mechanical systems
- Repair and replace components in mechanical systems
- Test and adjust mechanical systems after maintenance
- Understand the importance of health and safety in mechanical systems maintenance
Maintenance of pneumatic systems and componentsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain knowledge of pneumatic system principles and components, including air preparation and system functions. The unit teaches you to inspect, diagnose, maintain, and test pneumatic systems to ensure effective operation and reliability.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of pneumatic systems and components
- Identify and describe the function of various pneumatic components
- Inspect pneumatic systems and components for signs of wear, damage, or malfunction
- Diagnose faults in pneumatic systems using appropriate tools and techniques
- Maintain pneumatic systems and components according to manufacturer's instructions
- Replace faulty pneumatic components
- Test and adjust pneumatic systems to ensure optimal performance
Manual Metal Arc Welding MMAReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers the principles and practice of Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMA). You'll prepare materials, set up equipment, perform welding in various positions, control parametres, and inspect welds while adhering to safety requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMA)
- Prepare materials for MMA welding, including cleaning and joint preparation
- Set up MMA welding equipment, including selecting appropriate electrodes and current settings
- Perform MMA welding techniques in various positions, adhering to safety procedures
- Control welding parameters to achieve desired weld quality and penetration
- Inspect and evaluate welds for defects, and implement corrective actions
- Understand the different types of electrodes and their applications in MMA welding
- Maintain MMA welding equipment and ensure its safe operation
Measurement methods and control engineeringReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit develops learners' understanding of measurement methods and control engineering principles. You'll select and use measurement instruments, interpret data, analyse control systems, and design simple control systems ensuring accuracy and precision.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of measurement methods
- Select and use appropriate measurement instruments and techniques
- Interpret measurement data and identify sources of error
- Understand the principles of control engineering
- Analyse control systems and identify areas for improvement
- Design and implement simple control systems
- Understand the importance of accuracy and precision in measurement and control
Mechanical engineering principlesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers fundamental mechanical engineering principles including forces, motion, energy, and thermodynamics. You'll apply these principles to solve problems, analyse mechanical systems, evaluate component performance, and observe safe working practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand fundamental mechanical engineering principles
- Apply mechanical engineering principles to solve problems
- Analyse forces and stresses in mechanical systems
- Evaluate the performance of mechanical components
- Demonstrate safe working practices in a mechanical engineering environment
Metal Inert Gas, Metal Active Gas - MIG/MAG weldingReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers the principles and techniques of Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Metal Active Gas (MAG) welding. You'll develop skills in selecting appropriate equipment and consumables, preparing materials, performing welding operations, and understanding the advantages and limitations of MIG/MAG processes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Metal Active Gas (MAG) welding processes
- Select appropriate welding equipment, consumables, and parameters for MIG/MAG welding
- Prepare materials for MIG/MAG welding, including cleaning and joint preparation
- Perform MIG/MAG welding techniques to create sound welds in various positions
- Inspect and test welds to ensure they meet required standards and specifications
- Identify and rectify welding defects
- Apply safe working practices throughout the MIG/MAG welding process
MicroelectronicsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit offers learners a foundational understanding of microelectronics, covering components, circuits, and their functions. You'll analyse, construct, test, and diagnose faults in microelectronic circuits while adhering to safe working practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamentals of microelectronics
- Identify microelectronic components
- Describe the function of microelectronic components
- Analyse microelectronic circuits
- Construct microelectronic circuits
- Test microelectronic circuits
- Diagnose faults in microelectronic circuits
- Apply safe working practices when working with microelectronics
Producing Pipework FabricationsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
It teaches you to produce pipework fabrications by interpreting engineering drawings and specifications. You'll select materials and equipment, prepare and assemble pipework components, and carry out inspection and testing to meet industry standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret engineering drawings and specifications for pipework fabrications
- Select appropriate materials, tools, and equipment for producing pipework fabrications
- Prepare materials for pipework fabrication, including cutting, shaping, and cleaning
- Assemble pipework components using appropriate techniques, such as welding, brazing, or mechanical fastening
- Inspect and test pipework fabrications to ensure they meet required standards and specifications
- Rectify any defects or deviations in pipework fabrications
- Apply safe working practices throughout the pipework fabrication process
Producing plate fabricationsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
It teaches you to interpret engineering drawings and specifications for plate fabrications. You'll select materials and equipment, prepare and assemble plate components, and inspect fabrications to meet required standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret engineering drawings and specifications for plate fabrications
- Select appropriate materials, tools, and equipment for producing plate fabrications
- Prepare materials for plate fabrication, including cutting, shaping, and cleaning
- Assemble plate components using appropriate techniques, such as welding, bolting, or riveting
- Inspect and test plate fabrications to ensure they meet required standards and specifications
- Rectify any defects or deviations in plate fabrications
- Apply safe working practices throughout the plate fabrication process
Producing sheet metal fabricationsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll learn to produce sheet metal fabrications by interpreting engineering drawings and specifications. The unit covers selection of materials, safe use of tools and equipment, fabrication processes, and inspection of finished components.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of producing sheet metal fabrications
- Interpret engineering drawings and specifications for sheet metal fabrications
- Select appropriate materials for sheet metal fabrications
- Use tools and equipment safely and effectively to produce sheet metal fabrications
- Produce sheet metal fabrications to the required quality standards
- Inspect and verify the accuracy of sheet metal fabrications
- Understand the importance of health and safety in the production of sheet metal fabrications
Tungsten Inert Gas TIG welding processReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll be introduced to the Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process, including its principles and equipment. The unit covers material preparation, equipment setup, welding techniques, parametre control, weld inspection, and safe working practices specific to TIG welding.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding
- Identify the equipment used in TIG welding
- Prepare materials for TIG welding
- Set up TIG welding equipment
- Perform TIG welding techniques
- Control welding parameters in TIG welding
- Inspect and evaluate TIG welds
- Apply safe working practices in TIG welding
The honest bit
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Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 3 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Analogue electronicsComputer numerical controlled CNC programming/machiningComputer-aided design CAD techniquesDigital electronicsElectrical and electronic principlesElectrical testing and commissioningEngineering and environmental health and safetyEngineering design process
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
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Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
EAL Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Engineering Technology
- Install and connect electrical cables, conductors, wiring systems and equipment
- Maintenance and repair of mechanical hard facilities systems
- Position and install electrical equipment and systems in engineering construction plant
- Preparing and Using Manual Metal Arc Welding Equipment
Where this can lead
Maintenance Supervisor
Your journey starts here, but where you go is up to you. We'll provide the opportunities and support, but your drive to learn, adapt, and lead will define your ultimate success. This isn't just a job; it's a foundation for a rewarding career in Operations.
See the whole journey →Opens the roleMaintenance SupervisorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →
Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
Install and connect electrical cables, conductors, wiring systems and equipmentMaintenance and repair of mechanical hard facilities systemsPosition and install electrical equipment and systems in engineering construction plantPreparing and Using Manual Metal Arc Welding Equipment
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
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Which job do you mean?
Learners will study fundamental analogue electronics principles, component functions, and circuit analysis. The unit includes building, testing, and troubleshooting analogue circuits using appropriate test equipment and safe working practices.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for EAL Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Engineering Technology
26 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited.
- Analogue electronics
- Computer numerical controlled CNC programming/machining
- Computer-aided design CAD techniques
- Digital electronics
- Electrical and electronic principles
- Electrical testing and commissioning
and 20 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is
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you, on your real work, is for.
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.