Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited · RQF Level 2

EAL Level 2 Diploma In Engineering Technologies

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  • LevelRQF Level 2
  • Total credits39
  • Guided learning330 hours
  • Units in this qualification46

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This Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Technologies is a vocationally-related qualification. It allows learners to develop knowledge and skills in a range of engineering disciplines. The qualification is suitable for those seeking an introduction to the engineering sector.

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.

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)Real unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology, including its principles, applications, types such as FDM, SLA, and SLS, benefits, limitations, and safety considerations across various industries.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the principles and applications of 3D printing technology
  • Describe the types of 3D printing technology available and classifications of additive manufacturing processes
  • Describe the benefits of 3D printing
  • Identify industries using 3D printing technology
  • Identify different types of materials used in 3D printing
  • Describe the limitations of 3D printing
  • Describe the safety considerations concerning the use of 3D printing technology
  • State how object data can be manipulated within 3D printer software
  • Describe how manipulating layer resolution, wall thickness, in-fill and print speed affects quality versus time and when this would be applicable
  • Describe how larger objects can be produced by splitting objects into separate sections and files
  • Know the preventive maintenance operations to be performed to maintain the 3D printer in a useable condition
  • Describe the safety considerations concerning the maintenance of 3D printing technology
  • Identify typical maintenance operations to be performed to maintain a 3D printer in a usable condition
  • State the importance of carrying out preventative maintenance operations
  • Prepare 3D printing technology
  • Identify the print capacity and print resolution for the 3D printing technology used
  • Create 3D data and produce a suitable file type for 3D printing
  • Import a suitable file into 3D printing software
  • Use 3D printer software to edit relevant parameters and settings for the 3D object being printed
  • Create a build file following appropriate procedures
  • Check the 3D printer is loaded with appropriate material and is ready to print
  • Use 3D printing technology
  • Calculate the cost of printing the printed object
  • Check for error messages and readiness to print
  • Start the 3D printing process
  • Monitor the status of the 3D printer at appropriate intervals during the build
  • Complete using 3D printing technology
  • Identify specific safety precautions taken when using a 3D printing
  • Remove the object safely from the printer
  • Remove support material and clean the printed object safely
  • Clean and reinstate the 3D printer ready for the next print session
  • Check that the object meets pre-build expectations
  • Describe finishing techniques and processes that can be applied to improve the final object
Applied Mathematics in EngineeringReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll apply mathematical principles to solve engineering problems, including arithmetic operations, algebra, ratio and proportion, graphical representation, and trigonometry involving figures, solids, and right-angle triangles relevant to engineering contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Apply mathematical principles to solve a range of engineering problems.
  • Use graphical representations, such as charts and diagrams, to illustrate and solve engineering problems.
  • Solve engineering problems involving geometric figures and solid shapes.
  • Apply trigonometric principles to solve problems involving right-angled triangles.
Basic Electrical Circuit Inspection, Testing and Fault DiagnosisReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll understand safe electrical isolation procedures and how to inspect, test, and diagnose faults in basic electrical circuits. The unit covers lighting and socket outlet circuits and fault correction methods.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand safe electrical isolation procedures
  • Understand how to inspect a lighting circuit
  • Understand how to test a lighting circuit
  • Understand how to inspect a socket outlet circuit
  • Understand how to test a socket outlet circuit
  • Understand how to carry out fault diagnosis
  • Understand how to carry out fault correction
Building Services Pipework Fixing, Bending and Jointing MethodsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers materials, fixing methods, bending principles, jointing techniques, and testing methods for building services pipework. You'll understand how to ensure secure, stable, and leak-proof pipework installations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the different materials used for building services pipework, and understand appropriate fixing methods for each material, ensuring secure and stable installations.
  • Understand the principles of bending methods for building services pipework, including the tools and techniques used to create accurate bends without damaging the pipe.
  • Understand the various jointing methods used for building services pipework, including soldering, welding, and mechanical fittings, ensuring leak-proof connections.
  • Understand the different testing methods used in building services pipework, including pressure testing and leak detection, to verify the integrity of the system.
Building Services Pipework SystemsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain foundational knowledge of building services pipework systems. The unit covers principles of hot and cold water supply, central heating, above-ground discharge systems, and the importance of energy awareness and environmental considerations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of hot and cold water supply systems in buildings
  • Understand the fundamental principles of central heating systems
  • Understand the design and function of above-ground discharge systems for waste water
  • Understand the importance of energy awareness and environmental issues related to building services pipework systems
Building services engineering pipework fabrication processes and techniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll develop knowledge and skills in building services pipework fabrication for domestic systems. The unit includes the use of hand and power tools, pipework materials, jointing principles, installation techniques, and site preparation.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the types of hand and power tools used for domestic pipework systems, including their safe and effective use.
  • Know the types of domestic pipework and their jointing principles, including materials, sizes, and connection methods.
  • Install pipework and components in domestic settings, following industry best practices and safety regulations.
  • Know the general site preparation techniques for carrying out work on domestic pipework systems, including clearing the area and protecting surfaces.
  • Use clips and brackets to support pipework and components in domestic installations, ensuring stability and preventing strain.
  • Apply fixings and brackets to domestic pipework and components, using appropriate tools and techniques.
  • Know the inspection and soundness testing requirements of domestic pipework, including pressure testing and leak detection.
  • Inspect and soundness test domestic pipework, identifying and rectifying any faults or leaks.
Building services engineering systems and their layout requirementsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain knowledge of building services water and heating systems, including cold and hot water systems, central heating, and sanitary pipework. The unit covers layout requirements such as pipe sizing, placement, and safety features.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the different types of cold water systems used in building services, and understand their layout requirements, including pipe sizing and placement.
  • Know the different types of hot water systems used in building services, and understand their layout requirements, including temperature control and safety features.
  • Know the different types of central heating systems used in building services, and understand their layout requirements, including heat distribution and energy efficiency.
  • Know the different types of sanitary pipework systems used in building services, and understand their system layout requirements, including drainage and ventilation.
  • Know the applications of various energy sources used in the building services industry, including renewable and non-renewable energy options.
Business Improvement TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll understand business improvement techniques such as continuous improvement, workplace organisation, and visual management. The unit also covers problem-solving methods used to enhance business processes.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the meaning of continuous improvement within a business context
  • Understand the principles of workplace organisation and its benefits
  • Understand the principles and application of visual management techniques in the workplace
  • Understand various problem-solving techniques used in business improvement
Computer Numerical Control Milling TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit introduces computer numerical control (CNC) milling techniques, including tooling and equipment identification, safe use of work holding devices, cutting tool applications, and basic CNC programming and operations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to identify the tooling used within milling operations
  • Understand the function of the tooling used within milling operations
  • Understand how to identify the equipment used within milling operations
  • Understand the function of the equipment used within milling operations
  • Understand how to safely use work holding equipment
  • Understand how to correctly use work holding equipment
  • Understand the types of milling cutting tools
  • Understand the applications of milling cutting tools
  • Understand basic CNC milling operations
  • Understand basic CNC milling programming
  • Understand the requirements of quality standards associated with milling operations
Computer Numerical Control Turning TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides learners with comprehensive knowledge of CNC turning techniques. It covers the safe and effective use of equipment, work holding devices, cutting tools, basic CNC programming, and quality standards in CNC turning operations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the different types of equipment used in CNC turning operations and the procedures for their safe and effective use
  • Understand the different types of work holding equipment used in CNC turning and the correct procedures for their application
  • Understand the various types of cutting tools used in CNC turning operations and their specific applications
  • Understand the basic principles of CNC turning operations and programming techniques
  • Understand the quality and standards requirements associated with CNC turning operations and how to meet them
Electrical Installation Methods, Wiring and Circuit ProtectionReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers electrical installation methods for lighting and socket outlet circuits, including wiring principles and circuit protection selection. You'll understand wiring configurations, component functions, and rating considerations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand electrical installation methods in lighting circuits, including wiring configurations and component selection.
  • Understand the principles of circuit wiring, including cable types, termination methods, and earthing requirements.
  • Understand the selection and rating of circuit protection devices, such as fuses and circuit breakers, to prevent overloads and short circuits.
  • Understand electrical installation methods in socket outlet circuits, including wiring configurations and safety requirements.
Electrical and Electronic PrinciplesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain foundational knowledge of electrical and electronic principles, including direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) technologies, electromagnetic and electrostatic theory. The unit covers key concepts such as voltage, current, resistance, frequency, and power factor.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the fundamental principles associated with direct current (DC) technologies, including voltage, current, and resistance.
  • Understand the fundamental principles associated with alternating current (AC) technologies, including frequency, impedance, and power factor.
  • Understand the fundamental principles associated with electromagnetic theory, including magnetic fields and induction.
  • Understand the fundamental principles associated with electrostatic theory, including electric fields and capacitance.
Electrical and Electronic Systems and DevicesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll develop an understanding of electrical and electronic components such as resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors. The unit covers their characteristics, applications, and the role of signal sources within electrical and electronic systems.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the characteristics and applications of resistors and capacitors in electrical and electronic circuits.
  • Understand the properties and applications of semi-conductor devices in electronic systems.
  • Understand the different types of signal sources used in electronic circuits.
  • Understand the characteristics, operation, and applications of transistors in electronic circuits.
Electrical and Electronic Testing MethodsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll explore electrical and electronic testing methods, including the use of analogue and digital metres, oscilloscopes, and signal sources. The unit also covers basic electrostatic theory to support effective testing practices.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the use and applications of analogue and digital meters
  • Understand oscilloscopes and their use for waveform measurement
  • Understand signal sources
  • Understand the basic principles associated with electrostatic theory
Engineering Design TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll learn to create product design specifications and proposals that meet client requirements. The unit covers interpreting client briefs and factors influencing product design, including environmental, economic, and social considerations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Develop a product design specification
  • Outline the factors that influence the design of a product
  • Interpret a client brief
  • Identify the requirements of a client brief
  • Produce a product design specification that meets the requirements of the client brief
  • Prepare a product design proposal
  • Prepare a product design proposal that meets the requirements of the product design specification
  • Outline how the product design proposal meets the requirements of the product design specification
  • Produce a final product design solution
  • Produce a final product design solution that meets the requirements of the product design specification
  • Outline how the final product design solution meets the requirements of the product design specification
  • Communicate the final product design solution to relevant persons
  • Evaluate the final product design solution
  • Evaluate the final product design solution against the client’s needs and expectations
Engineering Environmental AwarenessReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain an understanding of health and safety legislation relevant to engineering organisations, along with the roles of employers and employees in maintaining skills and working relationships. The unit also covers environmental considerations and compliance procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the requirements of an engineering organisation in meeting health and safety legislation and regulations
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of both employers and employees in the continuous development of skills and working relationships
  • Understand the internal and external environments associated with the operations of an engineering organisation
Engineering Maintenance PlanningReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain knowledge of engineering maintenance planning, including different maintenance requirements and methods. The unit covers principles of maintenance planning, scheduling, and the application of condition monitoring techniques.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the different types of maintenance requirements in an engineering context, including preventative and corrective maintenance
  • Understand the principles of maintenance planning, including scheduling, resource allocation, and documentation
  • Understand a range of maintenance methods, including their advantages, disadvantages, and appropriate applications
  • Understand the purpose and application of condition monitoring techniques in maintenance planning
Engineering Maintenance Safety PracticesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll study safety requirements and environmental considerations for engineering maintenance operations. The unit covers personal protective equipment, safe working practices, risk assessments, and preparation for maintenance tasks.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the safety requirements of maintenance operations, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe working practices.
  • Understand job and workplace planning for maintenance activities, including risk assessments and method statements.
  • Understand how to prepare for maintenance operations, including isolating equipment and obtaining necessary permits.
  • Understand the environmental considerations when undertaking maintenance operations, including waste disposal and pollution prevention.
Engineering Maintenance TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers engineering maintenance techniques, including fault diagnosis methods, measuring systems and instruments, safe use of hand and power tools, joining and bonding processes, and basic dismantling and reassembly techniques used in maintenance operations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Describe maintenance fault diagnosis techniques
  • Describe basic measuring systems
  • Describe basic measuring instruments
  • Use hand tools safely
  • Use power tools safely
  • Describe the joining processes used in maintenance operations
  • Describe the bonding processes used in maintenance operations
  • Explain basic dismantling techniques used in general engineering systems
  • Explain basic reassembly techniques used in general engineering systems
Engineering Manufacturing TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
It teaches you to prepare for and safely manufacture engineering products. It includes following preparation procedures, ensuring work area and equipment readiness, verifying material specifications, and adhering to relevant safety requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Prepare to manufacture a product
  • Follow the relevant preparation procedures and safety requirements
  • Carry out work area preparations according to procedure specification and take account of any specific safety requirements
  • Check the equipment used for the manufacturing operation/s is in a safe and usable condition
  • Check the materials are available and meet the specification for type, quantity and quality
  • Manufacture a product
  • Work safely at all times, complying with health and safety, environmental and other relevant regulations and guidelines
  • Follow the relevant manufacturing procedures and safety requirements
  • Obtain and follow the correct product instructions and any relevant manufacturing procedure and quality specifications
  • Use the correct tools, equipment and/or machinery for the manufacturing operations being performed
  • Manufacture a product according to a given specification and quality requirements
  • Monitor and control the manufacture of a product
  • Monitor and control the manufacture of a product and identify any faults, variations or problems that occur
  • Make permitted adjustments to solve production faults, variations or problems
  • Report any problems that they cannot solve, or are outside their permitted authority, to the appropriate person
  • Minimise any waste during the manufacture of a product
  • Work to achieve production targets
  • Complete the manufacture of a product
  • Inspect the manufactured product against the given specification
  • Carry out appropriate tests of the manufactured product
  • Complete any necessary documentation accurately and legibly
Engineering Materials ProcessesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides knowledge of engineering materials and processes, including physical and mechanical properties, corrosion principles, and the effects of working and heat treatment on material performance.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the physical properties of materials
  • Understand the mechanical properties of materials
  • Understand the principles of corrosion
  • Understand material properties
  • Understand the effect of working on materials
  • Understand the effect of heat treatment on materials
  • Understand the composition of materials
  • Understand the properties of materials
  • Understand material uses
  • Understand material processing methods
  • Understand primary forming processes
  • Understand secondary forming processes
Engineering Mathematics and Science PrinciplesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit develops learners' understanding of engineering materials and science principles. It covers material selection factors, material properties, heat treatment processes, and the application of fundamental numeracy and science in engineering contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the factors influencing the selection of appropriate engineering materials for specific applications
  • Understand the properties of different engineering materials and the effects of heat treatment processes on these properties
  • Understand and apply fundamental numeracy skills to solve engineering-related problems
  • Understand and apply fundamental scientific principles to solve engineering-related problems
Engineering TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll develop a foundational understanding of engineering techniques, including various communication methods, applications of IT and ICT, basic tools and techniques, and measurement and marking out procedures used within engineering contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify forms of communication used within engineering
  • Explain the engineering applications of IT
  • Explain the engineering applications of ICT
  • Identify basic tools used in engineering
  • Describe basic techniques used in engineering
  • Describe measurement techniques
  • Describe marking out techniques
Fabrication and Welding PrinciplesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides learners with an understanding of fabrication and welding principles, including the identification and application of hand and machine tools. You'll interpret fabrication drawings and weld symbols, and describe mechanical joining and thermal joining techniques.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify the types of fabrication hand tools
  • Identify the application of fabrication hand tools
  • Identify the types of fabrication machine tools
  • Identify the application of fabrication machine tools
  • Interpret fabrication drawings
  • Apply basic geometry in fabrication
  • Interpret weld symbols
  • Describe mechanical joining techniques
  • Identify thermal joining equipment
  • Describe thermal joining techniques
Fitting and Assembly TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll develop an understanding of fitting and assembly techniques, including the use of hand and power tools, safe operation of work holding equipment, and adherence to relevant standards and requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the range of tools and methods employed in fitting and assembly operations, including hand tools, power tools, and assembly techniques.
  • Understand the safe use of work holding equipment, including vices, clamps, and jigs, to ensure secure and stable workpieces.
  • Understand the principles of the tools used in fitting and assembly operations, including their function, operation, and maintenance.
  • Understand the relevant standards and requirements applied to fitting and assembly operations, including tolerances, quality control, and safety regulations.
Grinding TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers the identification and function of tooling and equipment used in grinding operations. You'll develop skills in the safe use of work holding equipment, understand different types and applications of abrasive wheels, and recognise quality standards relevant to grinding.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how to identify the tooling and equipment used in grinding operations and explain their functions.
  • Understand how to safely and correctly use work holding equipment during grinding operations.
  • Understand the different types of abrasive wheels and their specific applications in grinding.
  • Understand the quality standards and requirements associated with grinding operations.
Installation and Servicing of Air-conditioning EquipmentReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the single-stage refrigeration cycle, controls and safety equipment, and the installation of domestic, commercial, and industrial air-conditioning equipment. You'll also understand relevant building services related to air conditioning.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of the single-stage refrigeration cycle, including the roles of the key components.
  • Understand the function and operation of controls and safety equipment used in air-conditioning systems.
  • Understand the procedures involved in the installation of domestic, commercial, and industrial air-conditioning equipment.
  • Understand how air-conditioning systems integrate with other building services, such as ventilation and heating.
Installation and Servicing of Refrigeration EquipmentReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides an understanding of refrigeration equipment, focusing on the single-stage refrigeration cycle, controls, safety equipment, and the installation of air conditioning systems across domestic, commercial, and industrial settings.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the single stage refrigeration cycle, including the function of each component and the flow of refrigerant.
  • Understand the controls and safety equipment used in refrigeration systems, including thermostats, pressure switches, and safety valves.
  • Understand the installation of domestic, commercial, and industrial air conditioning equipment, including pipework, wiring, and commissioning procedures.
  • Understand building services related to refrigeration equipment, including electrical supply, water supply, and drainage.
Installation of Security SystemsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers the installation of security systems, focusing on circuit wiring, transmission paths, and the installation and testing of electronic components and wiring systems.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand security systems circuit wiring and transmission paths, including the different types of wiring and transmission methods used in security systems.
  • Understand the installation procedures for electronic components within security systems, adhering to industry best practices.
  • Understand the installation of wiring systems for security systems, ensuring correct routing and termination.
  • Understand the connection methods for security systems, ensuring secure and reliable connections.
  • Understand the testing procedures for security systems, verifying functionality and compliance with relevant standards.
Leading a team in EngineeringReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides knowledge of the roles, responsibilities, and skills required to lead a team in an engineering context. You'll understand how effective leadership contributes to managing workloads, allocating tasks, and achieving team goals.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of a team leader
  • Describe the roles of a team leader
  • Outline the responsibilities of a team leader
  • Understand the knowledge and skills required to be an effective team leader
  • Describe the knowledge required to be an effective team leader
  • Outline the skills required to be an effective team leader
  • Understand how to effectively manage team workloads
  • Outline how to allocate workloads for individual team members
  • Outline the benefits of allocating work according to the strengths of individual team members
  • Describe how to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a team
  • Lead a team
  • Lead a team within a specific project
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships
  • Contribute to problem solving
  • Describe different techniques of problem solving
  • Identify a problem which is affecting a specific project
  • Select an appropriate problem solving technique to resolve a problem affecting a specific project
  • Contribute to a problem solving activity
  • Demonstrate a structured approach to problem solving
Manual Welding TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides knowledge of manual welding techniques including manual metal arc (MMA), tungsten inert gas (TIG), metal active/inert gas (MIG/MAG), and resistance spot welding. You'll understand the principles, equipment, and techniques required to produce welded joints using these methods.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles and techniques of using manual metal arc welding (MMA) for producing welded joints.
  • Understand the principles and techniques of using tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding for producing welded joints.
  • Understand the principles and techniques of using metal active/inert gas (MIG/MAG) welding for producing welded joints.
  • Understand the principles and techniques of using resistance spot welding for producing welded joints.
  • Produce welded joints using appropriate manual welding techniques.
Manual Milling TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit introduces manual milling techniques, including the use of milling machines, work holding equipment, and cutting tools. You'll understand safe operating procedures and quality standards associated with milling operations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the equipment used in milling operations, including its function and safe operation.
  • Understand the procedures involved in milling operations, including setting up the machine and performing different milling techniques.
  • Understand how to use work holding equipment correctly to securely position and support workpieces during milling.
  • Understand the different types of cutting tools used in milling, including their specific applications and cutting parameters.
  • Understand the quality and standards requirements associated with milling operations, including dimensional accuracy and surface finish.
Manual Turning TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll develop an understanding of manual turning techniques, including the equipment and procedures involved. The unit covers the correct and safe use of work holding equipment, types and applications of cutting tools, and quality standards associated with turning operations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the equipment and procedures used in manual turning operations, including lathe components and their functions
  • Understand how to correctly and safely use work holding equipment, such as chucks and collets, to secure workpieces
  • Understand the different types and applications of cutting tools used in turning operations, including tool geometry and materials
  • Understand the quality and standards requirements associated with turning operations, including tolerances and surface finish
Marketing an engineering productReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll learn to contribute to marketing strategies for engineering products. This includes identifying target customers and sponsors, selecting appropriate marketing methods, and understanding sources of market information.

What you'll be able to do

  • Contribute ideas for marketing an engineering product.
  • Identify the nature and location of target customers and sponsors for an engineering product.
  • Identify sources of information about the nature and location of target customers and sponsors.
  • Identify appropriate methods to reach target customers and sponsors.
  • Identify the resources required to effectively market an engineering product.
  • Identify the key components of a comprehensive marketing plan.
  • Outline the nature and location of target customers and sponsors within a marketing plan.
  • Outline sources of information about the nature and location of target customers and sponsors within a marketing plan.
  • Produce a suitable marketing plan tailored for specific target customers and sponsors.
  • Conduct market research to inform the creation of marketing materials for an engineering product.
  • Design effective marketing materials for an engineering product.
  • Produce promotional materials to support the marketing of an engineering product.
  • Ensure marketing messages are distributed according to the established marketing plan.
  • Market an engineering product effectively to specific target customers and sponsors.
Motor Vehicle Maintenance PlanningReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers motor vehicle maintenance requirements, planning, methods, and condition monitoring. You'll understand the importance of regular maintenance, identify common maintenance tasks, and recognise the consequences of neglecting maintenance.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand motor vehicle maintenance requirements
  • Understand motor vehicle maintenance planning
  • Understand motor vehicle maintenance methods
  • Understand motor vehicle condition monitoring
Motor Vehicle Maintenance Safety PracticesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll understand essential safety practices in motor vehicle maintenance. The unit covers health and safety legislation, job and workplace planning, vehicle immobilisation and lifting procedures, and environmental considerations for safe maintenance operations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the health and safety requirements and regulations applicable to motor vehicle maintenance operations
  • Understand the importance of job and workplace planning in motor vehicle maintenance and how to effectively plan tasks
  • Understand the correct immobilisation and lifting procedures when preparing motor vehicles for maintenance, and the procedures for safely returning the vehicle to use
  • Understand the environmental considerations and best practices when undertaking motor vehicle maintenance operations and tasks
Motor Vehicle Maintenance TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll gain foundational knowledge of motor vehicle maintenance techniques, including identification of fixtures, fittings, and joining processes. The unit covers basic dismantling, reassembly, and fault diagnosis techniques used in general motor vehicle systems.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify fixtures and fittings used in motor vehicle maintenance
  • Describe the basic joining processes used in motor vehicle maintenance
  • Explain basic dismantling techniques used in general motor vehicle systems
  • Explain basic reassembly techniques used in general motor vehicle systems
  • Describe basic problem and fault diagnosis techniques
  • Identify hand tools used in motor vehicle maintenance operations
  • Identify power tools used in motor vehicle maintenance operations
  • Explain the suitability of hand tools in motor vehicle maintenance operations
  • Explain the suitability of power tools in motor vehicle maintenance operations
  • Describe the use of basic measuring systems in motor vehicle maintenance
  • Describe the use of basic measuring instruments in motor vehicle maintenance
Non Fusion Thermal Joining MethodsReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll study non-fusion thermal joining methods, including soft soldering, hard soldering, brazing, and the use of adhesives and sealants. The unit covers heat transfer principles, material properties, and joining procedures.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of joining components using soft soldering techniques.
  • Understand the procedures for joining components using hard soldering and brazing methods.
  • Understand the processes involved in joining components using adhesives and sealants.
Personal Computer PC Maintenance MethodReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll understand safe handling and working practices for personal computers, including the hardware and equipment needed to build a PC. The unit covers installation, configuration, testing of hardware components, and managing and improving PC performance.

What you'll be able to do

  • Describe safe handling practices when working with computers
  • Describe safe working practices when working with computers
  • Identify the necessary hardware to build a PC
  • Identify the necessary devices/equipment to build a PC
  • Describe the installation of hardware components of a computer system
  • Describe the configuration of hardware components of a computer system
  • Describe the testing of hardware components of a computer system
  • Compare expected results with actual results when testing computer hardware
  • Describe how to manage the performance of a computer system
  • Describe how to improve the performance of a computer system
Plan and carry out a project in EngineeringReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
It teaches you to plan and carry out engineering projects by understanding the importance of project planning, contingency plans, and setting SMART objectives. You'll develop project plans, collabourate effectively, and monitor progress to achieve project goals.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of planning a project.
  • Explain the importance of developing a project plan.
  • Explain the importance of a contingency plan.
  • Explain the importance of setting SMART objectives.
  • Outline the benefits of working with others to achieve a joint goal.
  • Create a project plan.
  • Outline the scope of the project.
  • Determine the aim/s of the project.
  • Define SMART objectives for the project.
  • Determine the resources required to complete the project.
  • Define the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the project.
  • Define the actions assigned to those involved in the project.
  • Define the project deadlines and dates for review of progress.
  • Assess potential risks of the project.
  • Create a contingency plan to address identified risks.
  • Monitor the progress of the project against a project plan.
  • Monitor the progress of the project against a project plan, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Review a project.
  • Review a project against a project plan.
  • Present project outcomes in an appropriate format.
Producing Components from Metal PlateReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of producing components from metal plate, including types and applications of non-thermal cutting equipment, methods for forming metal plate, assembly techniques, and welding processes used in metal plate fabrications.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the different types of non-thermal cutting equipment used in metal plate fabrication.
  • Understand the applications of different types of non-thermal cutting equipment in metal plate fabrication.
  • Understand the various methods used for forming metal plate into different shapes.
  • Understand the techniques used when assembling metal plate fabrications, including alignment and fastening methods.
  • Understand the welding techniques commonly used for assembling metal plate fabrications.
Producing Components from Sheet MetalReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge of cutting, forming, and joining sheet metal components. You'll understand the safe and effective use of cutting tools, various forming and stiffening methods, and mechanical and thermal assembly techniques.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the safe and effective use of cutting tools for cutting sheet metal to the required size and shape
  • Understand the various methods used for forming and stiffening sheet metal components, including bending, folding, and rolling
  • Understand the mechanical assembly methods used with sheet metal, such as riveting, bolting, and clinching
  • Understand the thermal joining methods used with sheet metal, such as welding, brazing, and soldering
Security Installation DesignReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
You'll study the planning, installation, commissioning, and handover of security systems. The unit covers site planning, health and safety considerations, installation procedures, and commissioning processes.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand site planning when installing a security system
  • Understand the Health and safety issues when installing a security system
  • Understand installation procedures when installing a security system
  • Understand commissioning procedures
  • Understand handover procedures
Sheet Metalwork TechnologyReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit provides comprehensive knowledge of sheet metalwork technology. You'll understand work organisation and management, pattern development, cutting and forming techniques, assembly processes, and finishing methods used in sheet metalwork.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of work organisation within a sheet metalwork environment
  • Understand the principles of work management within a sheet metalwork environment
  • Understand the principles of pattern development for sheet metalwork projects
  • Understand different cutting techniques used in sheet metalwork
  • Understand different forming techniques used in sheet metalwork
  • Understand various assembly processes used in sheet metalwork
  • Understand different finishing techniques applied to sheet metalwork
Thermal Cutting TechniquesReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers the principles, equipment, and procedures involved in oxy-fuel gas cutting. You'll understand chemical reactions, heat transfer, equipment setup, operation, shutdown, and safety protocols.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the fundamental principles of oxy-fuel gas cutting, including the chemical reactions and heat transfer involved in the process.
  • Understand the different types of equipment and consumables used in oxy-fuel gas cutting, including torches, regulators, hoses, and fuel gases.
  • Understand the procedures for setting up, using, and shutting down equipment for oxy-fuel gas cutting, ensuring safe and efficient operation.
  • Understand the various applications of oxy-fuel gas cutting in different industries and materials, including cutting, gouging, and welding preparation.
Understanding Computer Aided Drawing - CADReal unit · Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited
This unit covers health and safety risks associated with computer-aided drawing (CAD) environments. You'll understand how to configure CAD systems to meet drawing requirements and the importance of complying with national and international drawing standards for 2D engineering drawings.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the potential risks to health and safety resulting from the use of computer equipment in a CAD environment
  • Understand how to configure the CAD system software and hardware to suit specific drawing requirements and project needs
  • Understand the requirement to comply with relevant national and international drawing standards, including conventions and symbols
  • Understand how to effectively use CAD software for the production of 2D industry standard engineering drawings, including creating and editing geometry
  • Understand how to use layers, copy, modify and manipulate drawn entities within CAD software to maintain drawing efficiency and accuracy

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

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 2 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.

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)Applied Mathematics in EngineeringBasic Electrical Circuit Inspection, Testing and Fault DiagnosisBuilding Services Pipework Fixing, Bending and Jointing MethodsBuilding Services Pipework SystemsBuilding services engineering pipework fabrication processes and techniquesBuilding services engineering systems and their layout requirementsBusiness Improvement Techniques

Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.

Who’d teach you this

The Evidence Evaluator

Assessor

Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.

Meet all twelve tutors

Where this connects

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.

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EAL Level 2 Diploma In Engineering Technologies
  • Commission, demonstrate and handover the Physical Security solution
  • Install Security Devices and Door Hardware
  • Install a Physical Security Solution
  • Install cabling for electronic security systems
  • Install refrigeration systems
  • Installing refrigeration equipment
  • Lead Cloud Engineering
  • Plan the installation of Physical Security solutions
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.

Where this can lead

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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.

Commission, demonstrate and handover the Physical Security solutionInstall Security Devices and Door HardwareInstall a Physical Security SolutionInstall cabling for electronic security systemsInstall refrigeration systemsInstalling refrigeration equipmentLead Cloud EngineeringPlan the installation of Physical Security solutions

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.
Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)Level 2

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

Learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology, including its principles, applications, types such as FDM, SLA, and SLS, benefits, limitations, and safety considerations across various industries.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  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.
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Built for EAL Level 2 Diploma In Engineering Technologies

46 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Excellence, Achievement & Learning Limited.

  1. Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
  2. Applied Mathematics in Engineering
  3. Basic Electrical Circuit Inspection, Testing and Fault Diagnosis
  4. Building Services Pipework Fixing, Bending and Jointing Methods
  5. Building Services Pipework Systems
  6. Building services engineering pipework fabrication processes and techniques

and 40 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.

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.

  1. Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

  1. 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
  2. 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
  3. 4AnalyseThe Analyst
  4. 3ApplyThe Coach
  5. 2UnderstandThe Connector
  6. 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 take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with 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, 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.