Ascentis · RQF Level 2
Ascentis Level 2 Certificate in Skills for Professions in Applied Science and Technology
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits18
- Guided learning130 hours
- Units in this qualification14
Awarded by Ascentis · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
These are the units Ascentis 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.
Aspects of EnergyReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Understand a range of optical phenomena.
- Understand the relationship between temperature and heat.
- Understand simple electrical circuits.
- Know that the principle of conservation of energy controls conversion processes.
Effective Communication in the WorkplaceReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of effective communication in the workplace
- Know how different types of communication are appropriate for different situations
- Use appropriate forms of written communication
- Use appropriate forms of oral communication
Effective Learning in Applied Sciences and TechnologyReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the demands of a course of study in applied sciences or technology
- Understand how personal challenges and aspirations impact on a course of study in applied sciences or technology
- Understand different ways of learning and relate to own preferences
- Understand how self- and peer assessment can help to improve own learning
- Understand how working with others can help improve own learning
Ethical Issues in Applied Science and TechnologyReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the concept of ethics as it relates to applied science and technology
- Understand a number of ethical issues in applied science and technology
- Understand the complexity of factors involved in ethical issues in applied science and technology
Forensic ScienceReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the uses of chromatography to analyse soluble dyes.
- Obtain and classify fingerprints.
- Identify the structure of different fibres.
- Know about steganography.
- Know how graphology can be used in forensic science.
- Use techniques for the analysis of similar substances from more than one source.
Investigating Human BehaviourReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Know theories about human behaviour
- Know about the role of ethics within psychological research
- Know methodologies which are used in psychological research
Marketing and Sales for a New BusinessReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Assess the market for a product or service, including identifying target customers and analysing competitor activity.
- Promote a product or service using different marketing channels and techniques.
- Sell a product or service, including understanding sales processes and customer service skills.
Medical ImagingReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the basic concepts and applications used in X-ray imaging
- Understand the properties of sound waves and their application to medicine
- Understand how Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be applied in medical diagnosis
- Understand the advantages of non-invasive techniques in diagnosis
PsychologyReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Know psychological terminology
- Know about the role of ethics within psychological research
- Know about psychological methods of investigation
The Investigative Process, Principles and Practical SkillsReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Produce a plan to test a hypothesis
- Implement a practical investigation
- Work safely in the labouratory
- Interpret results
Time ManagementReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Know what constitutes effective time management
- Understand why it is important to manage their time in the workplace
- Demonstrate time-management skills during the working day
- Assess how well they are managing their time
Understanding Opportunities in Work Based Learning and ApprenticeshipsReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose of work based learning and apprenticeships.
- Understand how work based learning and apprenticeship opportunities can benefit own learning and development.
Using Laboratory Instruments and ApparatusReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Use measuring instruments
- Use a microscope
- Use an oscilloscope
- Assemble common chemical and electrical apparatus
- Use equipment and apparatus safely in the labouratory
Working in a TeamReal unit · Ascentis
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of having a team complete a task.
- Understand the behaviours needed for effective teamwork.
- Recognise the strengths, skills and experiences of team members.
- Agree roles and responsibilities within the team in relation to a given task.
- Work positively as a member of a team.
- Reflect on the performance of a team.
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.
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 tutorsWhere 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.
Where this can lead
Associate Medical Imaging Engineer
This Associate role is just the beginning of what could be a truly impactful and rewarding career. We're looking for someone eager to learn, grow, and contribute to technology that genuinely improves healthcare. If you're ready for a challenge and want to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
See the whole journey →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.
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.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Ascentis Level 2 Certificate in Skills for Professions in Applied Science and Technology
14 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Ascentis.
- Aspects of Energy
- Effective Communication in the Workplace
- Effective Learning in Applied Sciences and Technology
- Ethical Issues in Applied Science and Technology
- Forensic Science
- Investigating Human Behaviour
and 8 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
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.