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- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Pearson Education Ltd has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and Pearson Education Ltd awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Pearson Education Ltd.
BTEC Nationals are level 3 vocational qualifications that provide specialist, work-related learning in a range of sectors.
These are the units Pearson Education Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with Pearson Education Ltd. It does the teaching and the mapping. Pearson Education Ltd sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Computer Games Development Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of computer games development
- Design computer games
- Develop computer games using appropriate software and tools
- Test and evaluate computer games
Creating Systems to Manage Information Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of information management systems
- Design systems to manage information effectively
- Implement information management systems
- Evaluate the effectiveness of information management systems
Data Modelling Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of data modelling
- Design data models to meet specific requirements
- Implement data models using appropriate software and tools
- Validate and refine data models
Information Technology Systems Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the components of information technology systems
- Install and configure IT systems
- Maintain and troubleshoot IT systems
- Understand the importance of IT security
- Manage data within IT systems
Mobile Apps Development Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of mobile app development
- Design user interfaces for mobile applications
- Develop mobile applications using appropriate programming languages and frameworks
- Implement data storage and retrieval mechanisms in mobile apps
- Test and debug mobile applications
- Deploy mobile applications to app stores
- Understand the security considerations for mobile app development
- Evaluate the performance and usability of mobile applications
Programming Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of programming
- Design programming solutions to meet specific requirements
- Implement programming solutions using appropriate programming languages
- Test and debug programming solutions
Using Social Media in Business Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of social media in business organisations
- Plan social media campaigns for business purposes
- Implement social media campaigns
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of social media campaigns
Website Development Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of website development
- Plan and design a website
- Develop a functional website
- Test and evaluate a website
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Design and develop mobile applications for digital content
The jobs these credits are mapped to
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Where this can lead
Senior Mobile Developer
From here, the path can lead to Director of Mobile Engineering, leading mobile teams and strategy, or Principal Mobile Engineer, setting technical direction as a senior specialist.
See the whole journeyThe credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Pearson Education Ltd rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Computer Games DevelopmentCreating Systems to Manage InformationData ModellingInformation Technology SystemsMobile Apps DevelopmentProgrammingUsing Social Media in BusinessWebsite Development
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
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How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Computer Games Development, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Learners will study the principles of computer games development, including key concepts, team roles, and development lifecycle stages. The unit involves designing, developing, testing, and evaluating games using appropriate software and tools, considering target audience and gameplay mechanics.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Information Technology
8 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Computer Games Development
- Creating Systems to Manage Information
- Data Modelling
- Information Technology Systems
- Mobile Apps Development
- Programming
and 2 more in the full unit list below.
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