RSL Awards Ltd · RQF Level 1
RSL Level 1 Extended Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 1
- Total credits30
- Guided learning180 hours
- Units in this qualification13
Awarded by RSL Awards Ltd · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
RSL Awards have a complete portfolio of Vocational Qualifications, covering Music, Performing Arts and Creative Digital Media from Levels 1-5.
These are the units RSL Awards 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, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Backstage SafetyReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of safety in a backstage environment
- Identify potential hazards in a backstage environment
- Follow safety procedures in a backstage environment
- Use personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly
- Understand emergency procedures in a backstage environment
Branding, Marketing & PromotionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of branding
- Understand the principles of marketing
- Understand the principles of promotion
- Identify different branding techniques
- Identify different marketing techniques
- Identify different promotional techniques
Dance Technique & Performance 1Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand fundamental dance techniques relevant to performance
- Demonstrate correct posture and alignment in dance movements
- Apply dance techniques to a choreographed routine
- Develop physical strength and flexibility for dance performance
- Perform a dance routine with confidence and expression
Ensemble Dance PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of ensemble dance performance
- Demonstrate coordination and timing within a dance ensemble
- Apply appropriate dance techniques in an ensemble performance
- Communicate effectively with other dancers in the ensemble
- Perform a choreographed dance piece as part of an ensemble
Ensemble Music PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of ensemble music performance.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform as part of a musical ensemble.
- Apply musical techniques and skills to contribute to the overall sound of the ensemble.
- Interpret musical scores and follow the conductor's instructions effectively.
- Evaluate personal performance and the performance of the ensemble as a whole.
Events ManagementReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key principles of events management
- Identify different types of events
- Recognise the roles and responsibilities within an events team
- Understand the importance of planning for events
- Identify potential risks associated with events
Improvisation (Acting)Real unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Participate effectively in a range of improvised games
- Develop improvised scenes using given stimuli
- Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills within improvised performances
- Evaluate personal performance and the performance of others in improvised activities
Live PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for a live performance, considering all necessary elements
- Demonstrate effective performance skills in a live setting
- Respond appropriately to audience interaction during a live performance
- Maintain composure and professionalism throughout a live performance
- Evaluate personal performance and the overall success of a live performance
Musical Theatre PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Plan for a group performance of a piece of musical theatre
- Use singing skills in preparation for performance
- Use dancing skills in preparation for performance
- Use acting skills in preparation for performance
- Combine singing, dancing and acting skills in performance
- Reflect on the success of the performance
Reading for PerformanceReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of reading and interpreting scripts for performance
- Identify different techniques for effective reading in performance
- Demonstrate vocal projection and clarity when reading for performance
- Interpret character and emotion through vocal delivery
- Respond appropriately to direction and feedback during rehearsals
Technical ProductionReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities within a technical production team
- Apply technical skills to support a live performance or event
- Operate technical equipment safely and effectively
- Contribute to the planning and preparation of a technical production
- Evaluate the effectiveness of technical production elements
The Work of a Specified PlaywrightReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Research the life and background of a specified playwright
- Identify the key themes in the playwright's work
- Analyse the playwright's style and techniques
- Understand the historical context of the playwright's work
- Evaluate the impact and influence of the playwright's work
Working with Masks or PuppetryReal unit · RSL Awards Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different types of masks or puppets used in performance
- Demonstrate the techniques required to work effectively with masks or puppets
- Explore the historical and cultural context of masks or puppetry
- Apply safe working practices when using masks or puppets
- Participate in a performance using masks or puppets
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.
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Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 1 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.
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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.
- Advise on technical process in production
- Oversee technical production work for live productions
- Produce visuals for live productions
Where this can lead
Technical Production Manager
Your journey here is about continuous learning and growth. We're looking for someone who sees challenges as opportunities and is eager to build a long, impactful career making incredible things happen in the world of events.
See the whole journey →Showing 6 roles, drawn from 11 job records mapped to this qualification.
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
Learners will understand the importance of backstage safety and maintaining a safe working environment. The unit covers hazard identification, safety procedures, correct use of personal protective equipment, and emergency protocols.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for RSL Level 1 Extended Certificate in Creative and Performing Arts
13 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by RSL Awards Ltd.
- Backstage Safety
- Branding, Marketing & Promotion
- Dance Technique & Performance 1
- Ensemble Dance Performance
- Ensemble Music Performance
- Events Management
and 7 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.
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