How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Open College Network Northern Ireland has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and Open College Network Northern Ireland awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Open College Network Northern Ireland.
The OCN NI Level 3 Award in Information Technology Applications aims to provide learners with advanced IT skills to function successfully in work and wider environments.
These are the units Open College Network Northern Ireland 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 Open College Network Northern Ireland. It does the teaching and the mapping. Open College Network Northern Ireland 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
Bespoke Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Input and combine information using bespoke software.
- Create and modify appropriate structures to organise and retrieve information efficiently.
- Exploit the functions of the software effectively to process and present information.
Capturing and Editing Audio Sequences Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Use audio hardware and software to capture sequences.
- Use audio software tools.
- Play and present audio sequences.
Capturing, Editing and Presenting Video Sequences Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Use video hardware and software to capture sequences.
- Use video software tools and techniques to combine and edit sequences.
- Play and present video sequences.
Computer Animation Techniques Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the types and uses of animation.
- Know the software techniques used in animation.
- Design and implement digital animations.
Computer Networks Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Know types of network systems and protocols.
- Understand the key components used in networking.
- Be aware of the services provided by network systems.
- Construct, configure and secure a basic network.
Computerised Accounting Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Access, enter and edit accounting information.
- Process business transactions from source documents.
- Develop and interpret management information reports.
- Set up a computerised accounting system ready for use.
Database Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Plan, create and modify relational database tables to meet requirements.
- Enter, edit and organise structured information in a database.
- Use database software tools to create, edit and run data queries and produce reports.
Design Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Obtain, insert and combine information for designs.
- Use design software tools to create, manipulate and edit designs.
Desktop Publishing Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Select and use appropriate designs and page layouts for publications.
- Input and combine text and other information within publications.
- Use desktop publishing software techniques to edit and format publications.
IT Communication Fundamentals Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Select and use a variety of sources of information to meet needs.
- Access, search, select and use Internet-based information.
- Select and use IT to communicate and exchange information safely, responsibly and effectively.
IT Software Fundamentals Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Select and use appropriate software applications to meet needs and solve problems.
- Enter, develop, combine and format different types of information to suit its meaning and purpose.
- Present information in ways that are fit for purpose and audience.
- Evaluate the selection and use of IT tools and facilities to present information.
IT User Security Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Select, use and develop appropriate procedures to monitor and minimise security risk to IT systems.
Imaging Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Obtain, insert and combine information for images.
- Use imaging software tools to create, manipulate and edit images.
Improving Productivity Using IT Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Plan, select and use appropriate IT systems and software for different purposes.
- Evaluate the selection and use of IT tools to make sure that activities are successful.
- Devise solutions to improve the use of IT tools and systems for self and others.
Mobile Application Development Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand mobile phone capabilities.
- Understand the mobile application development environment.
- Understand how to develop mobile applications.
- Create mobile applications.
Optimise IT System Performance Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Keep computer hardware and software operating efficiently.
- Manage files to maintain and improve performance.
- Troubleshoot and respond to IT system problems quickly and effectively.
- Plan and monitor the routine and non-routine maintenance of hardware and software.
- Review and modify hardware and software to maintain performance.
Presentation Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Input and combine text and other information within presentation slides.
- Use presentation software tools to structure, edit and format presentations.
- Prepare interactive slideshow for presentation.
Project Management Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Create and define a project.
- Enter and edit information about project tasks and resources.
- Update information about project progress.
- Select and use appropriate tools and techniques to display and report on project status.
Set Up an IT System Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Select and connect up a personal computer safely with associated hardware and storage media to meet needs.
- Select and connect IT system to a communication service successfully to meet needs.
- Install and configure operating system and application software for use.
- Check that the IT system and communication service are working successfully.
Specialist Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Input and combine information using specialist software.
- Create and modify appropriate structures to organise and retrieve information efficiently.
- Exploit the functions of the software effectively to process and present information.
Spreadsheet Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Use a spreadsheet to enter, edit and organise data.
- Select and use appropriate formulas and data analysis tools.
- Select and use tools and techniques to present, format and publish spreadsheet information.
Use Collaborative Technologies Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Stay safe and secure when working with collaborative technologies.
- Plan and set up IT tools and devices for collaborative working.
- Prepare collaborative technologies for use.
- Manage tasks using collaborative technologies.
Using Digital Imaging and Printing Tools Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand digital imaging and printing.
- Produce digital images and prints.
- Understand safe working procedures for digital imaging and printing.
Using Email Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Use email software tools and techniques to compose and send messages.
- Manage use of email software effectively.
Using Multimedia Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Plan multimedia products.
- Obtain, input and combine content to build multimedia outcomes.
- Use multimedia software tools to edit and format multimedia content.
- Play and present multimedia outcomes.
Using Social Media to Market and Promote Events, Products and Services Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the opportunities and threats associated with using social media.
- Understand the application of social media.
- Use social media for marketing and promotion.
Using the Internet Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Select and set up an appropriate connection to access the internet.
- Set up and use browser software to navigate web pages.
- Use browser tools to search effectively and efficiently for information from the Internet.
- Use browser software to communicate information online.
- Develop and apply appropriate safety and security practices and procedures when working online.
Website Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Create structures and styles and use them to produce websites.
- Select and use website software tools and features to develop multiple page websites with multimedia and interactive features.
- Publish and test multiple page websites with multimedia and interactive features.
Word Processing Software Real unit · Open College Network Northern Ireland
What you'll be able to do
- Enter and combine text and other information accurately within word processing documents.
- Create and modify appropriate layouts, structures and styles for word processing documents.
- Use word processing software tools and techniques to format and present documents effectively to meet requirements.
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
- Standard
Project management software
The credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Open College Network Northern Ireland 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
Bespoke SoftwareCapturing and Editing Audio SequencesCapturing, Editing and Presenting Video SequencesComputer Animation TechniquesComputer NetworksComputerised Accounting SoftwareDatabase SoftwareDesign Software
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.
The Coach · your practice partner Illustration - Pitch it Evaluate
“Using Social Media to Market and Promote Events, Products and Services” gets practised as a pitch. You make the case out loud, Zavmo asks the question the room would ask, and you make it again.
- Bring your own plan Create
For “Project Management Software” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Draft the real one Create
You do “Computerised Accounting Software” on a real document of your own. Zavmo works on the draft you have to send anyway, so the coursework and the job are the same piece of work.
- Map a live decision Analyse
“Database Software” runs on a decision you are facing now. Zavmo maps it with you and shows what the second-order effect looks like before you find out the slow way.
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 Bespoke Software, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
This unit will enable the learner to use bespoke software.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for Open College Network Northern Ireland Level 3 Vocationally-Related Qualification in Digital Technology (Users)
29 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Open College Network Northern Ireland.
- Bespoke Software
- Capturing and Editing Audio Sequences
- Capturing, Editing and Presenting Video Sequences
- Computer Animation Techniques
- Computer Networks
- Computerised Accounting Software
and 23 more in the full unit list below.
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