iCan Qualifications Limited · RQF Level 3
iCQ Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits65
- Guided learning439 hours
- Units in this qualification124
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These are the units iCan Qualifications 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.
Adapt and fit healthcare equipment, medical devices, assistive technology or products to meet individuals’ needsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice related to adapting and fitting healthcare equipment, medical devices, assistive technology, associated systems or products to meet individuals’ needs
- Understand anatomy and physiology relevant to adapting and fitting prescribed items to meet individuals’ needs
- Understand specialist technical requirements of healthcare equipment, medical devices, assistive technology, associated systems or products
- Adapt prescribed items to meet individuals’ needs
- Fit prescribed items to meet the needs of individuals
Administer oral nutritional products to individualsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to administer oral nutritional products to individuals in line with current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines
- Understand common nutritional products and their uses
- Understand how to manage possible reactions to the use of nutritional products
- Prepare for oral administration of nutritional products 5.Be able to administer oral nutritional products to individuals
- Maintain stock of nutritional products
Advise and inform individuals on managing their conditionReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand good practice in identifying information requirements
- Understand health conditions
- Understand the effects of change on individuals’ lifestyles
- Ascertain the information and advice needs of individuals
- Agree plans with individuals to adapt their lifestyle
Anatomy and Physiology for Maternity Support WorkersReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system
- Know the anatomy and physiology of the breast
- Understand physical changes during pregnancy
Assist and support individuals to use alternative and augmentative communication systems (AAC)Real unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to assisting and supporting individuals to use alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) systems
- Understand how to assist and support the use of AAC systems
- Understand how AAC systems support the needs of individuals
- Prepare AAC equipment for individuals to use
- Assist and support individuals to use AAC systems
Assist in implementing treatment programmes for individuals with severely reduced movement/mobilityReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which inform own role in assisting in treatment programmes for individuals with severely reduced movement/mobility
- Understand anatomical and physiological issues related to providing treatment programmes for individuals with severely reduced movement/mobility
- Understand treatment programmes for individuals with severely reduced movement/mobility
- Implement treatment programmes for individuals with severely reduced movement/mobility
Assist in planning and evaluating learning activitiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which inform planning and evaluating learning activities
- Understand learning styles
- Understand roles and responsibilities in planning, implementing and evaluating learning activities
- Assist in planning learning activities
- Evaluate learning activities
Assist in receiving, handling and dispatching clinical specimensReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how health and safety measures are implemented when receiving, handling and dispatching clinical specimens
- Understand the reasons for different containers and transport media for different clinical specimens
- Assist others to receive, handle, label and dispatch clinical specimens
Assist in testing individuals’ abilities prior to planning physical activitiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to assisting in testing individuals prior to planning physical activities
- Understand health related topics in relation to physical activities
- Understand motivation factors for physical activities
- Carry out preparations to assess individuals’ ability to exercise
- Assist the practitioner to administer tests to assess individuals’ ability to exercise
Assist in the administration of oxygenReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current organisational policies and procedures relating to the use of oxygen
- Understand respiratory conditions that may require the use of oxygen
- Understand the adverse effects of oxygen and how they can be minimised or prevented
- Understand resources and equipment used when administering care in response to respiratory conditions
- Monitor and record saturation levels
- Assist in the preparation and administration of oxygen for individuals
Assist in the delivery of perioperative care and support to individualsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the potential effects of the perioperative environment and procedures on individuals undergoing perioperative care
- Support individuals in a perioperative environment according to their care plan
- Monitor individuals in a perioperative environment according to the requirements of their care plans
Assist in the implementation of programmes to increase mobility, movement and functional independenceReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to the implementation of programmes to restore mobility, movement and functional independence
- Understand health topics related to restoring movement and functional independence
- Understand treatment programmes related to restoring movement and functional independence
- Assist in implementing programmes to restore mobility, movement and functional independence
- Make records and provide information to the practitioner
Assist individuals who have mental health problems when they are transferring between agencies and servicesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how legislation and organisational policies impact on the transfer of individuals between agencies and services
- Apply agency and service procedures correctly in preparing people for, and supervising them during, transfer from one service to another
- Respect the rights of the individual and value diversity
- Use communication skills effectively in working with individuals and the agencies and services to which they are being transferred
Assist others to monitor individuals’ progress in managing dysphagiaReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines related to monitoring individuals with dysphagia
- Understand how to assist others in monitoring the progress of individuals with dysphagia
- Know the action to take as a result of the monitoring undertaken
- Assist others in monitoring an individual’s progress in managing dysphagia
- Report and record an individual’s progress in managing their dysphagia
Assist others to plan presentationsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand techniques and resources involved in planning presentations
- Assist others to plan presentations
Assist professionals to support individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds to access speech and language therapy servicesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to supporting individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds to access speech and language therapy services
- Understand the communication needs and abilities of individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds
- Understand how to provide speech and language therapy related care and support for individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds
- Know the types of information and materials required to support individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural
Assist the practitioner to carry out health care activitiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice when assisting the practitioner to carry out health care activities
- Assist the practitioner in carrying out health care activities
Care for a newborn babyReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines related to caring for newborn babies
- Understand how to meet the physical, social, emotional and developmental needs of newborn babies
- Contribute to the safety of newborn babies within own care3. Be able to contribute to the safety of newborn babies within own care
- Feed, bathe and clothe newborn babies in line with local policy and protocol
Care for individuals with naso-gastric tubesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to care for individuals with naso-gastric tubes in line with current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines
- Know the anatomy and physiology of the upper gastrointestinal system and its relevance to naso-gastric procedures
- Prepare to carry out naso-gastric procedures
- Support individuals undergoing naso-gastric procedures
Care for individuals with urethral cathetersReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to caring for individuals with urethral catheters
- Understand the procedure of urethral catheterisation
- Understand the use and application of catheter care equipment
- Prepare individuals to carry out urethral catheters care
- Carry out care for individuals with urethral catheters
- Monitor and check individuals undergoing urethral catheter care
Care for the elderlyReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the ageing process
- Adapt communication techniques when caring for elderly patients
- Understand how to care for elderly patients
Care for the physical and nutritional needs of babies and young childrenReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Provide physical care for babies and young children
- Provide routines for babies and young children that support their health and development
- Provide opportunities for exercise and physical activity
- Provide safe and protective environments for babies and young children
- Provide for the nutritional needs of babies under 18 months
- Understand how to provide for the nutritional needs of young children from 18-36 months
Carry out arterial puncture and collect arterial bloodReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines in relation to carrying out arterial puncture and collecting arterial blood
- Understand the procedures involved in carrying out arterial puncture and the collection of arterial blood
- Prepare to carry out arterial puncture and collect arterial blood
- Carry out arterial puncture and collect arterial blood
- Monitor and report on arterial puncture and the collection of arterial blood
- Report, record and forward on arterial blood samples
Carry out blood collection from fixed or central linesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which impact on own role
- Understand the procedures involved in the collection of arterial blood
- Prepare to carry out blood collection
- Carry out blood collection procedures
- Record, report and forward on blood samples
- Monitor and report on blood collection
Carry out intravenous infusionReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice for performing intravenous cannulation
- Understand the principles intravenous infusion
- Prepare to carry out intravenous infusion
- Carry out intravenous infusion
- Monitor and report on the intravenous infusion
Carry out vision screeningReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, policy and good practice related to carrying out vision screening
- Understand the factors related to vision screening
- Prepare to carry out vision screening
- Carry out vision screening
- Support individuals during and after the procedure
Carry out wound drainage careReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand safety measures specific to undertaking wound drainage care
- Understand the principles of wound drainage and use of related equipment
- Understand procedures and techniques involved in wound drainage
- Prepare for wound drainage care
- Carry out wound drainage care
- Record and report outcomes from procedure
Communicate with children and young people in care settingsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand why effective communication with children and young people is important in the work setting
- Meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of children and young people and those involved in their care
- Understand the rationale for the use of play and distraction techniques for communicating with children and young people
- Understand the implementation of play and distraction techniques in the work setting
Communicate with individuals about promoting their health and wellbeingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse concepts of health and wellbeing
- Understand factors influencing health and wellbeing
- Communicate appropriately with individuals and others
- Encourage individuals to address issues relating to their health and wellbeing
Conduct external ear examinationsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to conduct external ear examinations in line with current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines
- Know the anatomy of the ear as related to conducting ear examinations
- Understand reasons for conducting an examination of the external ear
- Prepare to conduct external ear examinations
- Conduct external ear examinations
- Record and report results from external ear examinations
Conduct hearing assessmentsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to conduct hearing assessments in line with current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines
- Know the anatomy and physiology of the ear related to hearing
- Understand how to maintain equipment required to assess individuals’ hearing
- Prepare to conduct hearing assessments
- Conduct hearing assessments
- Record and report the results of hearing assessments
Conduct routine maintenance on clinical equipmentReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to conducting routine maintenance on clinical equipment
- Understand the procedures involved in conducting routine maintenance on clinical equipment
- Prepare to carry out routine maintenance on clinical equipment
- Carry out routine maintenance on clinical equipment
- Report and record on routine maintenance carried out on clinical equipment
Contribute to the discharge of individuals to carersReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the procedures for discharging individuals to a carer
- Prepare individuals for discharge
- Contribute to the discharge of individuals to carers
Contribute to the safe use of medical devices in the perioperative environmentReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Check and handle medical devices in the perioperative environment, according to health and safety procedures
- Check the integrity of instrument trays
- Dispose of used items and equipment safely
Control the use of physical resources in a health settingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to control the use of physical resources in a health setting in line with local policy and protocol
- Advise team members on the control of expenditure and physical resource usage in a health setting
- Monitor expenditure and physical resource usage in a health setting
Coordinate the progress of individuals through care pathwaysReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines in relation to coordinating the progress of individuals through care pathways
- Understand the coordination of individuals through care pathways
- Coordinate the progress of individuals through care pathways
Deliver exercise sessions to improve individuals’ health and wellbeingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to delivering exercise sessions
- Understand the role of exercise and its physical effects
- Understand the principles and rationales for exercise programmes
- Understand the use of exercise equipment
- Deliver exercise sessions
Deliver training through demonstration and instructionReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to deliver training through demonstration and instruction
- Deliver training by demonstration and instruction
- Review learning and training
Develop activities and materials to enable individuals to reach specific communication goalsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the normal patterns of learning and communication development of individuals
- Understand how speech and language disorders can affect an individual’s learning, communication development and lifestyle
- Understand how therapy programmes can enable individuals to achieve communication goals
- Develop activities and materials for therapy programmes based on the identified communication goals of individuals
Develop and agree individualised care plans for babies and familiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines related to supporting parents/carers to care for babies during their first year
- Understand how to access and gather relevant information for care planning
- Understand the factors which impact on care planning needs
- Develop and agree individualised care plans for babies and families
Develop and prepare speech and language therapy resources for alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) useReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how resources are used to support individuals who use alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) systems
- Determine the resource needs of individuals who use AAC systems
- Cost and order materials, equipment and resources for individuals who use AAC systems
- Develop resources for individuals who use AAC systems
Develop positive relationships with children and young peopleReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines related to supporting parents/carers to care for babies during their first year
- Understand the need for developing positive relationships with children and young people
- Establish positive relationships with children and young people
- Provide information and advice to children and young people
Enable children and young people to understand their health and well-beingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies and good practice guidelines related to supporting parents/carers to care for babies during their first year
- Understand factors which impact upon enabling children and young people to understand their health and well-being
- Establish positive relationships with children, young people and relevant others to enable children and young people to understand their health and well-being
- Develop a care plan in partnership with the child or young person to help them to achieve an understanding of the nature of t
Enable individuals to develop strategies to manage their behaviourReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand legislation, policies and practice in relation to supporting individuals to manage their behaviour
- Understand the factors that influence behaviour
- Work with individuals to recognise the impact of their behaviour on others
- Support individuals to develop strategies for managing behavioural responses
- Evaluate and review strategies for managing behavioural responses
Enable mental health service users and carers to manage changeReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different ways in which individuals may react to change
- Apply an active approach in supporting service users or carers to manage change
Examine the feet of individuals with diabetesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand good practice in diabetic foot care
- Understand the factors affecting foot health in individuals with diabetes
- Prepare to conduct an examination on the feet of individuals who have diabetes
- Conduct an examination on the feet of an individual with diabetes
- Advise individuals with diabetes about foot health
- Report the outcome of foot examinations
Facilitate and monitor housing and accommodation services to support individuals with mental health needsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines related to working with housing and accommodation agencies supporting individuals with mental health needs
- Understand the nature and operation of the housing sector as related to people with mental health needs
- Facilitate the arrangement of housing and accommodation services for individuals with mental health needs
- Monitor the provision of housing and accommodation services for individuals with mental health needs
- Keep records relating to individuals housin
Implement hydrotherapy programmes for individuals and groupsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related toimplementing hydrotherapy programmes
- Know musculo skeletal aspects of the body
- Understand the principles of hydrotherapy practice
- Implement hydrotherapy programmes
- Report to the practitioner on the outcomes of the hydrotherapy programme
Implement therapeutic group activitiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of therapeutic group activities
- Plan and prepare for therapeutic group activities
- Support individuals during therapeutic group activities
- Contribute to the evaluation of therapeutic group activities
Inform an individual of discharge arrangementsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand discharge and post discharge information needs of individuals
- Inform individuals of discharge arrangements
Insert and secure nasogastric tubesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to inserting and securing nasogastric tubes
- Understand purpose and functions of nasogastric tubes and associated procedures
- Prepare for the insertion of a nasogastric tube
- Insert a nasogastric tube
- Provide aftercare for individuals following nasogastric tube insertion
Maintaining quality standards in the health sectorReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to provide a quality service within legislation, policies and procedures
- Understand the importance of working with others to provide a quality service
- Monitor quality standards
- Understand the importance of prioritising own workload to reduce risks to quality
Make recommendations for the use of physical resources in a health settingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to make recommendations for the use of physical resources in a health setting
- Interpret information to inform expenditure proposals, in line with organisational plans and objectives
- Present proposals for expenditure for physical resources to stakeholders
- Negotiate proposals for expenditure for physical resources with stakeholders
Manage the availability of physical resources to meet service delivery needs in a health settingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to manage the availability and use of physical resources in a health setting
- Understand factors which may have an effect on use of resources in a health setting
- Manage the availability and use of physical resources to meet service delivery needs
Manufacture equipment or medical devices for individuals within healthcareReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to manufacture of medical devices
- Prepare to carry out the manufacturing of equipment or medical devices
- Carry out the manufacturing of equipment or medical devices
- Monitor operations and conditions
- Test and adjust the finished equipment or medical device
Measure and record individuals’ body fluid balance in a perioperative environmentReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand safe procedures relating to measuring and recording individuals’ fluid balance in a perioperative environment
- Measure, record and review individuals’ body fluid balance in a perioperative environment
- Manage equipment after measuring individuals’ body fluid balance
Monitor individuals’ progress in relation to managing their body weight and nutritionReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to monitor individuals’ progress in relation to managing their weight and nutrition in line with current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines
- Monitor individuals’ progress in managing their body weight
- Support individuals in re-establishing goals for further progress
Move and position individuals in accordance with their care planReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to moving and positioning individuals
- Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals
- Minimise risk before moving and positioning individuals
- Move and position an individual
- Know when to seek advice and/or assistance from others when moving and positioning an individual
Operate equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood collectionReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to the operation of equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood collection
- Understand blood physiology related to intraoperative cell salvage
- Understand the rationale for intraoperative cell salvage blood collection
- Understand the role and function of equipment used in intraoperative cell salvage blood collection
- Understand the process and rationale of swab washing for intraoperative cell salvage blood collection
- Prepare to operate equipment for intraoperative cell sal
Operate equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood processing and complete intraoperative cell salvage blood processReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to operating equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood processing and completing the intraoperative cell salvage blood process
- Understand blood physiology in relation to processing intraoperative cell salvaged blood
- Understand the rationale for using intraoperative cell salvage
- Understand the process and rationale for swab washing in relation to intraoperative cell salvage
- Understand the role and function of equipment used in intraoperative cell salvage
- Understand the reinfusio
Perform first line calibration on clinical equipment to ensure it is fit for useReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which impact on own role
- Understand the procedures involved in the calibration of equipment
- Run tests on equipment
- Conclude and report on tests on equipment
Perform intravenous cannulationReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which impact on own role
- Understand the purpose and functions of intravenous cannulation
- Prepare to carry out intravenous cannulation
- Carry out intravenous cannulation
- Monitor and report on the intravenous cannulation
Perform routine Electrocardiograph (ECG) ProceduresReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which impact on own role
- Understand the purpose and functions of electrocardiographs
- Prepare to carry out routine electrocardiograph procedures
- Carry out routine electrocardiograph procedures
Perform the non-scrubbed circulating role for perioperative proceduresReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to perform the non scrubbed circulating role for perioperative procedures in line with policies, protocols and good practice
- Know how medical devices are used for surgical interventions
- Work with medical devices and equipment for clinical procedures in accordance with requirements
Prepare anaesthetic environment and provide support for pre and post operative anaesthesia and recoveryReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand health and safety measures specific to carrying out activities in the anaesthetic/recovery environment
- Understand the parametres for clinical readings taken in the anaesthetic/recovery environment
- Prepare and maintain anaesthetic/recovery equipment for the reception of individuals
- Assist the registered practitioner in caring for individuals in the anaesthetic/recovery environment
Prepare and apply dressings and drains to individuals in the perioperative environmentReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the health and safety measures related to preventing wound contamination and cross infection when preparing and applying dressings and drains
- Understand how medical devices are used in the application of dressings, wound supports and drains in the learner environment
- Select and prepare dressings and drains according to individual requirements
- Apply dressings and attach drains according to individual requirements
Prepare and dress for scrubbed clinical rolesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to follow safe procedures when preparing and dressing for scrubbed clinical roles
- Work within own sphere of competence
- Understand how to dress for scrubbed clinical roles
- Work within scrubbed clinical roles
Prepare and provide surgical instrumentation and supplementary items for the surgical teamReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prepare and provide surgical instrumentation and items for the surgical team in line with health and safety procedures and protocols
- Prepare surgical instruments and supplementary items for the surgical team
- Provide surgical instruments and supplementary items for the surgical team
- Dispose of waste from the sterile field
Prepare equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood collectionReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to the preparation of equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood collection
- Understand transfusion issues related to intraoperative cell salvage
- Understand the role and function of equipment used in intraoperative cell salvage blood collection
- Prepare equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood collection
Prepare equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood processingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which inform own practice in the preparation of equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood processing
- Understand blood transfusion issues in relation to intraoperative cell salvage
- Understand the rationale for the use of intraoperative cell salvage
- Understand how the decision to proceed with intraoperative cell salvage blood processing is made
- Understand the rationale for swab washing in relation to intraoperative cell salvage blood
- Understand the role and function of equipment used
Prepare individuals for healthcare activitiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, policy and good practice related to the preparation of individuals for healthcare activities
- Prepare individuals for healthcare activities
- Record and report healthcare activities
Principles of Health PromotionReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe factors that influence health
- Explore behaviour change
- State the role of effective communication in health promotion
Promote equality and inclusion in care settingsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion
- Work in an inclusive way
- Promote diversity, equality and inclusion
Promote health, safety and wellbeing in care settingsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety
- Carry out own responsibilities for health and safety
- Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
- Reduce the spread of infection
- Move and handle equipment and other objects safely
- Handle hazardous substances and materials
- Promote fire safety in the work setting
- Implement security measures in the work setting
- Manage stress
Promotion of General Health and Well-beingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe methods of health promotion planning
- Identify opportunities for the practical application of health promotion
- Outline the scientific basis of health promotion
Provide advice and information to enable parents to promote the health and well-being of their newborn babiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines related to providing advice and information to parents/carers on the health and wellbeing of newborn babies
- Understand the requirements for the health and well-being of newborn babies and their parents/carers
- Provide advice and information that enables parents/carers to meet the health and well-being needs of their newborn babies
Provide information and advice to individuals on eating to maintain optimum nutritional statusReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know factors which can affect the nutritional status of individuals
- Advise individuals on maintaining optimal nutritional status
- Obtain specific body measurements from individuals
- Provide individuals with information and advice on eating to maintain optimum nutritional status
Provide support for individuals with communication and interaction difficultiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to supporting individuals with communication and interaction difficulties
- Understand roles and responsibilities of those supporting individuals with communication and interaction difficulties
- Understand normal and impaired communication
- Understand methods of interacting with individuals with communication difficulties
- Support individuals with communication and interaction difficulties to carry out learning tasks and activities
- Support individuals with communica
Provide support for leisure activitiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role that leisure activities play in well-being
- Support individuals in planning for leisure activities
- Encourage and support individuals to participate in leisure activities
- Contribute to the review and revision of support for leisure activities
Provide support to individuals to continue recommended therapiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of supporting individuals to continue recommended therapies
- Encourage individuals to continue recommended therapies
- Support individuals to continue recommended therapy
- Monitor, record and report on observations during recommended therapy
- Contribute to evaluation and review of recommended therapies
Provide support to manage pain and discomfortReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand approaches to managing pain and discomfort
- Assist in minimising individuals’ pain or discomfort
- Monitor, record and report on the management of individuals’ pain or discomfort
Provide support to the surgical team when preparing individuals for operative and invasive proceduresReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the factors to be considered in the choice of surgical instruments and supplementary items during operative procedures
- Support others to prepare individuals for operative and invasive procedures
- Select, handle and dispose of surgical instruments and supplementary items for operative and invasive procedures
Receive and handle clinical specimens within the sterile fieldReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to receive and handle clinical specimens within the sterile field in line with health and safety guidance
- Receive and handle clinical specimens within the sterile field
Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialistsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the regulations and legislation that applies to the misuse use of substances in line with organisational procedures
- Understand the indications of substance misuse
- Assess and monitor risk in accordance with organisational procedures
- Understand how to handle information and maintain records in line with organisational procedures 5 Be able to refer individuals to appropriate services in line with organisational requirements
Remove wound closure materialsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the anatomy and physiology of the skin and underlying tissues
- Understand wound healing and contamination
- Understand the rationale for following approved procedures and techniques to remove wound closures
- Prepare to remove wound closure materials
- Remove wound closure materials
- Record and report outcomes of procedures
Remove wound drainsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to removing wound drains
- Understand factors related to the removal of wound drains
- Prepare to remove wound drains
- Remove wound drains
- Care for and support the individual during and after the procedure
Reprocess endoscopy equipmentReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to the reprocessing of endoscopy equipment
- Understand the procedures involved in reprocessing endoscopy equipment
- Carry out the reprocessing procedure
- Report on and record the reprocessing of endoscopy equipment
Service improvement in the health sectorReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate own work and that of others to identify improvements
- Understand how to make constructive suggestions about how services can be improved
- Understand how to discuss and agree improvements with others
- Understand how to make agreed improvements to own work and how to support others to make changes
Study Skills for Senior Healthcare Support WorkersReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand what is meant by study skills within the context of the role of Senior Healthcare Support Worker
- Understand how to use investigatory techniques
- Plan an extended piece of work
- Carry out research to inform an extended piece of work
- Present an extended piece of work
- Review an extended piece of own work
Support Child and Young Person DevelopmentReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Assess the development needs of children or young people and prepare a development plan
- Support the development of children or young people
- Understand how to support the provision of environments and services that support the development of children or young people
- Understand how working practices can impact on the development of children and young people
- Support children and young people’s positive behaviour
- Understand how to support children and young people experiencing transitions
Support carers to meet the care needs of individualsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to supporting individuals in the community
- Understand why individuals require support
- Understand how to ensure individuals receive the support they need from carers
- Support carers to meet the care needs of individuals
Support children and young people experiencing transitionsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the impact of transitions on children and young people
- Understand how to support children and young people experiencing transitions
- Understand influences on children and young people experiencing transitions
Support children and young people with additional needsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of working with children and young people with additional needs
- Work in partnership with families with children or young people with additional needs
- Support age and developmentally appropriate learning, play or leisure opportunities for children or young people with additional needs
- Understand how to evaluate, support and develop existing practice with children and young people with additional needs
- Understand how to work in partnership with other agencies and professionals to support provision for children and young people with addit
Support children and young people with mental health conditionsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand legal and organisational requirements which protect children and young people with mental health conditions
- Understand the needs of children and young people with mental health conditions
- Understand interventions available to support children and young people with mental health conditions and their parents or carers
- Understand education provision for children and young people within a mental health setting
- Support a child or young person with a mental health condition
Support individuals during a period of changeReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand reasons for and responses to change
- Support individuals to plan how to manage or adapt to change
- Support individuals to manage or adapt to change
- Evaluate the support provided during a period of change
Support individuals during emergency situationsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and procedures related to supporting individuals during emergency situations
- Understand how being involved in an emergency situation can impact on individuals’ health and well being, and how the negative effects can be reduced
- Prepare to provide support to individuals during emergency situations
- Provide support to individuals during emergency situations
Support individuals to access and use information about services and facilitiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know ways to support individuals to access information on services and facilities
- Work with individuals to select and obtain information about services and facilities
- Work with individuals to access and use information about services and facilities
- Support individuals to evaluate the information accessed on services and facilities
Support individuals to access housing and accommodation servicesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand support available to access housing and accommodation services
- Work with individuals to identify housing and accommodation services that meet their needs
- Work with individuals to plan to access housing and accommodation services
- Work with individuals to access housing and accommodation services
- Work with housing and accommodation services to meet the needs of individuals
- Contribute to the review of housing and accommodation services for individuals
Support individuals to manage continenceReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand factors that affect the management of continence
- Support individuals and their carers to manage continence issues
- Support the use of equipment to manage continence
- Maintain infection control when supporting individuals to manage continence 5 Be able to monitor, record and report on support for managing continence
Support individuals to manage their financesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Access information and advice about financial affairs
- Provide support for individuals to manage their finances
- Contribute to applying for financial assistance
- Contribute to reviewing support for managing finances
Support individuals to meet personal care needsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Work with individuals to identify their needs and preferences in relation to personal care
- Provide support for personal care
- Support individuals to use the toilet
- Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene
- Support individuals to manage their personal appearance
- Monitor and report on support for personal care
Support individuals to prepare for and settle in to new home environmentsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand factors affecting a move to a new home environment
- Support individuals to prepare to move into new home environments
- Support individuals to settle into new home environments
- Support individuals to review the impact of new home environments
Support individuals who are bereavedReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the effects of bereavement on individuals
- Understand principles for supporting individuals who are bereaved
- Support individuals to express their response to loss
- Support individuals who are bereaved
- Understand the role of specialist agencies in supporting individuals who are bereaved
- Manage own feelings when providing support for individuals who are bereaved
Support individuals with cognition or learning difficultiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to supporting individuals with cognition or learning difficulties
- Understand cognitive or learning difficulties
- Assist the therapist to prepare learning activities
- Support individuals with learning tasks
- Assist in reviewing learning
Support individuals with feeding babiesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and good practice guidelines related to feeding babies
- Feed babies in line with evidence based practice
- Communicate with individuals when assisting with feeding babies
- Support the individual with feeding babies
Support individuals with speech and language disorders to develop their communication skillsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to supporting individuals with speech and language disorders to develop their communication skills
- Understand range of developmental, progressive and acquired disorders that can impact on developing or developed communication across the lifespan
- Understand the factors affecting individuals’ ability to communicate
- Understand how therapeutic programmes and activities are used to support and enhance communication
- Prepare to support individuals with speech and language disorder
Support parents or carers to interact with and care for their newborn babyReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines related to supporting parents or carers to interact with and care for their newborn baby
- Understand how to support parents or carers to interact and care for their newborn babies
- Support parents or carers in caring for, interacting with and forming bonds with their newborn babies
- Support parents or carers in feeding and keeping their babies clean and safe
Support parents/carers and those in a parental role to care for babies during their first yearReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines related to supporting parents/carers to care for babies
- Understand how to support the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of babies during their first year
- Provide active support to parents/carers in relation to keeping their babies safe
- Provide active support to parents/carers to look after the health needs of their babies
- Provide active support to parents/carers in meeting the developmental needs of their babies
Support positive risk taking for individualsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of risk-taking in everyday life
- Understand the importance of a positive, person-centred approach to risk-assessment
- Understand the framework which underpins an individual’s right to make decisions and take risks
- Support individuals to make decisions about risks
- Support individuals to take risks
- Understand duty of care in relation to supporting positive risk-taking
Support the spiritual wellbeing of individualsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of spiritual wellbeing for individuals
- Identify the spiritual needs of an individual and others
- Understand the impact of values and beliefs on own and an individual's spiritual wellbeing
- Support individuals' spiritual wellbeing
Supporting individuals with loss and grief before deathReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the impact of loss and grief on individuals approaching end of life and others
- Support individuals and others through the experience of loss and grief
- Manage own feelings in relation to loss and grief
Transport, transfer and position individuals and equipment within the perioperative environmentReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of health and safety measures when transporting, transferring and positioning individuals and equipment in the perioperative care environment
- Understand the requirements for pressure area care in the perioperative environment
- Prepare to transport individuals within the perioperative care environment
- Assist in the transfer and positioning of individuals within the perioperative environment
Understand Long Term Conditions and FrailtyReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand frailty and the impact of this on individuals
- Understand long term conditions
- Support individuals with frailty or long term conditions
Understand child and young person developmentReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth - 19 years
- Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice
- Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern
- Understand the importance of early intervention to support the speech, language and communication needs of children and young people
- Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development
Understand end of life care for individuals with specific health needsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand considerations for individuals at end of life
- Understand how to support individuals affected by symptoms at end of life
- Understand how to support significant others at the end of life of an individual with specific health needs
Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young peopleReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
- Understand the importance of working in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people
- Understand the importance of ensuring children and young people’s safety and protection in the work setting
- Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed
- Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been bullied
- Understand how to work with children and young peo
Understand mental health interventionsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the needs of people with mental health problems
- Understand the strengths and limitations of the main interventions in mental health
- Know the key principles and factors that underpin the choice of mental health interventions
Understand risk management in the paediatric mental health settingReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand local trust policy in relation to absconsion, self-harm and behaviour management in paediatric mental health settings
- Understand local trust policy in relation to absconsion, self-harm and behaviour management in paediatric mental health settings
- Understand the implementation of risk management plans within paediatric mental health settings
Understand the administration of medicationReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the current legislation, guidelines and policies relevant to the administration of medication
- Understand the roles and responsibilities involved in the administration of medication
- Understand the requirements and procedures for the administration of medication
- Understand the requirements and procedures for ensuring an individual’s safety
- Contribute to the management of medications and administration records
Understand the legal, policy and service framework in mental healthReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the legal and current policy framework for mental health
- Know the service framework for mental health
- Understand the rights and responsibilities of individuals using services and of others
Undertake tissue viability risk assessmentsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the need for tissue viability risk assessment
- Undertake tissue viability risk assessment
- Record and report on tissue viability risk assessment
- Understand when the risk assessment should be reviewed
Undertake treatments and dressings of lesions and woundsReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand safety measures specific to undertaking treatments and dressings of lesions and wounds
- Understand wound infection and healing
- Understand the rationale for carrying out procedures when treating wounds/lesions
- Prepare to treat and dress lesions and wounds
- Carry out treatments and dressings to lesions/wounds
- Record and report outcomes of the activities
Undertake urethral catheterisation processesReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice in relation to carrying out urethral catheterisation
- Understand the relevant anatomy and physiology
- Prepare to insert urethral catheters
- Insert urethral catheters
- Monitor and care for the urethral catheter after insertion
- Care for and support the individual during and after the procedure
Work with babies and young children to support their development and learningReal unit · iCan Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the development and learning of babies and young children
- Support the development and learning of babies and young children
- Understand the attachment needs of babies and young children
- Engage with babies and young children and be sensitive to their needs
- Work in partnership with carers in order to support the learning and development of babies and young children
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 3 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.
Adapt and fit healthcare equipment, medical devices, assistive technology or products to meet individuals’ needsAdminister oral nutritional products to individualsAdvise and inform individuals on managing their conditionAnatomy and Physiology for Maternity Support WorkersAssist and support individuals to use alternative and augmentative communication systems (AAC)Assist in implementing treatment programmes for individuals with severely reduced movement/mobilityAssist in planning and evaluating learning activitiesAssist in receiving, handling and dispatching clinical specimens
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.
iCQ Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support
- Acceptance test products, equipment, medical devices and associated systems within healthcare
- Adapt healthcare equipment, medical devices, or products to meet individual’s needs
- Adapt technical procedure for ionising radiation measurement instrumentation
- Administer anaesthetic interventions
- Administer oral nutritional products to individuals
- Administer oxygen safely and effectively
- Advise individuals how they can carry out routine tests
- Advise on the Suitability of Existing, New and Emerging Technology and Materials for Non-Routine Custom Made Devices
Where this can lead
Junior Medical Device Legal Specialist
Your journey starts here, building a solid foundation in a fascinating and critical area of law. We're committed to your growth, and with dedication and continuous learning, the sky's the limit for your career at Zavmo and beyond. We're excited to see where you take it!
See the whole journey →Opens the roleJunior Medical Device Legal SpecialistOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →
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.
Acceptance test products, equipment, medical devices and associated systems within healthcareAdapt healthcare equipment, medical devices, or products to meet individual’s needsAdapt technical procedure for ionising radiation measurement instrumentationAdminister anaesthetic interventionsAdminister oral nutritional products to individualsAdminister oxygen safely and effectivelyAdvise individuals how they can carry out routine testsAdvise on the Suitability of Existing, New and Emerging Technology and Materials for Non-Routine Custom Made DevicesAdvise on the suitability of existing, new and emerging technology and materials for routine custom made devicesAdvise the media about specific issues relating to health and wellbeingAgree a plan to enable individuals to manage their health conditionAgree actions to assist individuals in undertaking desired occupational and non-occupational activitiesAgree and Monitor a Plan to Manage a Renal Patient's Co-Morbid DiseaseAssess and advise on the feasibility of meeting client requirements for custom-made dental devicesAssess and plan care for a patient with potentially reversible renal rejectionAssess individuals' needs and abilities before planning exercise and physical activitiesAssist and support individuals to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systemsAssist in the preparation of patients for operative and clinically invasive procedures+106 more
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.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Which job do you mean?
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for iCQ Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support
124 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by iCan Qualifications Limited.
- Adapt and fit healthcare equipment, medical devices, assistive technology or products to meet individuals’ needs
- Administer oral nutritional products to individuals
- Advise and inform individuals on managing their condition
- Anatomy and Physiology for Maternity Support Workers
- Assist and support individuals to use alternative and augmentative communication systems (AAC)
- Assist in implementing treatment programmes for individuals with severely reduced movement/mobility
and 118 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
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, 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.