OCN London · RQF Level 1
OCNLR Level 1 Award in Skills for Professions in Creative and Digital Industries
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- LevelRQF Level 1
- Total credits9
- Guided learning70 hours
- Units in this qualification55
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This OCNLR Level 1 Award develops skills for professions in creative and digital industries. It uses vocational units in the creative and digital industries combined with units in learning skills and 'green' units. The qualification is designed to provide learners with the underpinning skills and knowledge required to progress.
These are the units OCN London 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.
Action Planning for own DevelopmentReal unit · OCN London
You'll identify their own skills, knowledge, and abilities relevant to career development. They will explore career paths, learning routes, and plan their personal development accordingly.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise own skills, knowledge and abilities
- Match own skills, knowledge, abilities and personal requirements with possible career paths
- Know routes available for own learning and development, in relation to possible career paths
- Plan own development
- Action own development
Action Planning to Improve Performance in MathematicsReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to assess their strengths and areas for improvement in mathematics, including number work, shape and space, and handling data. You'll set personal targets with timescales to improve their mathematical performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify own strengths in mathematics
- Identify areas to improve in mathematics
- Set personal targets for improvements in mathematics
Art ProjectReal unit · OCN London
This unit guides learners through creating an art project from research to completion. You'll source and evaluate research materials, plan and record ideas, develop their project, work safely, and reflect on their artwork.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and source research material appropriate to the needs of an art project
- Plan work effectively for an art project, setting realistic goals and timelines
- Record ideas systematically for art project development, using appropriate methods
- Develop and complete an art project to a satisfactory standard
- Reflect on own art work, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
- Work safely at all times on an art project, adhering to relevant health and safety guidelines
Awareness of Mental Health and WellbeingReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop an understanding of mental health and wellbeing, recognising how issues affect diverse groups. The unit covers accessing support and strategies to maintain good mental health and wellbeing personally.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the meaning of the terms ‘mental health’ and ‘wellbeing’
- Understand how mental health issues can affect diverse groups of people
- Access support for mental health issues
- Foster good mental health and wellbeing in oneself
Collaborative Working Using Digital TechnologyReal unit · OCN London
This unit equips learners with the skills to prepare and use collabourative digital technologies safely and securely. You'll contribute effectively to tasks using these technologies while adhering to organisational policies.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare collaborative technologies for use, ensuring they are set up correctly and ready for participants.
- Use collaborative technology safely and securely, adhering to relevant guidelines and protocols.
- Contribute to tasks using collaborative technologies, actively participating in group activities and discussions.
Colour Theory and DesignReal unit · OCN London
You'll study colour theory principles and their application in design. They will construct a twelve-section colour wheel, resolve colour mixing problems, and apply colour relationships to create balanced, harmonious designs while understanding colour’s impact in various contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles and application of colour theory, including colour relationships and harmonies
- Apply colour theory effectively in designs, creating visually appealing and balanced compositions
- Resolve problems related to colour mixing, achieving desired colours and tones
- Construct a twelve-section colour wheel, demonstrating understanding of colour relationships
- Know how colour is used in different contexts, such as art, design, and marketing
- Use colour-related terminology accurately, demonstrating understanding of colour concepts
Craft Design ProjectReal unit · OCN London
This unit supports learners in completing a craft design project by sourcing relevant research, planning work, recording ideas, and developing the project to completion. You'll also reflect on their craft design practice and outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Source research material appropriate to the needs of a craft design project, using a variety of resources
- Plan work effectively for a craft design project, setting realistic goals and timelines
- Record ideas systematically for craft design project development, using sketches, notes, and other methods
- Develop and complete a craft design project to a satisfactory standard
- Reflect on own craft design project work, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
- Work safely on a craft design project, adhering to relevant health and safety regulations
Craft Workshop PracticeReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop knowledge and practical skills to work safely in a craft workshop. They will select and use basic craft tools and materials appropriately, follow instructions, and apply safe working practices during practical tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the principles and practices of workshop safety in a practical context
- Understand how to select basic craft tools for a given task
- Demonstrate the correct and safe use of basic craft tools
- Select a range of basic craft materials appropriate for a given task
- Demonstrate the correct and safe use of a range of basic craft materials
- Follow given instructions accurately and safely
Creating And Publishing Web PagesReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain knowledge of planning, creating, and publishing web pages. The unit covers website structure, content, accessibility, and the use of software tools to format and publish web pages.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to plan the structure and content of web pages.
- Understand the key considerations when creating web pages, such as accessibility and usability.
- Utilise website software tools to structure web pages effectively.
- Format web pages to enhance readability and visual appeal.
- Publish web pages to a specified location, such as a web server.
Creating Articles for the MediaReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop knowledge of media types and formats and construct well-structured media articles and news releases. They will prepare for media interviews and understand safeguarding protocols relevant to article production.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the different types of media and their formats.
- Construct a well-structured and engaging media article.
- Prepare effectively for a media interview, considering potential questions and key messages.
- Understand safeguarding protocols and ethical considerations as they relate to article production and media engagement.
- Construct a clear and concise news release for dissemination to the media.
Creative CraftReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to safely engage in creative craft activities by planning and recording idea development. You'll use materials, equipment, and techniques effectively while adhering to health and safety guidelines throughout the creative process.
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out creative craft activities safely, adhering to health and safety guidelines
- Record the development of ideas for a creative craft activity, documenting the creative process
- Understand how to plan for a creative craft activity, considering materials, equipment, and techniques
- Use materials and equipment appropriately for a creative craft activity, demonstrating practical skills
- Use techniques effectively for a creative craft activity, achieving desired outcomes
Creative Media Production SkillsReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to research aspects of creative media, plan and produce media products, present them to audiences, and review their work. You'll develop practical skills in media production and critical evaluation.
What you'll be able to do
- Find out relevant information about a specific aspect of creative media.
- Plan the production of a creative media product, considering resources and timelines.
- Produce a creative media product, applying appropriate skills and techniques.
- Present a completed media product effectively to a target audience.
- Understand how to review media products, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
Creative WritingReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to creative writing by exploring the differences between fiction and non-fiction. You'll develop skills in using personal experience as a basis for writing, identifying target audiences, drafting creative pieces, and reflecting on their own work.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key differences between fiction and non-fiction writing styles and techniques.
- Understand how to effectively use personal experiences as a basis for creative writing, while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Identify a specific target audience for a piece of creative writing and tailor the content accordingly.
- Draft a piece of creative writing, demonstrating appropriate use of language and structure.
- Reflect critically on own creative writing work, identifying areas for improvement and development.
Critical ThinkingReal unit · OCN London
This unit develops learners' critical thinking skills, including recognising assumptions, bias, and stereotyping. You'll analyse arguments, understand the impact of structure and style, and form well-supported arguments.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the nature and importance of critical thinking in various situations.
- Recognise and explain the nature of assumption, bias and stereotyping in information and arguments.
- Describe how structure and style impact on the effectiveness of an argument.
- Formulate a coherent and well-supported argument on a given topic.
- Ask critical questions to analyse information and evaluate arguments.
DJ SkillsReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain knowledge of different types of DJ equipment and their functions. The unit teaches you to configure equipment correctly and perform basic DJ mixing techniques, including adjusting audio levels and troubleshooting, to achieve optimal sound quality.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the different types of equipment used in DJ performance
- Configure DJ performance equipment for optimal use
- Perform DJ mixing techniques to a satisfactory standard
Develop Performance SkillsReal unit · OCN London
This unit emphasises the role of consistent practice in developing performance skills. You'll engage in focused practice, apply feedback, and rehearse performance pieces to improve fluency, confidence, and overall performance quality.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of consistent practice in developing performance skills
- Develop performance skills through focused practice and rehearsal
Developing AnimationReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain knowledge of animation styles and techniques and develop ideas for animated sequences. The unit includes producing materials for animation and reviewing work to identify improvements.
What you'll be able to do
- Know different animation styles and techniques used in the industry
- Develop initial ideas for an animated sequence
- Record ideas effectively for an animated sequence
- Produce appropriate materials for an animated sequence
- Understand how to review own work to identify areas for improvement
Developing Multimedia ProductsReal unit · OCN London
This unit covers generating and planning ideas for multimedia products. You'll produce, present, and review multimedia products, developing skills in creative development and evaluation.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to generate creative ideas for multimedia products
- Understand how to plan the development of a multimedia product
- Produce a functional multimedia product
- Present a completed multimedia product to an audience
- Understand how to review own work to identify areas for improvement
Digital 3D Modelling for Creative Media IndustriesReal unit · OCN London
You'll understand the processes involved in 3D modelling, including producing primitive and complete 3D objects. The unit covers planning, presenting, and reviewing 3D models using appropriate software.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the processes involved in the production of 3D objects
- Produce basic primitive 3D objects
- Understand how to plan the creation of a 3D object using primitives
- Understand how to produce a complete 3D object
- Present a finished 3D object
- Understand how to review a 3D object to identify areas for improvement
Digital Graphics EditingReal unit · OCN London
This unit provides knowledge of digital graphics uses and editing principles. You'll plan and produce digital graphics, applying editing techniques and reviewing their work for quality and effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the various uses of digital graphics in different contexts
- Know the fundamental principles of digital graphics editing
- Understand how to plan the editing process for digital graphics
- Produce a professional-looking digital graphic
- Review a digital graphic to identify areas for improvement
Digital Image ManipulationReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop knowledge and skills in image manipulation techniques using appropriate software. The unit covers producing manipulated images to a satisfactory standard and selecting suitable techniques for specific tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Produce manipulated images using appropriate techniques
- Produce manipulated images to a satisfactory standard
Digital PhotographyReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to digital photography, including camera types and features. You'll plan and conduct photo-shoots, applying composition and technical skills to capture images.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the different types and features of digital cameras.
- Understand how to plan a photo-shoot, including location scouting and equipment preparation.
- Take photographs using a digital camera, demonstrating appropriate composition and technical skills.
Digital VideoReal unit · OCN London
You'll learn to plan, shoot, and edit short films and video content. The unit includes camera operation, in-camera editing, recording interviews, and producing experimental and documentary videos.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan a 10-shot film, including storyboarding and shot listing.
- Shoot a film, demonstrating camera operation and shot composition skills.
- Edit a film in-camera, using basic editing techniques.
- Record Vox Pop interviews on video, ensuring clear audio and engaging content.
- Capture sounds and pictures for an experimental video, exploring creative techniques.
- Plan a short documentary video, including research and scripting.
- Shoot a short documentary video, capturing relevant footage and interviews.
- Edit a short documentary video, creating a coherent and engaging narrative.
Directing and Devising DramaReal unit · OCN London
You'll devise ideas, concepts, and scenarios for drama performances using creative techniques such as brainstorming and improvisation. The unit also covers directing others in theatre preparation and reflecting on and modifying ideas based on feedback.
What you'll be able to do
- Devise ideas, concepts and scenarios suitable for drama performances
- Use techniques to stimulate creativity in a drama context
- Explain how to direct others when preparing theatre performances
- Reflect on, and modify ideas for drama based on feedback and evaluation
Drama and Theatre WorkshopReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to participate actively in drama and theatre workshops, contributing and developing ideas collabouratively. You'll present ideas clearly and understand the value of workshops in enhancing performance skills and creative expression.
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute effectively to drama and theatre workshops
- Develop ideas collaboratively in drama and theatre workshops
- Present ideas clearly and confidently to others in drama and theatre workshops
- Know why drama and theatre workshops are useful for developing performance skills and creative expression
Explore Acting SkillsReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore and apply acting skills in practical activities and performances, developing detailed characters. The unit also focuses on demonstrating employability skills through participation, including vocal projection, body language, and adapting skills to different contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Use acting skills effectively in practical activities
- Develop a character in detail for an acting role
- Use acting skills confidently in a performance
- Demonstrate employability skills through active participation in practical activities
Explore Craft IdeasReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore a variety of craft ideas, identifying suitable materials and demonstrating different craft techniques. They will evaluate the appropriateness of materials for specific projects to inform their craft practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Explore a range of craft ideas, considering different materials and techniques
Exploring a Career in the Creative SectorReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore career opportunities within the creative sector, recognising various roles and pathways. The unit covers setting personal career goals and understanding the importance of CVs and portfolios for career development.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise career opportunities in the creative sector, identifying different roles and pathways.
- Identify future opportunities or goals, setting personal career aspirations.
- Understand the value of CVs or portfolios for career development, recognising their importance in showcasing skills and experience.
Game Engine Technologies for Creative Media IndustriesReal unit · OCN London
This unit provides knowledge of 3D game engines and their functionalities. You'll plan and create 3D game levels using level editors and apply testing techniques to ensure quality and functionality.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about different 3D game engines and their functionalities.
- Plan the development of a 3D game level using a 3D game engine, including level design and asset selection.
- Use a Level editor to create a 3D game engine map, implementing design elements and interactive features.
- Apply testing techniques to a 3D game engine map, identifying and resolving issues.
Images and Design in Newspapers and MagazinesReal unit · OCN London
This unit provides knowledge of newspaper formats and the role of images and graphic design in newspapers and magazines. You'll design draft pages and review their work to understand layout and visual communication principles.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the standard formats used in newspaper production.
- Recognise the importance of images in newspaper and magazine layouts.
- Recognise the importance of graphic design in newspaper and magazine layouts.
- Produce a draft page design for a newspaper.
- Produce a draft page design for a magazine.
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of own work.
- Identify areas for improvement in own work.
Imaging SoftwareReal unit · OCN London
This unit develops learners’ skills in obtaining, inserting, and combining images using imaging software. You'll manipulate and edit images with software tools, applying effects and adjustments to create composite images.
What you'll be able to do
- Obtain, insert and combine information from various sources to create images
- Use imaging software tools to create, manipulate and edit images effectively
Introduction to Composing MusicReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to compositional devices used in music and their effects on mood and emotion. You'll plan and compose a piece of music using appropriate techniques, demonstrating an understanding of how compositional devices shape musical expression.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the use of compositional devices in music
- Compose a piece of music using appropriate compositional techniques
Introduction to Creating SculptureReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to sculpture creation, including planning a sculpture with a defined form and message. You'll identify and safely use appropriate tools and techniques, adhering to health and safety requirements in a sculpture environment.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan a sculpture, considering its form, materials, and intended message
- Identify the tools and techniques commonly used in sculpture, explaining their purpose and application
- Demonstrate the ability to use tools and techniques safely and effectively to create a sculpture
- Work safely in a sculpture environment, adhering to relevant health and safety regulations and procedures
Introduction to Designing and Producing TextilesReal unit · OCN London
You'll study materials and equipment used in textile production and design a textile item with clear function and aesthetics. They will plan the production process, apply textile techniques, and follow health and safety guidelines during production.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the materials and equipment commonly used for textile production, explaining their purpose and characteristics
- Design a textile item, considering its function, aesthetics, and the properties of the chosen materials
- Plan the production of a textile item, outlining the necessary steps, resources, and timeline
- Demonstrate the ability to use materials and equipment safely and effectively for textile production, following established procedures
- Apply a range of textile techniques to create a textile item, demonstrating competence in chosen methods
- Follow health and safety guidelines meticulously when producing textile items, ensuring a safe working environment
Introduction to Interactive Media ProductsReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to interactive media products, covering different types and their uses. You'll learn to apply interactive media techniques and technology to create a product and review their own work effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different types of interactive media products.
- Describe the features of different types of interactive media products.
- Explain the uses of interactive media techniques.
- Explain the uses of interactive media technology.
- Use interactive media techniques to create an interactive media product.
- Use interactive media technology to create an interactive media product.
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of own work.
- Identify areas for improvement in own work.
Introduction to Planning and Leading a Dance ActivityReal unit · OCN London
You'll understand the key considerations involved in planning a dance activity, including participant needs and the role of music. The unit covers planning a simple dance activity, assisting in its delivery, and reviewing its effectiveness to support learning and engagement.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the key considerations involved in planning a dance activity
- Plan a simple dance activity, including music, movements, and structure
- Assist in leading a dance activity, following instructions and supporting participants
- Review a dance activity, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Introduction to ColourReal unit · OCN London
You'll demonstrate mixing primary colours to create secondary and tertiary colours and apply harmonious and contrasting colour schemes in artwork. The unit also emphasises safe working practices within an art room environment.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate how to mix primary colours to create secondary and tertiary colours
- Demonstrate how to use harmonious and contrasting colours in artwork
- Apply safe working practices in an art room environment
Introduction to Digital Photograph ProcessingReal unit · OCN London
You'll be introduced to digital photograph processing using software packages. The unit covers opening, viewing, adjusting, cropping, resizing, and personalising digital photographs for print use.
What you'll be able to do
- Use a software package to open and view digital photographs.
- Use a software package to adjust the brightness and contrast of digital photographs.
- Use a software package to crop digital photographs.
- Use a software package to resize digital photographs.
- Adapt digital photographs to meet the requirements for printing.
- Add personalised elements to digital photographs for use in printed form.
Introduction to Film MakingReal unit · OCN London
You'll be introduced to filmmaking fundamentals, including different styles and camera techniques. The unit covers operating equipment safely, using filmmaking vocabulary, and producing film content.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different film making styles.
- Describe the characteristics of different film making styles.
- Explain how cameras are used in film making to achieve different effects.
- Operate film making equipment to produce a short film.
- Use appropriate film making vocabulary to describe film making processes.
- Work safely with film making equipment, adhering to relevant health and safety guidelines.
Introduction to Fine Art PaintingReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to fine art painting, covering surface preparation, use of painting materials and equipment, and application of painting methods and techniques. You'll also understand and apply relevant health and safety practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify how to prepare a surface or canvas support for painting
- Demonstrate how to use painting materials and equipment
- Demonstrate how to use painting methods and techniques
- Understand Health and Safety requirements when painting
Introduction to Graphic DesignReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore the role and application of graphic design in communication and various industries. They will identify tools and equipment, plan a graphic design project, and use appropriate techniques to create effective designs.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the role and application of graphic design in various contexts
- Identify the tools and equipment used in graphic design projects
- Plan work effectively for a graphic design project
- Use graphic design tools, equipment and techniques to create designs
Introduction to Radio Production and InterviewingReal unit · OCN London
This unit covers radio production and interviewing skills, including identifying types of radio programmes and relevant local stories. You'll conduct interviews, use sound recording equipment, and understand health and safety in radio production.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different types of radio programmes.
- Describe the characteristics of different types of radio programmes.
- Identify stories that are relevant for local radio audiences.
- Conduct an interview with a subject, asking relevant questions.
- Use different techniques for radio production, such as voice-overs and sound effects.
- Operate sound recording equipment to record audio for radio programmes.
- Describe relevant Health and Safety issues for radio production.
- Describe relevant Health and Safety issues for radio interviewing.
- Apply relevant Health and Safety measures during radio production and interviewing.
Introduction to Set Design and ConstructionReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to set design and construction, emphasising safe working practices. You'll identify hazards, understand relevant health and safety regulations, design basic set elements such as walls and doors, and construct a simple set.
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely in a set design and construction environment, adhering to relevant health and safety regulations
- Design basic elements of a set, considering functionality and aesthetics
- Construct a basic set, using appropriate tools and techniques
Introduction to Song Writing SkillsReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore popular music song styles, forms, and subject matter, analysing lyrical and compositional devices. They will develop skills to compose a pop song, understanding structural and thematic elements within popular music.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about different song styles in popular music, recognising their defining characteristics
- Know about the use of form in popular music, including common song structures
- Know about the use of subject matter in popular music, identifying common themes and topics
- Understand the use of lyrical devices in popular music songs, such as metaphor, simile, and rhyme
- Understand the use of compositional devices in popular music songs, such as chord progressions and melodic development
- Compose a popular music song, incorporating appropriate stylistic and compositional elements
Introduction to Study SkillsReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop an understanding of personal learning skills and strategies to improve them. The unit covers identifying and using a range of information sources effectively, as well as planning, managing, and producing work to meet specified requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to develop personal learning skills to improve performance.
- Understand and use information from various sources effectively.
- Plan, manage, and produce work to meet specified requirements.
Introduction to Urban, Street or Graffiti Art PracticeReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to generate, plan, and create site-specific urban, street, or graffiti artworks. You'll consider environmental and audience factors, solve typical practice challenges, and apply health and safety procedures for self and public protection.
What you'll be able to do
- Generate ideas for site-specific art works, considering the environment and audience
- Plan for the creation of site-specific art works, including resource allocation and timelines
- Create site-specific art works, applying appropriate techniques and materials
- Solve problems typically encountered with urban, street or graffiti art practice, such as access, weather, and vandalism
- Apply Health and Safety procedures for self and the general public when creating urban, street or graffiti art
Introduction to the Theory of MusicReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces fundamental music theory, enabling learners to notate simple melodies accurately using standard notation. You'll study different musical scales and recognise key musical features to support their understanding of music structure.
What you'll be able to do
- Notate a simple piece of music accurately, using standard musical notation
- Know about different types of musical scales, including their structure and characteristics
- Know about various musical features, such as rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics
MarketingReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain an understanding of marketing and sales concepts, including their core functions and relationship. The unit also covers the four Ps of the marketing mix and their application to targeting different markets.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental concepts of marketing and sales, including their definitions and interrelationship.
- Know the key elements of the marketing mix (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) and their application in different contexts.
Taking Part in a Rehearsal ProcessReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain knowledge of the rehearsal process, including roles, stages, and preparation. They will actively participate in rehearsals, contribute ideas, and review the process to develop skills necessary for effective production collabouration.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key aspects of the rehearsal process within a performance context
- Take part effectively in the rehearsal process, contributing to the development of a performance
- Know the skills necessary to create an effective production, including collaboration and communication
- Review the rehearsal process, identifying areas for improvement and reflecting on personal contribution
Technical Skills for PerformanceReal unit · OCN London
This unit covers the roles of technical support in performance arts and the safe set-up and use of production equipment. You'll apply technical skills during productions, troubleshoot issues, and adhere to relevant health and safety regulations.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the roles of technical support within the performance arts industry
- Set up and use production equipment safely and effectively
- Apply technical skills in a performance context
- Identify health and safety regulations relevant to technical support in the performance arts
Time Management SkillsReal unit · OCN London
This unit covers the importance of effective time management in personal and professional contexts. You'll explore techniques such as prioritisation and scheduling, strategies to avoid procrastination, and methods to plan and improve their use of time to meet deadlines.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of good time management in personal and professional contexts
- Know ways to promote good time management techniques and strategies
- Plan own use of time effectively to meet deadlines and achieve goals
- Improve own time management skills through reflection and adjustments
Understanding Journalistic WritingReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to understand the distinctive features of journalistic writing, including style, structure, and purpose. You'll appreciate the importance of accuracy, fact-checking, and impartiality in journalism.
What you'll be able to do
- Know how journalistic writing differs from other forms of writing, such as creative writing or academic writing, in terms of style, structure and purpose.
- Know the primary purpose of journalistic writing, including informing, educating, and entertaining the public.
- Understand the critical need for accuracy in journalistic writing, including fact-checking, sourcing, and avoiding bias.
Understanding the Purpose of AdvertisingReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop the ability to distinguish advertisements from other media content and understand how advertising is used to sell products and services. The unit explores persuasive techniques and audience targeting within advertising.
What you'll be able to do
- Distinguish advertisements from other forms of media content, such as news articles, entertainment programmes, and social media posts.
- Understand how advertisements are strategically used to sell products or services, including the use of persuasive techniques and target audiences.
Using Social MediaReal unit · OCN London
This unit covers the opportunities and risks associated with social media use, including communication, networking, marketing, privacy, and cyberbullying. You'll learn to access, post content, and use social media responsibly.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the various opportunities available through the effective use of social media platforms, including communication, networking, and marketing.
- Understand the potential risks associated with the use of social media, including privacy concerns, cyberbullying, and misinformation.
- Use social media platforms to access and post content effectively, demonstrating responsible and appropriate online behaviour.
Using the Internet as a Medium for MusicReal unit · OCN London
You'll understand how the internet serves as a medium for musicians to share work and build a fanbase. They will develop skills to search for music resources online, save copyright-free music files, and recognise file extensions indicating media types and compression formats.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise how the internet provides a useful medium for musicians to share and promote their work
- Demonstrate the ability to search the internet effectively for music related resources, using appropriate search terms and filters
- Demonstrate the ability to save a music file correctly from a designated copyright-free website, adhering to any specified terms of use
- Recognise that file extensions indicate different media types and compression formats, and understand their implications for playback and storage
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- Explore and develop routes to market for craft
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- Improve own knowledge and performance in animation
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Marketing Coordinator
This role is a fantastic launchpad for a long and impactful career in B2B marketing. We're looking for someone who's ready to roll up their sleeves, learn a lot, and make a real difference to our business. If that sounds like you, we'd love to chat.
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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.
Create and update web pagesCreate characters, props and environments for animationDirect the actors (drama)Explore and develop routes to market for craftFit wireless equipment to performersImprove own knowledge and performance in animationKeep upMake the most of opportunities to increase your skills and gain experience in the creative industriesOriginate and develop ideas for craft practiceProvide technical support for computer application software and equipment in life sciences and related industriesSupport and manage junior colleagues in the creative industries
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?
Learners will identify their own skills, knowledge, and abilities relevant to career development. They will explore career paths, learning routes, and plan their personal development accordingly.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for OCNLR Level 1 Award in Skills for Professions in Creative and Digital Industries
55 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by OCN London.
- Action Planning for own Development
- Action Planning to Improve Performance in Mathematics
- Art Project
- Awareness of Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Collaborative Working Using Digital Technology
- Colour Theory and Design
and 49 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.