How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer OCN London has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and OCN London awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from OCN London.
This qualification develops essential digital skills for learners. It provides practical abilities and understanding related to digital technologies. The qualification is relevant for individuals who require digital skills for work or personal development.
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. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with OCN London. It does the teaching and the mapping. OCN London sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Automation in Office Programs Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Use coding or macro(s) to automate multiple actions within a word processing program.
- Use formulae and/or functions to automate calculations/tasks within a spreadsheet program.
- Use coding and/or macros to automate multiple actions within a spreadsheet program.
Collaborative Working Using Digital Technology Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare collaborative technologies for use in accordance with organisational procedures.
- Set up collaborative technologies to meet the needs of the task.
- Use collaborative technology safely, adhering to security protocols.
- Initiate tasks using collaborative technologies, clearly defining objectives and expected outcomes.
- Contribute effectively to tasks using collaborative technologies, sharing information and ideas constructively.
- Value contributions from others in tasks using collaborative technologies, demonstrating respect and consideration for diverse perspectives.
Computational Thinking Concepts Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand key computational thinking concepts, including decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithms
Computer Networks Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of networking computers, including network topologies, protocols, and addressing schemes.
- Understand the associated benefits and disadvantages of networking computers, considering factors such as resource sharing, security risks, and cost.
- Use networking devices, such as routers, switches, and hubs, to connect computers and create a network.
- Use networking software, such as operating system network settings and network management tools, to configure and manage a network.
- Understand security features and requirements for computer networks, including firewalls, passwords, and access controls.
Digital Content Creation – Audio and Video Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Design a digital publication that incorporates audio and video content, such as an electronic document, web page, blog, social media page, and online survey
- Input audio and video material elements within a rich media publication design
- Format and produce a rich media digital publication
Digital Content Creation – Text and Image Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Design a digital publication that effectively incorporates text and images to achieve a specific purpose.
- Input text accurately and efficiently into a digital publication.
- Combine text with other digital media, such as images, within a publication design, ensuring visual coherence.
- Edit text and images within a digital publication to improve clarity, accuracy, and impact.
- Format a digital publication to enhance readability and visual appeal, using appropriate styles and layouts.
- Produce a digital publication to a professional standard, ready for distribution or publication.
Digital Safety and Security Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Safeguard self and others when working online by identifying and mitigating potential risks
- Take precautions to maintain data security by implementing appropriate measures to protect personal and sensitive information
- Follow legal and organisational constraints, guidelines and procedures which apply when working online, demonstrating an understanding of relevant regulations and policies
HTML and CSS Basics Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Use HTML and CSS for web design.
- Use CSS selectors.
- Incorporate styling into a web page.
- Use current HTML and CSS standards to create simple layouts.
Hardware and Software Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the operation of a PC system, including its key components and their functions.
- Upgrade PC hardware components, following recognised procedures and safety guidelines.
- Troubleshoot common hardware faults in a PC system, using appropriate diagnostic tools and techniques.
- Assemble a fully functional PC system from individual components, ensuring compatibility and correct installation.
- Install software applications on a PC, configuring them for optimal performance and security.
- Use system tools and utilities to monitor, maintain, and optimise the performance of a PC system.
Improving Personal Productivity Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the use of digital software to improve productivity
- Use digital systems efficiently to complete planned tasks
- Use digital software efficiently to complete planned tasks
- Review the selection and use of digital tools to make improvements in productivity
Introduction to Mobile App Development Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Design a mobile app, considering user needs and functionality.
- Create and trial a mobile app, using appropriate development tools and techniques.
- Review and improve a mobile app based on testing and feedback.
Programming Fundamentals Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Use the different data types provided by the programming language, including integers, floating-point numbers, strings, and Booleans.
- Use assignment statements to calculate results from expressions using basic mathematical functions, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Use selection commands, such as if-then-else statements, to control the flow of execution based on conditions.
- Use loops, such as for loops and while loops, to repeat a block of code multiple times.
- Use subroutines to organise code into reusable modules.
- Use functions to perform specific tasks and return values.
- Use arrays to store and manipulate collections of data.
- Use logical operators AND, OR and NOT to combine and negate conditions.
- Read from and write to data files to persist data between program executions.
- Debug a program to identify and fix errors.
Using Structured Query Language (SQL) Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Interrogate a database using Structured Query Language (SQL) statements to retrieve records from a single table, using SELECT, FROM, and WHERE clauses
- Use SQL join statements to combine data from multiple tables, including INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, and RIGHT JOIN
- Sort records using ORDER BY, group records using GROUP BY, and summarise records using aggregate functions such as COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, and MAX in SQL Statements
- Create and use a parameter query to allow users to input values to filter data
- Manipulate tables using SQL, including INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements
Visual Programming Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Design a visual application, considering user interface, functionality, and user experience
- Create visual applications using appropriate visual programming tools and techniques
- Test a visual program to ensure it functions correctly and meets the design specifications
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Create and edit digital content
- Standard
Create and publish digital content for web and mobile applications platforms
- Standard
Publish Digital Content Online
- Standard
Use macros and templates to automate spreadsheet software
The jobs these credits are mapped to
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Where this can lead
Junior Automation Developer
This role can lead to senior automation developer, then to automation architect or automation manager roles.
See the whole journeyThe credits, and who awards them
Level 2 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by OCN London rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Automation in Office ProgramsCollaborative Working Using Digital TechnologyComputational Thinking ConceptsComputer NetworksDigital Content Creation – Audio and VideoDigital Content Creation – Text and ImageDigital Safety and SecurityHTML and CSS Basics
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
- Bring the real thing Apply
“Automation in Office Programs” is taught against the work in front of you rather than a worked example. You bring what you are doing this week and it becomes the practice.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Create and edit digital content
- Create and publish digital content for web and mobile applications platforms
- Publish Digital Content Online
- Use macros and templates to automate spreadsheet software
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Automation in Office Programs, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Learners will develop skills to automate tasks within word processing and spreadsheet programs. This includes creating and testing code, macros, and formulae to streamline workflows and improve efficiency in office applications.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for OCNLR Level 2 Award in Digital Skills
14 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by OCN London.
- Automation in Office Programs
- Collaborative Working Using Digital Technology
- Computational Thinking Concepts
- Computer Networks
- Digital Content Creation – Audio and Video
- Digital Content Creation – Text and Image
and 8 more in the full unit list below.
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