How you’d get it

How you’d get this certificate

  1. Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
  2. 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.
  3. The centre assesses, and OCN London awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from OCN London.

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01What it is

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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02The units

What each unit actually teaches you to do

Automation in Office Programs Real unit · OCN London
You'll learn 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.

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
It teaches you to prepare, set up, and use collabourative technologies safely and securely. You'll initiate and contribute to tasks using these technologies, valuing others’ input while adhering to organisational procedures.

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
You'll understand key computational thinking concepts such as decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithms. The unit focuses on applying these concepts to solve real-world problems computationally.

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
This unit provides learners with an understanding of computer networking principles, including topologies, protocols, and addressing schemes. You'll also explore the benefits, disadvantages, and security requirements of computer networks, and use networking devices and software.

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
You'll learn to design, input, format, and produce digital publications incorporating audio and video content. The unit emphasises creating user-friendly and accessible publications that enhance communication through multimedia integration.

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
It teaches you to design and produce digital publications combining text and images. You'll develop skills in accurate text input, image integration, editing, and formatting to create visually coherent and effective publications.

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
This unit equips learners with knowledge and skills to maintain digital safety and security. You'll identify online risks, implement data protection measures, and comply with legal and organisational guidelines when working online.

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
It teaches you to create and style basic web pages using HTML and CSS. You'll apply CSS selectors to target elements, incorporate styling, and develop simple layouts following current web standards.

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
You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of PC systems, including key components and their functions. The unit covers upgrading hardware, troubleshooting faults, assembling PCs, installing software, and using system tools in accordance with recognised procedures.

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
You'll plan and efficiently use digital systems and software to enhance personal productivity. The unit includes selecting appropriate digital tools, completing tasks effectively, and reviewing practices to identify improvements.

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
It teaches you to design, create, and trial mobile applications based on user needs and functionality. You'll use appropriate development tools and techniques, then review and improve the app following testing and feedback.

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
You'll develop fundamental programming skills, including using various data types, performing calculations with assignment statements, and controlling program flow using selection commands and loops.

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
This unit equips learners to interrogate databases using Structured Query Language (SQL). You'll retrieve, combine, sort, group, and summarise data from single and multiple tables using SQL statements and functions.

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
You'll design, create, and test visual applications using appropriate visual programming tools. The unit emphasises ensuring functionality and a positive user experience through effective interface design and programming techniques.

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
03The standards

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.

  • 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

    Standard
04Where it leads

The jobs these credits are mapped to

A qualification is never a dead end here. Each of these is a job record this qualification is a mapped route into.

Showing 5 roles, drawn from 6 job records mapped to this qualification. Near-identical records are folded together, and each row says how many it stands for.

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 journey
05The credits

The 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.

The Coach The Coach · your practice partner Illustration
The Coach Rather than work through “Automation in Office Programs” in the abstract, bring me the piece of it you are dealing with this week.
You I have got the write-up due Friday and I have not started it.
The Coach Then that is the lesson. Tell me what it has to say, and we will get the shape of it down before we worry about the words.
The same lesson on the real thing: the conversation in the middle, the thinking ladder on the left, and the criteria each answer is evidencing on the right.
  • 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.

See Your Progress Grow Illustration
OCNLR Level 2 Award in Digital Skills
  • 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
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

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.

Automation in Office Programs Level 2

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.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

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Your Plan Illustration

Built for OCNLR Level 2 Award in Digital Skills

14 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by OCN London.

  1. Automation in Office Programs
  2. Collaborative Working Using Digital Technology
  3. Computational Thinking Concepts
  4. Computer Networks
  5. Digital Content Creation – Audio and Video
  6. Digital Content Creation – Text and Image

and 8 more in the full unit list below.

These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

Learned on your own work, taught one-to-one.

Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your free first module is Future Fluency, so you can see how the teaching works before you pay for anything.

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