OCN London · RQF Level 1
OCNLR Level 1 Award in Skills for Professions in Digital Industries and Technology
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 1
- Total credits6
- Guided learning54 hours
- Units in this qualification26
Awarded by OCN London · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
This Level 1 Award introduces learners to skills for professions in digital industries and technology. Units cover topics such as animation, 3D modelling, cyber security, robotics, and mobile app planning.
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.
Big Data EssentialsReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the use of Big Data in business, including its applications and benefits
- Understand how meaningful information is derived from Big Data, including data mining and analysis techniques
- Plan a basic analysis of Big Data, including identifying data sources and analysis methods
Developing AnimationReal unit · OCN London
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
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
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
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
What you'll be able to do
- Produce manipulated images using appropriate techniques
- Produce manipulated images to a satisfactory standard
Environmental IssuesReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Identify ways that human activities affect the environment.
- Understand the actions that people can take to benefit the environment.
- Identify different ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
Ethical and Political Issues Relating to Land-Based ActivitiesReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Identify an ethical or political issue relating to horticulture, environmental conservation or animal care.
- Research the identified ethical or political issue.
- Present arguments or aspects of the differing views researched regarding the issue.
- Explain own views in relation to the ethical or political issue.
Exploring Careers in the Green IndustriesReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the green industries that offer career opportunities.
- Understand the range of employment opportunities available in green industries.
Game Engine Technologies for Creative Media IndustriesReal unit · OCN London
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.
Global Warming and Climate ChangeReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Explain what is meant by ‘global warming’ and ‘climate change’, defining the key concepts and terminology.
- Describe the causes of global warming and climate change, identifying the main contributing factors.
- Explain the impact of global warming and climate change on the environment, outlining the potential consequences.
- Describe local, national and international action regarding climate change, identifying initiatives and strategies.
- Describe how to reduce personal impact on climate change, identifying practical steps and lifestyle changes.
Introduction to Communications Technology SolutionsReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand key concepts relating to data transmission, including different types of data and transmission methods
- Understand the main features of networks, including network topologies, protocols and hardware components
- Understand the features of key networking models, such as the OSI model and the TCP/IP model
- Understand how telecommunications can be implemented, including different technologies and infrastructure
Introduction to Cyber SecurityReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand basic cyber security concepts, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability
- Understand different types of cyber security threats, such as malware, phishing, and ransomware
- Understand common cyber security vulnerabilities in systems and networks
- Understand methods to minimise the impact of cyber security attacks, including prevention, detection, and response
- Understand the importance of data backup and recovery procedures
Introduction to Data AnalysisReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the types of data used in a business environment, including structured and unstructured data
- Enter and manipulate information in a database, including adding, modifying and deleting data
- Test a database system to ensure data integrity and functionality
Introduction to Emerging Technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT)Real unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and describe the different types of emerging technologies
- Explain the fundamental concepts of the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Design an Internet of Things related process to achieve a specific and tangible benefit
- Review and refine a planned IoT process to ensure its effectiveness and feasibility
Introduction to Interactive Media ProductsReal unit · OCN London
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 RoboticsReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the use of robotics in a range of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics
- Understand the benefits and limitations of using robotics in different applications
- Design a robotic solution to a defined problem, considering factors such as functionality, cost, and safety
- Develop a plan for implementing the robotic solution, including resource allocation and timelines
- Review a planned robotic solution to a defined problem, identifying potential issues and areas for improvement
- Suggest modifications to the robotic solution to address identified issues
Introduction to Software DevelopmentReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles within a software development team, including developers, testers and project managers
- Understand functional and non-functional requirements in the software development process, and how they are defined and documented
- Plan a software development project, including defining scope, timelines and resources
Introduction to Software Testing PrinciplesReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles that underpin software testing methodologies.
- Understand the role and importance of software testing within the overall product development lifecycle.
- Understand a range of software testing techniques and their application.
- Conduct basic software testing procedures, following established guidelines.
Introduction to SustainabilityReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Define the basic concepts of sustainability.
- Describe the importance of natural resources in relation to sustainability.
- Understand key challenges to sustainability in the world.
Introduction to User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) DesignReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics of user interfaces (UI), including layout, navigation and accessibility
- Design a UI, considering user needs and design principles
- Understand the principles of user experience (UX) methodology, including user research and testing
Investigate an Environmental IssueReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Understand sources of information relating to an environmental issue.
- Understand the causes of the environmental issue.
- Know how the environmental issue impacts on the environment.
- Understand ways the environmental issue is being, or could be, addressed.
Planning a Mobile AppReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Know the different categories of mobile apps, including native, web, and hybrid apps
- Understand the characteristics and advantages of each category of mobile app
- Design a mobile app, considering user needs, functionality, and user interface
- Develop a prototype of the mobile app to test its functionality and usability
- Review and improve a mobile app design based on user feedback and testing results
- Document the mobile app design, including specifications and wireframes
Project in SustainabilityReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Plan a project to promote sustainability in a chosen environment
- Undertake a sustainability project
- Present the results of a sustainability project
- Reflect on the sustainability project
Supporting Sustainability in an Office EnvironmentReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Describe how to support sustainability in an office environment.
- Support sustainability practices in an office environment.
Sustainability Issues in IndustryReal unit · OCN London
What you'll be able to do
- Know about sustainability issues in a chosen sector or industry.
- Know how sustainability can be improved in a specific sector or industry.
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
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Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 1 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.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
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Where these credits take you
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Where this can lead
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Skills it covers
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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.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Learners will develop an understanding of Big Data concepts and its applications in business. The unit covers data mining and analysis techniques and enables learners to plan a basic Big Data analysis, identifying relevant data sources and methods.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for OCNLR Level 1 Award in Skills for Professions in Digital Industries and Technology
26 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by OCN London.
- Big Data Essentials
- Developing Animation
- Developing Multimedia Products
- Digital 3D Modelling for Creative Media Industries
- Digital Graphics Editing
- Digital Image Manipulation
and 20 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.
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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
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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.
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