OCN London · RQF Level 1
OCNLR Level 1 Extended Certificate in Skills for Professions in Digital Industries and Technology
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- LevelRQF Level 1
- Total credits32
- Guided learning288 hours
- Units in this qualification61
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
The Level 1 Extended Certificate focuses on skills relevant to digital industries and technology professions. It includes units such as following instructions, study skills, speaking and listening, problem solving, and developing confidence.
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 skills, knowledge, and abilities relevant to career development and match these with possible career paths. They will explore learning and development routes and create an action plan to support their personal and professional growth.
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
You'll identify their strengths and areas for improvement in mathematics across number work, shape and space, and data handling. The unit supports setting personal targets with timescales to improve mathematical skills through a structured action planning approach.
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
Automation within Digital DesignReal unit · OCN London
You'll identify repetitive tasks suitable for automation within digital design programmes and develop coding or macros to automate these actions. The unit includes testing and documenting code to ensure functionality and future usability.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify tasks suitable for automation using digital design program/s
- Use coding to automate an action within a digital design program
- Use macro/s to automate an action within a digital design program
Automation within SpreadsheetsReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop the ability to automate calculations and actions within spreadsheet software by using formulae, built-in functions, and simple macros. This unit focuses on improving efficiency and accuracy in data processing tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Use formulae to automate calculations in a spreadsheet program
- Use functions to automate calculations in a spreadsheet program
- Use a simple macro to automate an action within a spreadsheet program
Automation within Word ProcessingReal unit · OCN London
You'll learn to automate word processing tasks using macros and code. They will record macros, write and edit code for automated processes, and test and identify errors to improve document creation efficiency.
What you'll be able to do
- Use macros using keystrokes to automate word processing documents
- Write code for an automated process within a word processing document
- Edit code for an automated process within a word processing document
Awareness of Mental Health and WellbeingReal unit · OCN London
This unit develops learners' understanding of mental health and wellbeing, including definitions and distinctions between mental health and ill-health. You'll explore how mental health issues affect diverse groups, access support, and foster personal mental wellbeing.
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
Big Data EssentialsReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain an understanding of Big Data concepts, its applications in business, and methods for deriving meaningful information. The unit also covers planning basic Big Data analyses, including identifying data sources and appropriate analytical techniques.
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
Collaborative Working Using Digital TechnologyReal unit · OCN London
This unit equips learners to prepare and use collabourative technologies safely and securely. You'll ensure compatibility and access permissions, manage security risks, and contribute effectively to tasks using collabourative digital tools.
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.
Creating and Publishing Web PagesReal unit · OCN London
This unit provides learners with the knowledge and skills to plan, create, and publish web pages. You'll use website software tools to structure and format content, consider accessibility for users with disabilities, and publish web pages effectively.
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.
Critical ThinkingReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop critical thinking skills, including recognising assumptions, bias, and stereotyping. The unit covers analysing argument structure and style, forming coherent arguments, and asking critical questions to improve decision-making.
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.
Developing Confidence and Self-EsteemReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore the impact of confidence and self-esteem on performance, social interactions, and mental wellbeing. They will define self-esteem and identify strategies to build confidence and self-esteem for personal development.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the impact of confidence on individuals.
- Define the meaning of self-esteem.
- Describe various ways of building confidence and self-esteem.
Digital Communications TechnologyReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to use asynchronous and synchronous digital communication tools effectively, including email, text messaging, online chat, VoIP, and video conferencing. You'll also configure mobile devices to meet specific needs and manage data transfer.
What you'll be able to do
- Use asynchronous digital tools for online communication (e.g. email, text message)
- Use synchronous digital tools for online communication (e.g. online chat rooms, VoIP, video conferencing)
- Set up a mobile device to meet specific needs
- Transfer data to a mobile device
- Transfer data from a mobile device
Digital Content Creation – Audio and VideoReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to design digital publications incorporating audio and video elements. You'll format and produce rich media digital publications considering purpose and target audience.
What you'll be able to do
- Design a digital publication, considering its purpose and target audience.
- Input audio and video material elements effectively within a rich media publication design.
- Format and produce a rich media digital publication to a professional standard.
Digital Content Creation – Text and ImageReal unit · OCN London
You'll learn to design, create, and produce digital publications incorporating text and images. The unit covers inputting, editing, formatting, and justifying design choices to produce a final digital publication that meets specified requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Design a digital publication that includes text and images.
- Input text and combine it with other digital media within a publication design.
- Edit, format and produce a digital publication.
Digital DataReal unit · OCN London
This unit equips learners with the skills to accurately enter, edit, and maintain data within a record-based storage system. You'll use help systems to resolve data management issues, retrieve and display data records, and manipulate data using spreadsheet software.
What you'll be able to do
- Accurately enter, edit, and maintain data within a record-based storage system, ensuring data integrity.
- Effectively utilise help systems to resolve issues and enhance data management skills.
- Retrieve and display specific data records from the storage system, based on defined criteria.
- Use spreadsheet software to manipulate data, including sorting, filtering, and performing basic calculations.
Digital DataReal unit · OCN London
This unit equips learners with the skills to accurately enter, edit, and maintain data within a record-based storage system following organisational procedures. You'll also use help systems to retrieve and display data records effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Enter data into a record-based storage system
- Edit data within a record-based storage system
- Maintain data within a record-based storage system
- Use help systems to support data entry, editing and maintenance
- Retrieve data records from the storage system
- Display data records from the storage system
Digital Graphics EditingReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain knowledge of digital graphics uses and editing principles. The unit covers planning the editing process, producing digital graphics, and reviewing work to ensure quality and effectiveness in communication.
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 gain knowledge of image manipulation techniques and their purposes. The unit teaches you to produce manipulated images using appropriate software tools, demonstrating competence in selecting and applying 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 Safety and SecurityReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain knowledge to safeguard themselves and others when working online. They will understand data security precautions and adhere to legal and organisational guidelines and procedures relevant to online activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe how to safeguard yourself when working online
- Describe how to safeguard others when working online
- Identify precautions to take to maintain data security
- Follow legal constraints when working online
- Follow organisational constraints when working online
- Follow guidelines which apply when working online
- Follow procedures which apply when working online
Environmental IssuesReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore the impact of human activities such as pollution, deforestation, and overconsumption on the environment. The unit also covers actions to benefit the environment, including recycling, water conservation, and reducing carbon footprints through lifestyle changes.
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.
Essay WritingReal unit · OCN London
You'll learn to understand essay requirements, plan and research content, and present information coherently. The unit focuses on constructing well-structured essays with clear introductions, bodies, and conclusions.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret and understand the requirements of an essay task
- Plan the structure and content of an essay effectively
- Research and gather relevant information for the purpose of essay writing
- Present information clearly and coherently in essay form, following appropriate conventions
Ethical and Political Issues Relating to Land-Based ActivitiesReal unit · OCN London
You'll identify and research ethical and political issues related to horticulture, environmental conservation, or animal care. They will present differing views on the issue and explain their own perspective.
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
This unit provides learners with knowledge of green industries and the career opportunities they offer. You'll identify various green sectors, understand the activities involved, and describe the skills and qualities required for employment in these industries.
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.
Following InstructionsReal unit · OCN London
You'll understand the importance of following instructions in workplace and other settings. They will practise accurately following written and verbal instructions to complete tasks safely and effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise why following instructions is important in different situations
- Follow simple instructions accurately and safely
Game Engine Technologies for Creative Media IndustriesReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to 3D game engines and their functionalities. You'll plan and create a 3D game level using a level editor and apply testing techniques to identify and resolve issues within the game environment.
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
This unit covers the definitions and distinctions between global warming and climate change, their causes, and environmental impacts. You'll also explore local, national, and international actions addressing climate change and ways to reduce personal environmental impact.
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.
Improving Personal ProductivityReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to plan and utilise digital software and systems to enhance personal productivity. You'll learn to efficiently complete tasks, manage information using digital tools, and review the effectiveness of their chosen digital resources.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the use of digital software to improve productivity.
- Use digital systems and software efficiently to complete planned tasks.
- Review the selection and use of digital tools to make sure that work activities are successful.
- Use digital tools to improve personal productivity and time management.
Introduction to Communications Technology SolutionsReal unit · OCN London
You'll gain foundational knowledge of communications technology, covering data transmission methods, network features, networking models, and telecommunications implementation. This unit provides an overview of key concepts essential to understanding modern communication systems.
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
This unit introduces learners to basic cyber security concepts, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability. You'll identify cyber security threats and vulnerabilities and learn methods to minimise the impact of attacks.
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
You'll develop an understanding of data types used in business and acquire skills to enter, manipulate, and test data within a database system. The unit emphasises data quality and the importance of maintaining database integrity.
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
You'll gain knowledge of various emerging technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT), including core components and data analytics. They will design an IoT-related process to achieve a tangible benefit and review and refine their plan accordingly.
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
You'll be introduced to interactive media products, techniques, and technologies. The unit covers identifying different types of interactive media, creating interactive products, and reviewing their own work for effectiveness.
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 ProgrammingReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop fundamental programming skills, including the use of variables, sequencing, repetition, Boolean expressions, and selection. They will plan, create, and debug simple computer programmes using these concepts.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply variables effectively in computer programming.
- Utilise sequencing effectively in computer programming.
- Implement repetition/iteration effectively in computer programming.
- Apply Boolean expressions effectively in computer programming.
- Utilise selection effectively in computer programming.
- Plan, create and debug a simple computer program effectively.
Introduction to RoboticsReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore the use of robotics across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics. They will design robotic solutions to defined problems and review plans considering benefits, limitations, functionality, and cost.
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
This unit introduces learners to the software development process, including the roles within a development team and the distinction between functional and non-functional requirements. You'll also develop skills to plan a software development project effectively.
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
You'll understand the fundamental principles of software testing and its role within the product development lifecycle. The unit covers various testing techniques and teaches you to conduct basic software testing activities.
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 Study SkillsReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to study skills, including developing personal learning strategies, effectively using information from various sources, and 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 SustainabilityReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to the fundamental concepts of sustainability, including its definition and the three pillars: environmental, social, and economic. You'll understand the importance of natural resources such as water and energy, and explore key global challenges to sustainability.
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.
Investigate an Environmental IssueReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to investigate an environmental issue by identifying and evaluating information sources. You'll understand the causes and environmental impacts of the issue and explore current or potential methods of addressing it.
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.
Note TakingReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to recognise the purposes of note taking in various contexts and to apply different note taking systems effectively. You'll demonstrate both linear and non-linear methods and use notes to support specific tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the reasons for making notes in different contexts
- Demonstrate the ability to use different note taking systems effectively
- Utilise notes effectively for a specific purpose, such as revision or report writing
Organisational SkillsReal unit · OCN London
This unit develops learners' understanding of organisational skills and their role in efficiency and effectiveness. You'll learn to prioritise tasks using appropriate methods and plan the completion of multi-step tasks within set timeframes.
What you'll be able to do
- Know why organisational skills are important for efficiency and effectiveness
- Select the most important task from a number of tasks that must be completed, using prioritisation techniques
- Complete a task with multiple steps on time, using planning and organisational methods
Planning a Mobile AppReal unit · OCN London
This unit introduces learners to mobile app categories and their characteristics. You'll design, review, and improve a mobile app design, considering user needs, functionality, and usability.
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
Planning and Carrying Out ResearchReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to plan and carry out a research project by defining a clear research question, identifying appropriate resources, gathering and analysing relevant information. You'll also present their findings and review their research skills to identify areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan research by defining a clear research question and identifying appropriate resources.
- Carry out the research plan, gathering and analysing relevant information.
- Present the findings of the research in a clear and concise manner.
- Review own skills in planning, carrying out and presenting research, identifying areas for development.
Presentation SkillsReal unit · OCN London
This unit provides learners with knowledge of presentation types and styles, preparation elements, and delivery skills. You'll develop the ability to plan, deliver, and review presentations, reflecting on their performance to enhance communication effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about presentations and presentation styles
- Know about the elements and skills involved in the preparation of a presentation
- Know about the elements and skills involved in the delivery of a presentation
- Deliver a presentation
- Review own performance in preparing a presentation
- Review own performance in delivering a presentation
Problem Solving SkillsReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to understand factors influencing problem solving, such as bias and emotional state. You'll gather and analyse evidence and apply structured problem-solving processes to find effective solutions.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand factors that might influence problem solving, such as personal bias or lack of information
- Use evidence to assist problem solving effectively
- Apply problem solving processes in a structured manner
Project in SustainabilityReal unit · OCN London
You'll learn to plan, implement, and present a sustainability project within a chosen environment. The unit includes setting SMART objectives, monitoring progress, and reflecting on the project's impact and outcomes.
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
Punctuation and GrammarReal unit · OCN London
This unit develops learners' ability to use punctuation and grammar correctly to enhance clarity and understanding in writing. You'll practise using full stops, commas, question marks, apostrophes, and appropriate grammatical structures within sentences.
What you'll be able to do
- Use punctuation to aid understanding
- Use grammar to aid understanding
ReadingReal unit · OCN London
This unit develops learners' reading skills by enabling them to interpret various text types for different purposes. You'll use textual features to locate information, understand main ideas, and recognise intended audiences.
What you'll be able to do
- Read and interpret different types of texts.
- Recognise that texts can have different purposes.
- Use features of texts to find out specific information.
- Identify the main points and ideas presented in a text.
- Use organisational and structural features to locate information within a text.
Resilience SkillsReal unit · OCN London
You'll explore the concept of resilience, its importance, and strategies for development. The unit teaches you to apply resilience skills to manage challenges and setbacks, supporting well-being in personal and professional contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of resilience in overcoming challenges and setbacks
- Develop resilience through specific strategies and techniques
- Develop resilience skills to cope with difficult situations and maintain well-being
Revision and Exam SkillsReal unit · OCN London
You'll understand the purpose and role of academic examinations and develop skills to establish a suitable study environment. The unit covers revision techniques, maintaining health and wellbeing during study, and strategies for taking academic examinations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose of academic examinations and their role in assessment.
- Establish a suitable study environment conducive to effective revision.
- Use a range of revision techniques to consolidate learning.
- Maintain personal health and well-being when undertaking academic revision and examination preparation.
- Take an academic examination, demonstrating appropriate examination techniques.
Search Engines and Online ResearchReal unit · OCN London
You'll understand how search engines operate, including indexing and ranking algorithms. The unit develops skills to research information safely and effectively online, evaluating the reliability and relevance of search results.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how search engines function
- Understand the key components of search engine algorithms
- Research relevant information using search engines
- Research information safely online, using search engines
- Evaluate the reliability of information found using search engines
Set-Up and Maintain a Digital SystemReal unit · OCN London
You'll understand computer system features and factors affecting performance, such as RAM and processor speed. The unit covers the safe set-up of personal computers, printers, peripheral devices, and software, ensuring systems and communication devices operate correctly and securely.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the factors affecting computer performance
- Understand the features of different computer systems
- Set up a personal computer safely
- Set up a printer safely
- Set up peripheral devices safely
- Set up software for use on a digital system
- Check that the IT system is working successfully
- Check that the communication device is working successfully
- Understand the need for safety practices when using digital systems
- Understand the need for security practices when using digital systems
Speaking and Listening SkillsReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop fundamental speaking and listening skills to communicate clearly and appropriately in different contexts. They will practise presenting information, obtaining information from others, and engaging constructively in discussions.
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate effectively with others in a range of situations.
- Present information effectively to others using appropriate methods.
- Obtain information from others through active listening and questioning.
- Engage in discussion, contributing relevant points and respecting different viewpoints.
SpellingReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to use dictionaries, spell checkers, and online tools to find correct spellings. You'll assess their own spelling strengths and weaknesses and maintain a personal spelling programme to improve their skills over time.
What you'll be able to do
- Find correct spellings using a variety of resources, such as dictionaries, spell checkers, and online tools.
- Understand own spelling strengths and weaknesses to identify areas for improvement.
- Maintain a personal spelling programme to develop and improve spelling skills over time.
Supporting Sustainability in an Office EnvironmentReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop knowledge and practical skills to support sustainability in an office environment. This includes identifying and implementing waste reduction, energy conservation, and sustainable purchasing practices to promote environmental responsibility.
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
This unit provides learners with knowledge of sustainability issues within a chosen sector or industry. You'll examine environmental, social, and economic implications and identify opportunities for improvement through current practices and technologies.
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.
Teamwork SkillsReal unit · OCN London
You'll develop teamwork skills by contributing to the setting of team and individual goals, understanding their role and responsibilities within a team, planning and undertaking team activities, and reviewing team performance to identify improvements.
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to the setting of team goals by offering suggestions and ideas.
- Contribute to the setting of individual goals within the team, aligned with overall objectives.
- Demonstrate an understanding of own role and responsibilities within the team.
- Plan team activities, considering resources and timescales.
- Undertake team activities effectively, working collaboratively with others.
- Review team activities, identifying areas for improvement and lessons learned.
Time Management SkillsReal unit · OCN London
This unit provides learners with an understanding of the importance of effective time management. You'll explore various techniques such as prioritisation and scheduling, and develop skills to plan and improve their own 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
Undertaking an Enterprise ProjectReal unit · OCN London
This unit equips learners with the knowledge and skills to undertake an enterprise project, including selecting a project for a target market, understanding start-up costs, and recognising the importance of marketing. You'll plan, monitor, and review the project effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Select an enterprise project for a particular target market
- Know about the costs involved in setting up the product or service
- Know the significance of effective marketing
- Plan the enterprise project
- Monitor the enterprise project
- Review the enterprise project
Using Mobile Apps within a Vocational RoleReal unit · OCN London
It teaches you to research, locate, and trial mobile applications relevant to a vocational role. You'll learn to use these apps to enhance capacity and productivity within their specific professional context.
What you'll be able to do
- Research mobile apps relevant to a particular vocational role
- Locate mobile apps relevant to a particular vocational role
- Trial mobile apps relevant to a particular vocational role
- Use mobile apps to extend capacity in a vocational role
- Use mobile apps to improve productivity in a vocational role
WritingReal unit · OCN London
This unit develops learners' ability to produce clear, well-structured written work. You'll practise planning, drafting, proofreading, and correcting writing, organising main points logically within concise paragraphs.
What you'll be able to do
- Present main points in a logical order
- Write in short paragraphs
- Plan written work
- Draft written work
- Proofread writing
- Correct writing
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Action Planning for Own DevelopmentAction Planning to Improve Performance in MathematicsAutomation within Digital DesignAutomation within SpreadsheetsAutomation within Word ProcessingAwareness of Mental Health and WellbeingBig Data EssentialsCollaborative Working Using Digital Technology
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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.
OCNLR Level 1 Extended Certificate in Skills for Professions in Digital Industries and Technology
- Assist in implementing DevOps software lifecycle management processes
- Configure Digital Systems
- Create and edit digital content
- Create and update web pages
- Create content for digital products and services
- Create dynamic web pages for digital content
- Develop and Conduct User Acceptance Tests
- Develop and Deploy Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Solutions
Where this can lead
Robotics Technician
Your journey starts here, but where it goes is really up to you. We'll give you the tools, the training, and the opportunities to build a fantastic career in robotics. It won't always be easy, but it will certainly be rewarding.
See the whole journey →Opens the roleRobotics TechnicianOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleAssociate Robotics Integration EngineerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleRobotics EngineerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route into · 3 near-identical records folded inSee the role →Opens the roleAssociate IoT Solutions SpecialistOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleHead of Robotics ManagerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleRobotics Solutions EngineerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →
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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.
Assist in implementing DevOps software lifecycle management processesConfigure Digital SystemsConfigure Digital SystemsCreate and edit digital contentCreate and update web pagesCreate content for digital products and servicesCreate dynamic web pages for digital contentDevelop and Conduct User Acceptance TestsDevelop and Deploy Robotic Process Automation (RPA) SolutionsEnhance online information searchesImplement DevOps Digital Delivery Infrastructure ProcessesInteracting and utilising digital technology, digital information and securityMaintain Robotic Process Automation (RPA) SolutionsModel and analyse structured dataOperate safely and securely when working onlineParticipate in Online Social Media Collaboration NetworksProcess a range of structured data typesProduce a detailed research and development plan+8 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?
Learners will identify their skills, knowledge, and abilities relevant to career development and match these with possible career paths. They will explore learning and development routes and create an action plan to support their personal and professional growth.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for OCNLR Level 1 Extended Certificate in Skills for Professions in Digital Industries and Technology
60 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
- Automation within Digital Design
- Automation within Spreadsheets
- Automation within Word Processing
- Awareness of Mental Health and Wellbeing
and 54 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.
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