Gateway Qualifications Limited · RQF Level 2
Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Certificate in Creative Industries
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits15
- Guided learning120 hours
- Units in this qualification107
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These are the units Gateway Qualifications Limited 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.
Acting SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use acting skills effectively in practical activities
- Develop a character for an acting role, demonstrating understanding of characterisation
- Use acting skills in a performance, demonstrating stage presence and delivery
- Demonstrate a positive approach through active participation in practical activities
Applying for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different methods of applying for a job
- Prepare a job application
- Prepare a CV
Career PlanningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate career options
- Assess career options
- Plan to achieve a career-related goal
- Plan for career progression
Communication Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use written communication effectively in a work context, producing clear, concise, and accurate documents.
- Use oral communication effectively in a work context, conveying information clearly and professionally in various situations.
Community environment projectReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Select a suitable focus area for a community environment project, considering local needs and resources
- Communicate the benefits of engaging in a community environment project to different audiences
- Develop a detailed plan for a community environment project, including objectives, activities, and timelines
- Participate actively in a community environment project, contributing to its successful implementation
- Review the outcomes of a community environment project, evaluating its impact and identifying areas for improvement
Customer service skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of good customer service
- Communicate effectively with customers
- Perform a range of customer service tasks
Develop Varied Dance PiecesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about a range of different dance styles, including their origins, characteristics, and techniques
- Use a variety of dance styles effectively within a dance session, demonstrating an understanding of their unique qualities
- Combine and adapt different dance styles to create original and engaging choreography
- Use other art forms, such as music, visual arts, or literature, as a stimulus to create a dance piece
- Develop a dance piece that effectively communicates a specific theme or idea inspired by another art form
Devising DramaReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Devise scenes with reference to character, situation and story
- Devise scenes with structure, style and angle
- Engage with character and situation when devising scenes
- Demonstrate technical acting skills when devising scenes
- Review own devising drama work and identify areas for improvement
Digital GraphicsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles that underpin digital graphics creation.
- Plan and develop design ideas for bitmap digital graphics in response to a specific client brief.
- Plan and develop design ideas for vector digital graphics in response to a specific client brief.
- Develop bitmap digital graphics using appropriate software and techniques.
- Develop vector digital graphics using appropriate software and techniques.
- Review the effectiveness of created bitmap digital graphics against the original client brief.
- Refine bitmap digital graphics based on the review findings.
- Review the effectiveness of created vector digital graphics against the original client brief.
- Refine vector digital graphics based on the review findings.
Digital Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Apply digital skills to effectively manage and process work-related information
- Create and edit digital content for various work-related purposes, such as reports, presentations, and documents
- Utilise digital skills to communicate effectively in a work context, using email, instant messaging, and video conferencing
- Demonstrate the ability to work online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in a work environment, adhering to security protocols and ethical guidelines
- Apply problem-solving techniques to resolve technical issues that may arise when using digital tools and technologies
Engage in DiscussionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to contribute constructively to discussions, offering relevant insights and suggestions to move the discussion forward.
- Demonstrate the ability to respond thoughtfully and respectfully to others in a discussion, acknowledging their contributions and building upon their ideas.
Engage in DiscussionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Engage actively in discussions, contributing relevant ideas and information.
- Listen attentively to others in a discussion, demonstrating understanding and respect for their viewpoints.
- Respond thoughtfully and constructively to the contributions of others in a discussion.
Environmental awarenessReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the indicators and causes of climate change
- Understand the effects of climate change on plants, animals and people
- Understand how the impact on the environment can be measured
- Understand how individuals and businesses can reduce their carbon footprint
Exploring EntrepreneurshipReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the key characteristics of a successful entrepreneur, including resilience, creativity, and risk-taking
- Explain the importance of innovation and adaptability in entrepreneurship
- Analyse the skills and qualities required to start and run a successful business
- Assess own strengths as an enterprising person, identifying areas of competence and potential
- Reflect on personal skills and attributes that contribute to entrepreneurial success
- Identify areas where further development is needed to enhance enterprise skills and knowledge
- Explore different ways to develop enterprise skills and knowledge, such as training courses, mentoring, and networking
Exploring and Presenting Enterprise IdeasReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Explore ideas for an enterprise activity
- Test out ideas with potential customers
- Understand the risks involved in implementing the enterprise activity
- Present an idea for an enterprise activity to an audience
Fashion Design: CAD Colour and PatternReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Effectively use the functions of chosen software for fashion design.
- Manipulate colour effectively in print designs using chosen software, demonstrating an understanding of colour theory.
- Create decorative pattern repeats using chosen software, ensuring seamless tiling and visual appeal.
Fashion Design: CAD Technical IllustrationReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Effectively use the functions of chosen software for creating technical illustrations.
- Create accurate and detailed technical illustrations for fashion purposes using chosen software.
- Create professional fashion presentation images and captions using chosen software to effectively communicate design details.
Fashion Design: DevelopmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Work effectively to a given fashion design brief, demonstrating an understanding of the client's requirements.
- Create visual research relevant to a specified brief, gathering inspiration and information to inform the design process.
- Develop initial design ideas based on the research and brief, exploring different concepts and approaches.
- Develop a finished design that meets the requirements of the brief, demonstrating technical skill and creative flair.
Fashion Design: Illustration TechniquesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Develop original figure templates for fashion illustration purposes, demonstrating understanding of proportion and anatomy
- Create illustrations for fashion designs, using appropriate techniques and media
- Present a design collection on a storyboard, showcasing design concepts and visual communication skills
Fashion Design: PresentationReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Produce accurate and detailed technical drawings of a fashion design, including measurements and construction details
- Identify appropriate fabrics and trimmings for a specific fashion design, considering factors such as texture, colour, and cost
- Apply a range of fashion illustration techniques to effectively communicate design ideas
- Present fashion design work in a professional and visually appealing manner, using appropriate formats and presentation skills
Fashion Design: ResearchReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the role of visual research in the fashion design development process
- Identify key sources for drawn visual research, including primary and secondary sources
- Create visual research materials for fashion design purposes, using a range of techniques
- Organise visual research materials in a logical and accessible manner
Games Design and DevelopmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different types of computer games, considering their genres, platforms, and target audiences.
- Design a computer game in response to a client brief, outlining the game's concept, mechanics, and target audience.
- Develop a computer game based on the design, implementing the game mechanics and features.
- Test a computer game to identify and resolve bugs and ensure it meets the design specifications.
- Review a computer game, evaluating its strengths and weaknesses and suggesting improvements.
Games EnginesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose of games engines and their role in game development.
- Understand the components of games engines, including rendering engines, physics engines, and scripting languages.
- Use a game engine to plan the development of a 2D or 3D game, outlining the game's structure and assets.
- Create a 2D or 3D game map using a game engine, incorporating terrain, objects, and interactive elements.
- Apply testing techniques to a 2D or 3D game map to identify and resolve issues with gameplay and performance.
Garment Construction: Detail TechniquesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Produce decorative seams using a range of techniques
- Produce different types of buttonhole using appropriate methods
- Create a variety of pleats accurately
- Use bias binding or other binding techniques effectively
- Organise samples of garment construction techniques
- Produce a fabric swatch reference book, documenting materials and techniques
- Understand health and safety requirements in the garment construction workplace
Garment Construction: Detailed Garment ConstructionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know how interlining is used in garment construction, understanding its role in providing structure, support, and shape to garments.
- Know how haberdashery components are used in garment construction, including buttons, zips, fastenings, and other decorative elements.
- Select and cost garment production components, considering factors such as quality, availability, and budget.
- Produce garment pieces accurately, following patterns and instructions to create individual components of a garment.
- Produce a detailed garment, assembling garment pieces and applying finishing techniques to create a complete and well-constructed garment.
- Know about health and safety in the workshop, adhering to safe working practices and procedures.
Garment Construction: Pockets and CollarsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Produce pocket samples, demonstrating skill in constructing different types of pockets, such as patch pockets, welt pockets, and inseam pockets.
- Produce collar samples, demonstrating skill in constructing different types of collars, such as stand collars, flat collars, and roll collars.
- Produce samples of a sleeve opening and a cuff, demonstrating skill in constructing different types of sleeve openings and cuffs, such as buttoned cuffs, zippered cuffs, and gathered cuffs.
- Know about health and safety in the workshop, adhering to safe working practices and procedures.
Group Devised Drama ProjectReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate effectively with an audience through performance.
- Take direction from a director or other members of the production team.
- Use teamwork skills effectively in moving a performance project forward.
- Understand how to structure performance work to meet the needs of a specific audience.
- Use standard scripting conventions in the development of performance material.
Health and Safety in a Fashion EnvironmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key Health and Safety legislation applicable to a fashion studio or workshop environment
- Understand Health and Safety good practice in a fashion studio or workshop environment, including safe working procedures and risk management
- Work safely in a fashion studio or workshop environment, adhering to relevant safety guidelines and procedures
- Carry out a risk assessment in a fashion studio or workshop environment, identifying potential hazards and implementing control measures
Health and Safety in the WorkplaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of employers and employees regarding health, safety, and welfare in the workplace
- Explain how risk assessments contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment
- Identify common workplace hazards and describe appropriate control measures to minimise risks
- Describe the procedures to follow when responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace, including reporting and first aid
Improving sustainability in the workplaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify an area of a business that requires improvement in terms of its sustainability practices.
- Identify specific processes, working practices or resources that can be used to support improvements in the identified area of the business, in order to enhance sustainability.
- Develop a detailed project plan designed to support the implementation of improvements in sustainability within the identified area of the business, and present this plan to relevant stakeholders.
Improvisation and Performance SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the nature of improvisation
- Create a performance effectively through the process of improvisation
- Describe the functions of a given performance aim, brief or concept
- Contribute effectively to a group improvised performance
- Explain the value of evaluation
Interview SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for an interview, taking into account the role and the organisation.
- Present oneself in a positive and professional manner during an interview, demonstrating relevant skills and experience.
- Review and evaluate one's own performance in an interview, identifying areas for improvement and future development.
Introduction to Self-EmploymentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the nature of self-employment in a given sector, including the types of businesses and opportunities available
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of self-employment compared to traditional employment
- Identify the skills and qualifications required to succeed in self-employment in the chosen sector
- Explain how to manage income and expenditure as a self-employed person, including budgeting and financial planning
- Describe the importance of record-keeping and financial management for self-employed individuals
- Identify the responsibilities of a self-employed person, including legal, ethical, and financial obligations
- Explain the importance of complying with relevant regulations and legislation
- Describe the responsibilities of a self-employed person in relation to customer service and quality assurance
Leadership skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key characteristics of effective leadership, including different leadership styles and their impact.
- Demonstrate effective leadership skills in a practical context, such as motivating a team or delegating tasks.
- Review and evaluate one's own leadership performance, identifying strengths and areas for development.
Listen and RespondReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand spoken language and its meaning
- Respond appropriately to spoken language
- Listen attentively during exchanges with others
- Respond effectively during exchanges with others
Listen and RespondReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand extended spoken information presented in a clear and coherent manner
- Respond appropriately to extended spoken information, demonstrating comprehension and engagement
- Listen attentively and respectfully in extended exchanges with others
- Respond effectively and appropriately in extended exchanges, contributing to the conversation and maintaining a positive interaction
Making CalculationsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Add and subtract whole numbers and decimals accurately.
- Multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals accurately.
- Solve mathematical problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with and without the use of a calculator.
Making CalculationsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out mathematical calculations when solving practical problems
- Solve mathematical problems with the aid of a calculator
- Solve mathematical problems without the aid of a calculator
Making DanceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Warm up effectively, preparing the body for dance activities
- Cool down effectively, aiding recovery after dance activities
- Participate actively in trust building exercises to enhance group cohesion
- Create original movement phrases using choreographic principles
- Combine individual movement phrases into a cohesive sequence
- Dance confidently with a partner or within a small group, demonstrating coordination and spatial awareness
Making the most of work placementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for a work placement, including researching the organisation and understanding the role.
- Set clear and achievable goals to maximise the benefits of a work placement, aligning them with personal and professional development objectives.
- Review and evaluate the overall experience of a work placement, reflecting on achievements, challenges, and learning outcomes.
Mobile App DevelopmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics of mobile apps, including their platforms, user interfaces, and functionalities.
- Produce a design specification for a mobile app for a specific purpose and audience, detailing the app's features, layout, and user experience.
- Develop a mobile app to meet design specification requirements, implementing the app's functionalities and user interface.
- Test the mobile app against the design specification to ensure it meets the requirements and functions correctly.
Money, Time and TemperatureReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Work with money in practical contexts
- Work with time, including scheduling and time management
- Work with temperature measurements and conversions
Money, Time and TemperatureReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Work with money to perform calculations and solve practical problems.
- Work with time to plan and schedule activities.
- Work with temperature to measure and record temperature values.
Multi-Track Audio RecordingReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the processes involved in multi-track audio recording and mixing
- Prepare equipment and resources for recording operations
- Operate a multi-track audio mixer and recording device/software effectively
Music Improvisation and Performance SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the nature of improvisation, including its principles and techniques.
- Create a performance through the process of improvisation, using appropriate musical elements.
- Know about the changes and patterns in a given score or piece of music, relevant to improvisation.
- Contribute effectively to a group improvised performance, responding to other performers.
- Know about the value of evaluation in improving improvisation and performance skills.
Music Marketing and PromotionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about marketing and promotional processes used within the music industry
- Produce promotional materials suitable for use in the music industry
Music Production and Remixing TechniquesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about different remix styles and audio production processes
- Produce a remix of a piece of music using appropriate techniques
- Review own remix production, identifying areas for improvement
Music Sequencing and ProductionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the features and functions of music sequencing software
- Produce music using music software, demonstrating effective use of its features
- Respond to a brief for the production of sequenced music, meeting the specified requirements
- Apply a review process to a sequenced piece of music, identifying strengths and areas for development
Music Skills for Solo PerformanceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use technical skills to perform and practice music effectively
- Know the importance of correct posture when performing music, and its impact on performance
- Establish effective practice routines to improve musical skills
- Perform music to a suitable standard
- Review own music progress and performance, identifying areas for improvement and future development
Music for PerformanceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know how music can contribute to creating a specific mood in a performance
- Know how music can contribute to creating a specific atmosphere in a performance
- Demonstrate practical music making skills
- Know about the role of rhythm in music
- Know about the role of tempo in music
- Select appropriate music for use in a performance
Musical Theatre PerformanceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the history, conventions, and key practitioners of musical theatre performance
- Use acting skills, including characterisation and vocal projection, for a musical theatre performance
- Use dance skills, including technique and choreography, for a musical theatre performance
- Use music performance skills, including singing and rhythm, for a musical theatre performance
- Perform a complete musical theatre work, demonstrating integrated acting, dance, and music skills
Negotiation SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate one's own position clearly, justify arguments effectively, and defend one's perspective confidently during a negotiation.
- Actively listen to and discuss the positions of others involved in the negotiation, demonstrating empathy and understanding.
- Conclude a negotiation process successfully, reaching a mutually acceptable agreement or compromise.
Numbers, Decimals, Fractions and PercentagesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Perform calculations using whole numbers
- Perform calculations using fractions
- Perform calculations using decimals
- Perform calculations using percentages
Numbers, Decimals, Fractions and PercentagesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Perform calculations and solve problems using whole numbers
- Perform calculations and solve problems using fractions
- Perform calculations and solve problems using decimals
- Perform calculations and solve problems using percentages
Numeracy Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate mathematical approaches to solve work-related problems
- Apply appropriate numeracy skills in a work context
- Interpret and communicate results in situations where they have applied numeracy skills in a work context
Numerical Relationships, Algebra and RatioReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Solve algebraic problems using appropriate methods
- Apply ratio to solve practical problems
Numerical Relationships, Algebra and RatiosReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge of numerical relationships, including number sequences and patterns.
- Solve problems effectively using algebraic techniques, including simplifying expressions and solving equations.
- Work confidently with ratios, applying them to practical problems and calculations.
Pattern Cutting: Garment Modelling and FittingReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Model garment parts using appropriate techniques
- Describe standard figure sizes and their application in pattern cutting
- Fit and shape a garment for the front and back of the body to achieve a desired silhouette
Pattern Cutting: Manual Lay PlanningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about pattern piece markings and their significance in lay planning
- Understand the importance of comparative lay plans in optimising fabric usage
- Understand fabric characteristics relevant to lay planning, including grain, nap, and stretch
- Complete a lay plan for maximum fabric utilisation, minimising waste and ensuring efficient cutting
Pattern Cutting: Pattern Construction BlocksReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Create basic fashion pattern blocks to required measurements
- Adapt a basic fashion pattern block to produce a dress block
Pattern Cutting: Pattern DesignReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Create dress patterns using appropriate techniques
- Adapt existing patterns to create new designs
- Create a pattern and toile for a dress, ensuring accurate fit and design
- Produce a lay plan for cutting fabric efficiently
Performing Arts BusinessReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify employment opportunities in the performing arts sector, including specific roles and responsibilities
- Describe the requirements for different types of employment in the performing arts sector, such as qualifications, experience, and skills
- Identify different types of organisations operating in the performing arts sector, such as theatre companies, dance groups, and music venues
- Describe the structure and function of different types of organisations in the performing arts sector
- Explain the importance of finance and funding in the performing arts industry
- Identify different sources of finance and funding for performing arts projects and organisations
Performing in a ProductionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Employ disciplines and techniques central to effective performance, such as focus, concentration, and physical control
- Review own contribution to a performance, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
- Review a production, analysing its artistic and technical elements and their impact on the audience
Photo Editing SoftwareReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Utilise photo editing software to achieve a specific, defined purpose.
- Adjust digital images to meet specified requirements.
- Modify digital images to meet specified requirements.
- Prepare digital images to meet specified requirements.
Plan, Lead and Evaluate a Series of Dance SessionsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan a series of dance sessions, taking into account participant needs and abilities
- Lead a series of dance sessions, providing clear instruction and guidance
- Understand the purpose of providing feedback to participants in dance sessions
- Evaluate a dance session, identifying areas for improvement
Read for InformationReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Obtain information from a range of sources, including written texts, digital media, and visual aids
- Use information obtained from various sources to complete tasks or solve problems
- Use reference materials such as dictionaries, thesauruses, and online resources to support understanding and communication
Read for InformationReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Read and obtain information from a variety of different sources
- Use reference sources and spelling strategies to ensure accuracy and understanding
Read for Purpose and MeaningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Read and understand a range of texts.
- Evaluate the purpose of different types of texts.
- Apply a range of strategies to aid understanding of texts.
Read for Purpose and MeaningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Read and understand different types of texts
- Explain how the purpose of texts affects the use of language and textual features
- Use reading strategies to support understanding of texts
Rehearsal SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the purpose and benefits of rehearsing music
- Plan a rehearsal, considering objectives and resources
- Use appropriate rehearsal techniques to improve musical performance
- Review the rehearsal process, identifying areas for improvement in future rehearsals
Searching for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Find out about job vacancies using appropriate methods
- Take a pro-active approach to job-searching, demonstrating initiative and resourcefulness
Self-Management Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manage self effectively in a work context, demonstrating professionalism and responsibility
- Review own self-management skills, identifying areas for improvement and development
Setting and Meeting Work-Related TargetsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set personal targets relating to work, ensuring they are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)
- Review progress in meeting own targets, identifying any challenges and adjusting strategies as needed
Skills for Creative ThinkersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to think creatively, generating new ideas and perspectives
- Work creatively to apply imaginative solutions to problems and challenges
Skills for Effective ParticipantsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Engage with issues that affect their communities, such as their place of learning, work, or area in which they live
- Take action to bring about improvements within communities
Skills for Independent EnquirersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan research effectively, defining the research question, identifying appropriate resources, and developing a research strategy.
- Carry out research systematically, gathering relevant information from a variety of sources and evaluating its credibility.
- Present findings of research clearly and concisely, using appropriate formats and visual aids to communicate key insights and conclusions.
Skills for Reflective LearnersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate own strengths and weaknesses in relation to learning and development.
- Set realistic and achievable goals for own personal and professional development.
- Reflect on progress and achievement to support future learning and development.
Solving Work-Related ProblemsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use sources of help for a work-related problem
- Solve a work-related problem
- Apply a strategy to solve a work-related problem
Song Writing SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different song styles and their characteristics
- Describe the use of form in popular music
- Identify the use of subject matter in popular music
- Explain the use of lyrical devices in popular music songs
- Explain the use of compositional devices in popular music songs
- Compose a popular music song, demonstrating appropriate use of form, subject matter, lyrical devices and compositional devices
Sound Effect Techniques for Music ProductionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the key features of sound effects production, including different types of sound effects and their applications
- Describe the equipment and techniques used in sound effects production
- Produce sound effects using appropriate equipment and techniques
Sound Production and RecordingReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe health and safety measures relating to sound production and recording, including risk assessments and safe working practices
- Use methods and equipment to store sound effectively
- Use methods and equipment to record sound to a satisfactory quality
- Use methods and equipment to manipulate sound to achieve a desired effect
- Apply technical skills and equipment to develop ideas for sound production
- Review own use of sound and recording equipment, identifying areas for improvement
Sound and Music ProductionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the basic nature of sound, including its properties and characteristics
- Use technical language relating to sound and acoustics accurately and appropriately
Speak to CommunicateReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate effectively with others in a range of situations.
- Adapt speech and communication style according to the context and audience.
Speak to CommunicateReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate effectively with others in a variety of situations
- Demonstrate active listening skills during conversations
- Adapt speech and language to suit different contexts and audiences
- Use appropriate non-verbal communication techniques to enhance understanding
SustainabilityReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand what is meant by sustainability
- Understand how human activity is threatening sustainability
- Know about sustainability goals and targets
- Understand how businesses can work towards achieving sustainability
Tailoring: AlterationsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the information required to effectively make tailoring alterations.
- Perform practical sewing skills required for alterations.
- Perform practical finishing skills required for alterations.
- Make alterations to tailored garments according to specifications.
- Know about health and safety requirements and procedures in the tailoring workshop.
Tailoring: Practical SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Produce tailored pocket samples to a specified standard.
- Produce a trouser zip sample to a specified standard.
- Know the uses of lining in tailored garments.
- Know the uses of interfacing in tailored garments.
- Know about health and safety requirements and procedures in the tailoring workshop.
Tailoring: Tailored Garment ConstructionReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for tailored garment construction, ensuring a clean and organised workspace
- Prepare patterns accurately for cutting, making any necessary adjustments or alterations
- Prepare and cut fabric precisely, following pattern markings and grain lines
- Produce tailored trousers to a high standard, demonstrating accurate sewing and construction techniques
- Apply appropriate finishing techniques to tailored trousers, such as pressing, hemming, and adding fastenings
- Review own work critically, identifying areas for improvement and making necessary adjustments
- Know and apply relevant health and safety procedures in garment construction, ensuring a safe working environment
Tailoring: TechniquesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the properties and uses of different fabrics used in tailoring.
- Use hand stitching techniques commonly used in tailoring.
- Take and use standard body measurements for tailoring.
- Take and use personal measurements for tailoring.
- Understand health and safety requirements and procedures in the tailoring workshop.
Taking Personal Responsibility for the EnvironmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Research different ways individuals can help fight climate change, considering various approaches and their potential impact.
- Identify specific ways to reduce your own negative impact on the environment, considering your daily activities and consumption habits.
- Implement practical actions or changes to reduce your negative impact on the environment, putting your identified strategies into practice.
- Reflect on how effectively you have reduced your negative impact on the environment, evaluating the success of your implemented actions and identifying areas for further improvement.
Time ManagementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate time-management skills while working or studying
- Assess how well they are managing their time
Using Aural Skills in MusicReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about different time signatures used in music.
- Know rhythmic terminology, notations and patterns commonly used in musical scores.
- Reproduce melodies accurately.
- Sing and harmonise effectively during rehearsals and performances.
- Recognise cadences and demonstrate harmonic perception.
- Know about the impact of changes in dynamic, articulation, tempo and tonality on a musical piece.
Using DJ SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the components of a DJ rig and their functions
- Explain how to design a DJ rig to meet specific performance requirements
- Perform a DJ set to an audience, demonstrating appropriate mixing techniques and track selection
- Evaluate a DJ set, identifying strengths and weaknesses in performance and track selection
- Suggest improvements to future DJ sets based on the evaluation
Using ProbabilityReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about probability
- Calculate probability
- Express probability
Using ProbabilityReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the fundamental principles of probability and its applications
- Understand different ways of representing probability, such as fractions, decimals, and percentages
- Calculate the probability of single events occurring
- Calculate the probability of combined events occurring
- Express probability clearly and accurately using appropriate terminology and notation
Using Size, Shape and SpaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Measure length accurately using appropriate tools and techniques
- Measure weight accurately using appropriate tools and techniques
- Measure capacity accurately using appropriate tools and techniques
- Use shape, positional vocabulary and spatial awareness to complete tasks
Using Size, Shape and SpaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Measure length and distance accurately using appropriate measuring tools and techniques.
- Measure weight accurately using appropriate weighing equipment and units of measurement.
- Measure capacity accurately using appropriate measuring containers and units of measurement.
- Work confidently with shape, positional vocabulary and space, applying these concepts to practical tasks and problem-solving.
Using and Communicating DataReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Extract and interpret information from various sources
- Collect and organise data systematically
- Present results in a clear and concise manner
Using and Communicating DataReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Extract and use mathematical information from various sources.
- Collect and organise data using appropriate methods.
- Compare data sets and identify trends.
- Present results clearly and effectively using appropriate formats.
Website Design and DevelopmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand website fundamentals, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Understand website design principles, including usability, accessibility, and responsiveness.
- Design a website for an audience and purpose, considering the website's content, layout, and user experience.
- Produce planning documentation for a website in response to a client brief, outlining the website's structure, content, and functionality.
- Create a website based on the planning documentation, implementing the website's design and functionality.
- Test a website for functionality, ensuring all links and features work correctly.
- Review a website for usability, assessing its ease of use and user experience.
- Refine a website based on testing and review feedback, making improvements to its functionality and usability.
Working in the Creative IndustriesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand employment opportunities in the creative industries, including different roles and career pathways.
- Assess own skills, knowledge and experience against the requirements of specific roles within the creative industries.
- Plan own development activities to support progression into chosen areas within the creative industries.
Working in a TeamReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Work positively as a member of a team
- Reflect on the performance of a team
Working with ColleaguesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with a manager, following instructions and contributing to team goals.
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with peers, supporting a positive working environment.
Write Fluently and AccuratelyReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use complex sentences and accurate grammar and punctuation in own writing to convey meaning effectively.
- Write legibly and with accurate spelling to ensure clarity and understanding.
- Check own writing for accuracy and make necessary corrections.
Write to CommunicateReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan own writing
- Structure own writing to communicate ideas and information
Write to CommunicateReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan, organise and draft written material effectively
- Produce written material suitable for different purposes and audiences
Write with AccuracyReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use correct grammar in written texts, demonstrating an understanding of sentence structure and grammatical rules.
- Write legibly with correct spelling and punctuation, ensuring clarity and accuracy in written communication.
- Proofread and revise writing, identifying and correcting errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation to improve the quality of written work.
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 2 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.
Who’d teach you this

The Evidence Evaluator
Assessor
Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
Meet all twelve tutorsWhere this connects
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.
- Design games
- Edit and enhance images using a digital kiosk
- Maintain effective performance
Where this can lead
Game Engine Developer
Ultimately, your career path is yours to define. We're here to provide the opportunities, mentorship, and challenges to help you grow into the best engineer you can be, whether that's as a deep technical specialist or a leader of teams. The game industry is always evolving, and so should you.
See the whole journey →Showing 6 roles, drawn from 19 job records mapped to this qualification.
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.
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 acting skills through practical activities, including voice projection, body language, and character development. They will apply these skills in performance and demonstrate a positive, proactive approach.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Certificate in Creative Industries
95 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Gateway Qualifications Limited.
- Acting Skills
- Applying for a Job
- Career Planning
- Communication Skills for Work
- Community environment project
- Customer service skills
and 89 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
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.