Occupational Awards Limited · RQF Level 2
OAL Level 2 Diploma in Manufacturing (Knowledge and Skills)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits37
- Guided learning260 hours
- Units in this qualification24
Awarded by Occupational Awards Limited · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
The OAL Level 2 Diploma in Manufacturing (Knowledge and Skills) is designed to provide learners with essential knowledge and skills in manufacturing and is integral to the Lean Manufacturing Operative Apprenticeship Standard.
These are the units Occupational Awards 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.
Analysing the Results of Inspection and Confirming Quality of ProductionReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the relevant information required to analyse the results of inspection and confirm quality of production
- Analyse the results of inspection and confirm the quality of production
- Deal with problems when analysing results of inspection and confirming the quality of production
Carrying Out Inspection and Testing ActivitiesReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the relevant information required for inspection and testing activities
- Perform inspection and testing activities according to established procedures
- Record and document inspection and testing results accurately
- Troubleshoot problems encountered during inspection and testing activities
- Implement solutions to address problems identified during inspection and testing activities
Communicating and Working Effectively Within a Manufacturing EnvironmentReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to communicate effectively within a manufacturing environment
- Understand the types of technical information found in the manufacturing workplace
- Understand how planning and preparation support being effective in the manufacturing workplace
- Understand safe working practices and procedures in a manufacturing environment
- Understand why performance reviews are important for effective working
- Understand the importance of continuous professional development and objectives
Communicating and Working Effectively Within a Manufacturing EnvironmentReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate effective communication skills in a team environment.
- Understand the importance of working relationships in manufacturing.
Controlling Manufacturing OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge of operation control processes.
Controlling Manufacturing OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the relevant information required for controlling manufacturing operations, including production schedules, resource allocation, and quality control procedures.
- Control manufacturing operations, ensuring adherence to production schedules, efficient resource utilisation, and maintenance of quality standards.
- Identify and address problems that may arise during manufacturing operations, implementing appropriate solutions to minimise disruption and maintain production efficiency.
Finishing ProductsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the organisational procedures, health and safety legislation, environmental regulations and quality standards applicable to the finishing of products.
- Demonstrate how to safely finish products to an approved standard, adhering to relevant health and safety legislation and organisational procedures.
- Safely carry out finishing operations, using appropriate techniques and equipment to achieve the required finish quality.
- Monitor own performance when carrying out finishing operations, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies to enhance efficiency and quality.
Handing Over and Concluding Manufacturing OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Execute effective handover procedures in manufacturing.
Handing Over and Concluding Manufacturing OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the relevant information required for handing over manufacturing operations
- Hand over a manufacturing operation
- Know the relevant information required for concluding manufacturing operations
- Conclude a manufacturing operation
Health and Safety Within a Manufacturing EnvironmentReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety legislation in the workplace.
- Apply safe working practices in manufacturing activities.
Health and Safety Within a Manufacturing EnvironmentReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the requirements and responsibilities for health and safety in a manufacturing environment under current health and safety legislation and regulations, including risk assessments and safe systems of work
- Know the fire, accident and emergency procedures in a manufacturing environment, including evacuation routes and first aid provision
- Understand the relationship between hazards and risks in a manufacturing environment, including identifying potential hazards and assessing the associated risks
- Understand safe working practices and procedures in a manufacturing environment, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe handling of materials
Preparing for Manufacturing OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the process of preparing for manufacturing.
Preparing for Manufacturing OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare a work area for a manufacturing operation, including ensuring cleanliness, organisation, and availability of necessary tools and materials
- Prepare a work area for a manufacturing operation, following established procedures and safety guidelines
Producing Products by Assembly OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manufacture products by assembly operations, including understanding the required tools, equipment, and materials
- Manufacture products by assembly operations, following established procedures and quality standards
Producing Products by ProcessingReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the relevant information required for producing products by processing, including specifications, materials, and equipment.
- Produce products by processing, adhering to specified procedures and quality standards.
- Identify and address problems that may arise during the production process, implementing appropriate solutions to maintain product quality and efficiency.
Receiving and Checking Incoming Materials for Manufacturing OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the relevant information required for receiving and checking incoming materials for manufacturing operations, including delivery notes, material specifications, and quality control procedures.
- Receive and check incoming materials for manufacturing operations, verifying quantities, specifications, and quality against delivery documentation and organisational standards.
- Identify and address problems that may arise while receiving and checking incoming materials for manufacturing operations, implementing appropriate solutions to ensure material availability and quality.
Recording and Reporting Inspection Test ResultsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the relevant information required to analyse the results of inspection and confirm quality of production, including inspection reports, quality standards, and product specifications.
- Analyse the results of inspection and confirm the quality of production, identifying any deviations from specified standards and recommending corrective actions.
- Identify and address problems that may arise while recording and reporting inspection and test results, ensuring accurate and timely documentation of findings.
Transferring Materials for Manufacturing OperationsReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the relevant information required for transferring materials for manufacturing operations
- Transfer materials for manufacturing operations
- Deal with problems while transferring materials for manufacturing operations
Work-related Problem-solving TechniquesReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify problems in manufacturing operations and propose solutions.
Work-related Problem-solving TechniquesReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of eliminating the seven wastes of lean manufacturing
- Understand methods of identifying problems in lean manufacturing
- Know the A3 method of solving problems in lean operations
- Define a problem using the A3 method
- Solve a problem using the A3 method
Working Relationships and Individual Rights and Responsibilities Within a Manufacturing EnvironmentReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how attitude has an influence on behaviour in the workplace, including its impact on teamwork and productivity
- Understand the importance of creating and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues and supervisors
- Understand the importance of effective team working in a manufacturing environment, including communication and collaboration
- Know the main current legislation and rules that have an effect on employment in the manufacturing environment, such as health and safety regulations and employment law
- Understand how job roles can lead to career development within the manufacturing sector, including opportunities for training and promotion
- Understand the role of representative bodies, such as trade unions, in the manufacturing environment, including their function in representing employee interests
Working Relationships and Individual Rights and Responsibilities Within a Manufacturing EnvironmentReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand individual rights in the workplace.
- Demonstrate respect and cooperation with colleagues.
Workplace Organisational TechniquesReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Implement effective organisational techniques.
Workplace Organisational TechniquesReal unit · Occupational Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of having a well-organised working environment in a manufacturing setting
- Understand the five phases of the 5S method of workplace organisation, including Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise, and Sustain
- Carry out a 5S workplace organisation audit to identify areas for improvement
- Carry out the implementation of 5S in a designated work area, following established procedures
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.
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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
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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.
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- Analyse and interpret the results of tests on process products or equipment
- Analysing the results of inspection and confirming quality of production
- Carry out customised finishing in the spirits industry
- Carrying out finishing operations
- Carrying out inspection and testing activities
- Controlling manufacturing operations
- Finish Footwear and Leathergoods
Where this can lead
Manufacturing Specialist
Your journey as a Manufacturing Specialist is just the beginning. We're committed to helping you grow, whether that's becoming a leader of people, a technical guru, or moving into a related field like Quality or Engineering. Your drive to make things better will always be in demand.
See the whole journey →Showing 6 roles, drawn from 23 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
This unit enables learners to analyse inspection results and confirm production quality against standards. Learners will identify relevant information, detect trends and patterns, compare results to specifications, and address problems encountered during quality analysis.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for OAL Level 2 Diploma in Manufacturing (Knowledge and Skills)
16 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Occupational Awards Limited.
- Analysing the Results of Inspection and Confirming Quality of Production
- Carrying Out Inspection and Testing Activities
- Communicating and Working Effectively Within a Manufacturing Environment
- Controlling Manufacturing Operations
- Finishing Products
- Handing Over and Concluding Manufacturing Operations
and 10 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
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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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