How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Achieve and Partners Limited has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and Achieve and Partners Limited awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Achieve and Partners Limited.
This Level 2 Diploma is aimed at individuals working or aspiring to work in the furniture, furnishings, and interiors sector. Learners will develop skills in design processes, hand finishing, mechanical fixing, and upholstery. Workplace responsibilities within the furniture industry are also addressed.
These are the units Achieve and Partners 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. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with Achieve and Partners Limited. It does the teaching and the mapping. Achieve and Partners Limited sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
CNC machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set up and operate CNC machines to produce profiles on wood-based components, including understanding machine controls, tooling and programming.
- Operate CNC machines to manufacture profiles on wood-based components, following established procedures and safety guidelines.
Computer aided design (CAD) skills for making furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand CAD functions and operating requirements
- Produce 2D CAD drawings
Design process skills for making furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand design processes for making furniture, including research, concept development, and prototyping.
- Carry out design processes for making furniture, applying relevant techniques and tools to create functional and aesthetically pleasing designs.
Fitting skills for doors, drawers and furniture hardware Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Fit doors and drawers and attach hardware to furniture
- Fit doors, drawers and attach hardware to furniture
Hand skills for finishing furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Hand finish furniture, including surface preparation, application techniques, and finishing materials.
- Hand finish items of furniture, applying appropriate techniques and materials to achieve a high-quality finish.
Hand skills for making bespoke furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the processes involved in making bespoke furniture
- Produce components required to make bespoke furniture
- Assemble components to make bespoke furniture
Hand skills for making components and assembling furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Make and assemble furniture components using hand skills, including selecting appropriate tools, materials and techniques.
- Produce and assemble furniture components to the required specifications, demonstrating accuracy, quality and attention to detail.
Health and safety in furniture, furnishings and interiors Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the requirements for health and safety in a workplace context, including relevant legislation, regulations and organisational procedures.
- Identify hazards and assess risks in a workplace context, including the use of risk assessment techniques and control measures.
Installation skills for fitted furniture and components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for furniture and component installation in differing locations
- Install furniture and components in differing locations
- Install furniture and components in location
Jointing machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set up and operate jointing machines to manufacture joints on wood-based components
- Operate jointing machines to manufacture joints on wood-based components
Jointing, scribing and templating skills for furniture installation Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to joint components for furniture installation
- Understand how to scribe components for furniture installation
- Understand how to create templates for furniture installation
- Joint components for furniture installation
- Scribe components for furniture installation
- Create templates for furniture installation
Manufacturing skills for modern upholstery Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare items of modern upholstery
- Fit material and finish items of modern upholstery
- Produce an item of new or recovered modern upholstery
Manufacturing skills for seamed furnishing components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare equipment for use in furnishings
- Produce seamed components for use in furnishings
- Produce seamed components for use in furnishings
Manufacturing skills for soft furnishing components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare components for use in soft furnishings
- Produce components for use in soft furnishings
- Produce components and make one soft furnishing item
Manufacturing skills for traditional upholstery Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare upholstery foundations using traditional methods, including frame preparation, webbing, springing and stuffing.
- Fit material and finish items of traditional upholstery, including cutting, shaping, stitching and applying decorative elements.
- Produce an item of new or recovered traditional upholstery, demonstrating competence in all stages of the process and achieving a high-quality finish.
Matching and cutting skills for upholstery and soft furnishings Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe how to prepare for matching materials for furnishings
- Describe how to prepare for cutting materials for furnishings
- Describe how to match materials for furnishings
- Describe how to cut materials for furnishings
- Prepare materials for matching for furnishings
- Prepare materials for cutting for furnishings
- Match materials for furnishings
- Cut materials for furnishings
Material technology in furnishings Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the properties and characteristics of materials used in furnishings
- Understand how material technology affects the performance of furniture products
- Understand how material selection impacts the durability and longevity of furnishings
Mechanical fixing skills for assembling furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe how to prepare furniture for assembly using mechanical fixings
- Describe how to assemble furniture using mechanical fixings
- Prepare furniture for assembly using mechanical fixings
- Assemble furniture using mechanical fixings
Plan career progression in furniture, furnishings and interiors Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate and plan careers in furniture, furnishings or interiors
- Develop plans and career goals in furniture, furnishings or interiors
Planing machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe how to set up planing machines to produce planed profiles on wood-based components
- Describe how to operate planing machines to produce planed profiles on wood-based components
- Operate planing machines to manufacture profiles on wood-based components
Portable power tool skills for the manufacture/assembly of wood-based components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set up portable power tools for manufacturing and assembling wood-based components
- Operate portable power tools safely and effectively
- Set up portable power tools to manufacture or assemble wood-based components
- Operate portable power tools to manufacture or assemble wood-based components to the required specification
Profiling machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to set up profiling machines to produce profiles on wood-based components
- Understand how to operate profiling machines to produce profiles on wood-based components
- Operate profile machines to manufacture profiles on wood-based components
Restoration skills for furniture components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out restoration of furniture components
- Carry out restoration of furniture components
Sanding machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set up sanding machines for producing sanded profiles on wood-based components
- Operate sanding machines safely and effectively
- Operate sanding machines to manufacture sanded profiles on wood-based components to the required specification
Sawing machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based components Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set up sawing machines for producing sawn profiles on wood-based components
- Operate sawing machines safely and effectively
- Operate sawing machines to manufacture sawn profiles on wood-based components to the required specification
Scheme design skills for furnishings Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to create design schemes in furnishings
- Create a design scheme for furnishings
Spraying skills for finishing furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prepare for spray finishing furniture
- Understand how to spray finish furniture
- Spray finish items of furniture
Sustainability in the manufacture of furniture, furnishings and interior products Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how sustainability impacts on the use of materials in the manufacture of furniture, furnishings and interior products
- Understand how sustainability impacts on the manufacture of furniture, furnishings and interior products
- Understand how to manage waste in the manufacture of furniture, furnishings and interior products
- Understand how to manage waste in the production of furnishings
- Understand how to manage waste in the creation of interiors
Technical drawing and geometry skills for making furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand technical drawings and geometry techniques
- Create technical drawings and use geometry techniques by use of traditional methods or CAD applications
Timber technology in furniture making Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the material technology of solid wood, including its properties, characteristics and uses in furniture making.
- Understand the material technology of timber-based products, including their composition, manufacturing processes and applications in furniture making.
Veneering skills for making furniture Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the preparation techniques required for veneering
- Understand the process of laying veneers onto groundwork
- Prepare veneers for application
- Lay veneers onto prepared groundwork
Workplace responsibilities in furniture, furnishings and interiors Real unit · Achieve and Partners Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the importance of good working relationships in the workplace
- Recognise the importance of effective communication in the workplace
- Recognise the importance of standard workplace practices
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Create designs using CAD
- Standard
Create technical information to enable design realisation
- Standard
Develop own skills, knowledge and expertise in furniture finishing
- Standard
Develop technical designs
- Standard
Follow Design Processes
- Standard
Installing interior furniture components
- Standard
Interpret Furniture Designs
- Standard
Joint components
- Standard
Prepare and assemble furniture using mechanical fixings
- Standard
Prepare, set up and operate planes
- Standard
Prepare, set up and operate profiling machinery
- Standard
Produce shaped headboards (CNC Routing)
- Standard
Provide customers with recommendations
- Standard
Repair and Restore Furniture
- Standard
Sand wood materials
- Standard
Sand wooden components
The credits, and who awards them
Level 2 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Achieve and Partners Limited rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
CNC machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based componentsComputer aided design (CAD) skills for making furnitureDesign process skills for making furnitureFitting skills for doors, drawers and furniture hardwareHand skills for finishing furnitureHand skills for making bespoke furnitureHand skills for making components and assembling furnitureHealth and safety in furniture, furnishings and interiors
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
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For “Plan career progression in furniture, furnishings and interiors” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Create designs using CAD
- Create technical information to enable design realisation
- Develop own skills, knowledge and expertise in furniture finishing
- Develop technical designs
- Follow Design Processes
- Installing interior furniture components
- Interpret Furniture Designs
- Joint components
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from CNC machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based components, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Learners will gain knowledge of CNC machine components, cutting tools, and basic programming principles for wood-based component manufacture. This unit develops skills to set up and operate CNC machines safely and effectively to produce profiles.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time. Teaching towards this qualification begins when you subscribe.
Built for Achieve+Partners Level 2 Diploma in Furniture, Furnishings and Interiors
32 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Achieve and Partners Limited.
- CNC machinery skills for the manufacture of wood-based components
- Computer aided design (CAD) skills for making furniture
- Design process skills for making furniture
- Fitting skills for doors, drawers and furniture hardware
- Hand skills for finishing furniture
- Hand skills for making bespoke furniture
and 26 more in the full unit list below.
Free tools
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Learned on your own work, taught one-to-one.
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