Qualifi Ltd · RQF Level 5

Qualifi Level 5 Extended Diploma in Information Technology

You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.

  • LevelRQF Level 5
  • Total credits240
  • Guided learning1,200 hours
  • Units in this qualification20

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What you’ll learn

What each unit actually teaches you to do

This vocationally-related qualification at Level 5 offers learners an extended programme of study in information technology. It covers areas such as IT ethics, web design, PC maintenance, technopreneurship and network security. Successful candidates will develop an understanding of IT applications, operating systems, and website design principles.

These are the units Qualifi Ltd 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.

Business to Business (B2B) E-commerceReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of business-to-business e-commerce components, including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), online transaction processing, inventory management, and supply chain management.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles and applications of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in B2B e-commerce
  • Understand the processes and security considerations of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) in B2B transactions
  • Understand the role and implementation of online transaction processing (OLTP) systems in B2B e-commerce
  • Understand the function and benefits of inventory management systems within a B2B context
  • Understand the principles and strategies of supply chain management in B2B e-commerce
Business to Consumer (B2C) E-commerceReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll explore key concepts and techniques in business-to-consumer e-commerce, including mobile e-commerce, ticketing systems, marketing psychology, AI in image recognition, and social commerce. The unit emphasises analysing and applying these concepts effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the concepts and techniques used in mobile e-commerce and ticketing systems
  • Understand the psychological principles that influence marketing strategies
  • Understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in image recognition within the context of e-commerce
  • Understand the principles and practices of social commerce
C#.NET ProgrammingReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
It teaches you to understand the role of ASP.NET in developing dynamic web applications and its lifecycle. You'll design web applications using ASP.NET and ADO.NET to connect to databases and manage data retrieval and manipulation.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the use of ASP.NET for developing dynamic web applications
  • Design web applications using ASP.NET and ADO.NET to interact with databases
Computer Graphics Editing and Database ConceptsReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
This unit covers the use of computer graphic editing techniques to edit photos and create illustrations using relevant software tools. You'll also design and implement a database system, specifying its structure and managing data storage and retrieval.

What you'll be able to do

  • Use computer graphic editing techniques to edit photos and create illustrations, demonstrating proficiency with relevant software tools.
  • Create a database system, including designing the database structure, implementing data storage, and developing data retrieval mechanisms.
Content Management SystemsReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of content management systems (CMS), including their core concepts, architecture, and types. The unit teaches you to operate a CMS effectively to create, manage, and publish digital content.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the core concepts and architecture of content management systems (CMS)
  • Operate a CMS to create, manage, and publish digital content effectively
Graphical User Interface (GUI)Real unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll understand the concepts, tools, and techniques of Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and development. The unit includes creating a GUI application using Java, applying user interface design principles and implementation techniques.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the concepts, tools, and techniques underpinning Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and development.
  • Create a GUI application using Java, demonstrating effective user interface design principles.
Information Technology and IT EthicsReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
It teaches you to explain the applications of information technology in business, education, and healthcare. You'll also analyse ethical issues related to data privacy and the implications of artificial intelligence in IT.

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the applications of information technology in various contexts
  • Analyse the ethical considerations involved in the use of information technology
  • Evaluate the impact of IT ethics on organisations and individuals
Logical IT NetworkingReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of logical IT networking concepts, including network addressing, routing, and protocols. The unit also covers components and interfaces of logical networks, as well as their security requirements.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand logical networking concepts, including network addressing, routing, and protocols.
  • Understand the components and interfaces between different logical networking attributes, such as virtual networks, subnets, and firewalls.
  • Understand the security requirements of a logical network and implement appropriate security measures.
Mathematics and Statistics for ITReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll explore mathematical and statistical principles relevant to information technology. The unit enables application of these concepts to solve IT-related problems and analyse data effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the mathematical principles and concepts that underpin information technology
  • Understand the statistical principles and concepts that underpin information technology
Network Design and AdministrationReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
This unit covers network design principles such as scalability, redundancy, and security. You'll configure local area networks and VLANs, and administer networks, including user management, security protocols, and resource allocation.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of network design and their application in different contexts
  • Configure a local area network (LAN) according to specified requirements
  • Configure a virtual local area network (VLAN) to meet specific organisational needs
  • Administer a network, including user management, security protocols, and resource allocation
Network Routing and SwitchingReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
This unit provides knowledge of network switching principles and techniques, including circuit and packet switching. You'll understand switching requirements in various environments and perform routing tasks based on specified configurations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of network switching.
  • Understand the requirements of network switching.
  • Perform network routing tasks according to specified configurations.
Network SecurityReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
This unit provides learners with an understanding of computer network security principles, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability. You'll identify common threats and apply methods to maintain security and protect network infrastructure.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the fundamental principles of computer network security
  • Understand and apply methods for maintaining computer security and protecting against threats
PC Maintenance and Operating SystemsReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
This unit covers a range of operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux, focusing on their key features. You'll also understand PC maintenance procedures and compare the user interfaces and installation processes of Windows and Linux.

What you'll be able to do

  • Describe a range of operating systems and their key features
  • Explain the functionalities of Windows operating systems
  • Explain the functionalities of Linux operating systems
  • Compare and contrast Windows and Linux operating systems
  • Describe common PC maintenance procedures
Physical IT NetworkingReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge and practical skills related to physical IT networking components and interfaces. You'll identify network cables, connectors, and devices, and install security protocols within physical networks.

What you'll be able to do

  • Apply knowledge of the components of physical networking in a practical context.
  • Understand the components and interfaces between different physical networking attributes, including cabling, connectors, and network devices.
  • Install security protocols in a physical network to protect against unauthorised access and data breaches.
Programming Concepts and Java for Android ProgrammingReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll develop skills in creating computer programs using object-oriented principles and appropriate data structures. The unit also covers the Android development environment and teaches you to create Android applications.

What you'll be able to do

  • Create a computer program using appropriate programming principles and techniques.
  • Create an Android program, demonstrating an understanding of the Android development environment.
System AdministrationReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll gain an understanding of system administration principles, including security, performance, and maintenance. The unit covers user and file system management within different organisational contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of system administration.
  • Understand the requirements of system administration.
  • Perform user management tasks within a system administration context.
  • Perform file system management tasks within a system administration context.
TechnopreneurshipReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll assess the nature of technological entrepreneurship and develop a plan for a new technology-based business. The unit includes evaluating the creation, delivery, and capture of value within technology ventures and analysing challenges and opportunities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Assess the nature and characteristics of technological entrepreneurship
  • Establish a plan for a new technology-based business venture
  • Evaluate the rationale for how businesses create, deliver, and capture value in the context of technology entrepreneurship
Web Design 1Real unit · Qualifi Ltd
You'll understand the fundamental principles of user-centred website design, including accessibility and visual hierarchy. The unit covers practical skills such as creating wireframes, applying colour theory, and incorporating typography in website design.

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the fundamental principles of effective website design
  • Apply design principles to create a website layout
  • Design a functional website with appropriate content and navigation
Web Design 2Real unit · Qualifi Ltd
This unit equips learners with knowledge of effective web design principles, including usability and accessibility standards. You'll create dynamic web pages using HTML, CSS, and scripting languages, integrating dynamic content and user interaction.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the principles of effective web design, including usability and accessibility
  • Create dynamic web pages using appropriate technologies and techniques
Web ProgrammingReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
This unit introduces key concepts, tools, and techniques in web programming. You'll plan, implement, and test web programming tasks using appropriate methods and software.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the key concepts, tools and techniques that underpin web programming
  • Carry out web programming tasks using appropriate tools and techniques

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 5 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.

Business to Business (B2B) E-commerceBusiness to Consumer (B2C) E-commerceC#.NET ProgrammingComputer Graphics Editing and Database ConceptsContent Management SystemsGraphical User Interface (GUI)Information Technology and IT EthicsLogical IT Networking

Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.

Who’d teach you this

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Where 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.

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Qualifi Level 5 Extended Diploma in Information Technology
  • Design Network Infrastructure Solutions
  • Lead network infrastructure services
  • Lead the Delivery of the Network Design Capability and Strategy
  • Manage Network Infrastructure Services Design
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

Where this can lead

Systems/Network Administrator

Your journey in IT starts with a solid foundation, and this role is a crucial step. The more you learn, the more you grow, and the more impact you'll have. We're here to help you map out that journey, whether you want to lead teams or become the ultimate technical expert.

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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.

Design Network Infrastructure SolutionsLead network infrastructure servicesLead the Delivery of the Network Design Capability and StrategyManage Network Infrastructure Services Design

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.
Business to Business (B2B) E-commerceLevel 5

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

Learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of business-to-business e-commerce components, including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), online transaction processing, inventory management, and supply chain management.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.
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Built for Qualifi Level 5 Extended Diploma in Information Technology

20 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Qualifi Ltd.

  1. Business to Business (B2B) E-commerce
  2. Business to Consumer (B2C) E-commerce
  3. C#.NET Programming
  4. Computer Graphics Editing and Database Concepts
  5. Content Management Systems
  6. Graphical User Interface (GUI)

and 14 more in the full unit list below.

These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

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.

  1. Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

  1. 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
  2. 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
  3. 4AnalyseThe Analyst
  4. 3ApplyThe Coach
  5. 2UnderstandThe Connector
  6. 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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