Qualifi Ltd · RQF Level 5
Qualifi Level 5 Extended Diploma in IT-Networking
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 qualification12
Awarded by Qualifi Ltd · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
A Level 5 vocationally-related qualification, it focuses on IT networking. The curriculum includes IT ethics, PC maintenance, technopreneurship, network security, and network design and administration. Learners will gain skills in areas such as operating systems, technological entrepreneurship and network design.
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.
C#.NET ProgrammingReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
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
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.
Information Technology and IT EthicsReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
System AdministrationReal unit · Qualifi Ltd
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
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
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.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
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Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
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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.
- Design Network Infrastructure Solutions
- Lead network infrastructure services
- Lead the Delivery of the Network Design Capability and Strategy
- Manage Network Infrastructure Services Design
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.
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 understand the role of ASP.NET in dynamic web application development and the ASP.NET lifecycle. The unit includes designing web applications using ASP.NET and ADO.NET for database connectivity and data manipulation.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Qualifi Level 5 Extended Diploma in IT-Networking
12 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Qualifi Ltd.
- C#.NET Programming
- Computer Graphics Editing and Database Concepts
- Information Technology and IT Ethics
- Logical IT Networking
- Mathematics and Statistics for IT
- Network Design and Administration
and 6 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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