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- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Qualifi Ltd has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and Qualifi Ltd awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Qualifi Ltd.
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. 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 Qualifi Ltd. It does the teaching and the mapping. Qualifi Ltd 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
C#.NET Programming Real 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 Concepts Real 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 Ethics Real 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 Networking Real 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 IT Real 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 Administration Real 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 Switching Real 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 Security Real 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 Systems Real 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 Networking Real 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 Administration Real 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.
Technopreneurship Real 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 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
Design Network Infrastructure Solutions
- Standard
Lead network infrastructure services
- Standard
Lead the Delivery of the Network Design Capability and Strategy
- Standard
Manage Network Infrastructure Services Design
The jobs these credits are mapped to
A qualification is never a dead end here. Each of these is a job record this qualification is a mapped route into.
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Showing 6 roles, drawn from 65 job records mapped to this qualification. Near-identical records are folded together, and each row says how many it stands for.
Where this can lead
Systems/Network Administrator
This work can lead to managing a team of administrators or engineers, or into a senior technical specialist role focused on cloud operations or cybersecurity.
See the whole journeyThe credits, and who awards them
Level 5 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Qualifi Ltd 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
C#.NET ProgrammingComputer Graphics Editing and Database ConceptsInformation Technology and IT EthicsLogical IT NetworkingMathematics and Statistics for ITNetwork Design and AdministrationNetwork Routing and SwitchingNetwork Security
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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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.
- Design Network Infrastructure Solutions
- Lead network infrastructure services
- Lead the Delivery of the Network Design Capability and Strategy
- Manage Network Infrastructure Services Design
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 C#.NET Programming, one of this qualification's own units.
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.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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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.
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