ABBE
Level 4
QN: 603/7770/7
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ABBE Level 4 Certificate in General Locksmithing Skills
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ABBE. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 56 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
ABBE
Syllabus Units
4 Units
Guided Hours
56 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Identifying and opening lever and cylinder locks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of how to identify lever and cylinder locks
- Understand how to open lever and cylinder locks
- Be able to identify and open British Standard 5 lever locks
2
Installation of locks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to plan and prepare to install locks
- Be able to install locks
3
Locksmithing Foundation Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand types of locks currently in use and their functionality
- Understand the basic principles of cylinder/pin-tumbler locks and how they work
- Understand the practices and principles of cylinder keys
- Understand the fundamentals of cylinder blank Identification
- Understand how to cut cylinder keys
- Understand the basic principles of keys machines
- Understand the principles and practices of cutting keys to code
- Understand the principles of master keying
- Understand the basic principles of lever locks
- Understand the practices and principles of lever keys
- Understand how to cut lever keys by hand
- Be able to cut detainer keys by hand
- Understand the basic principles of fault finding and rectification
- Understand the basic principles and practice of safes
- Understand the current standards relating emergency and panic hardware
- Understand the basic principles associated with door hardware
4
The principles of UPVC door hardware for Locksmithing purposes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of UPVC doors and UPVC door hardware
- Understand the principles and practices of multi-point locking mechanisms
- Be able to identify UPVC hardware
- Understand issues that may arise when fitting or replacing UPVC door hardware, or issues that may ca
- use UPVC hardware not to function correctly
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/7770/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- ABBE
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2021