Highfield
Level 3
QN: 603/5143/3
Curriculum Active
Highfield Level 3 Diploma for Commercial Locksmiths and Property Security (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Highfield. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 409 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Highfield
Syllabus Units
14 Units
Guided Hours
409 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Communicate effectively with others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop and maintain communication with people
- Understand how to maintain the security of information
2
Conduct dynamic risk assessments during locksmith activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legal and procedural requirements relevant to dynamic risk assessments during locksmith activities
- Be able to carry out dynamic risk assessments during locksmith activities
3
Diagnose and rectify faults on security devices and door hardware
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current relevant regulations, codes of practice and guidelines relevant to the operation, testing and fault repair of security devices and door hardware
- Be able to identify faults with security devices and door hardware
- Be able to rectify faults in security devices and door hardware
4
Installation skills for domestic and commercial security devices
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current regulations, codes of practice and guidelines relevant to the installation of security devices and?door hardware
- Be able to plan and prepare to install security devices and door hardware
- Be able to install security devices and door hardware
- Be able to examine and hand over security devices and door hardware
5
Introduction to the role of the locksmith
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understanding roles and responsibilities of a locksmith
- Understand the relationships between locksmiths and other professionals
6
Maintain security of customers’ keys and records during locksmith activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legal and organisational requirements relating to security of customers’ keys and records during locksmith activities
- Understand customer data used in the locksmithing Industry
7
Meet customers’ needs for locksmith information and advice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what locksmith information and advice needs to be provided to meet customers’ needs
- Be able to re
- solve customers' complaints relating to locksmith requirements
8
Prepare and maintain equipment and machines
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to prepare equipment and machines for maintenance
- Understand how to maintain and repair equipment and machines
- Prepare equipment and machines for maintenance
- Maintain and repair equipment and machines
- Understand and comply with current health and safety legislation and codes of practice
- Understand and work safely with hazardous chemicals
9
Principles of key cutting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legal and procedural requirements relevant to cutting and providing keys
- Know how to use relevant equipment
- Know how to cut and provide keys
10
Provide a simple quotation for security devices and hardware
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legal and organisational requirements for providing a simple quotation for security devices, and/or door hardware and their installation
- Understand how to establish and record clients’ requirements for providing a simple quotation for security devices and/or door hardware and their installation
- Be able to establish and record clients’ requirements for security devices and/or door hardware and their installation
- Understand how to prepare simple quotations for security devices and door hardware and their installation
- Be able to prepare simple quotations for security devices and door hardware and their installation
11
Reducing the risks to health and safety at work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand roles and responsibilities in the reduction of risks to health and safety in the workplace
- Understand and assess the risks to health and safety in the workplace
- Be able to take appropriate action when risks to health and safety in the workplace have been identified
- Be able to maintain health and safety in own workplace
12
The principles and practice of cylinder lock types and opening methods
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legal and organisational requirements relating to gaining access to property and equipment
- Know how to plan and prepare to open cylinder lock type security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to plan and prepare to open cylinder lock security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Understand how to open cylinder lock security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to open security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to cut and provide keys
13
The principles and practice of lever lock types and opening methods
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legal and organisational requirements relating to gaining access to property and equipment
- Know how to plan and prepare to open lever lock type security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to plan and prepare to open lever lock security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Understand how to open lever lock security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to open security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to cut and provide keys
14
The principles and practice of wafer lock types and opening methods
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legal and organisational requirements relating to gaining access to property and equipment
- Know how to plan and prepare to open wafer lock type security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to plan and prepare to open wafer lock security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Understand how to open wafer lock security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to open security devices to gain access to property and equipment
- Be able to cut and provide keys
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/5143/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Highfield
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2019