Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations

Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations

CATEGORY – BLUE
Duration – 730 hours
Lectures
Video Duration

Blue CSCS Card Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations

Duration – up to 5 months

PRICE
Regular price – £750 + vat (£900)

ASSESSMENT
Evaluation
  • Evaluate via lessons
  • Evaluate via results of the final quiz – Get A Passing Grade
  • Evaluate via passed quizzes
  • Evaluate via questions
  • Evaluate via mark

The method of evaluating a student’s performance in a course.
Passing Grade(%)The conditions that must be achieved to finish the course.

Excerpt – Level: Intermediate (Level 2 for a Blue CSCS card)

OVERVIEW –
It is for learners who have some knowledge and basic skills with a trowel, likely to have been gained from working in a role under the supervision⁠.  This qualification enables learners to gain recognition for their skills and the potential to take on more responsibility in the workplace.⁠

Candidates must demonstrate the level of knowledge described in the unit. Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate’s knowledge and understanding against the standards set in the qualification. Assessment guidance is included to assure consistency. Each candidate is required to produce evidence which demonstrates their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.
Evidence can include
– Assignments/projects/reports
– Worksheets
– Portfolio of evidence
– Record of oral and/or written questioning
CURRICULUM –
Candidates must complete ALL of the Mandatory units, plus a minimum of ONE Optional Unit.
Mandatory Units
  • Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace
  • Conforming to productive working practices in the workplace
  • Moving, handling and storing resources in the workplace
  • Erecting masonry structures in the workplace. Unit Endorsements: At least one of the following:
    • Brick and block
    • Local material
  • Setting out to form masonry structures in the workplace. Unit Endorsements: At least four of the following:
    • Straight (180 degrees)
    • Right angles (90 degrees)
    • Obtuse angles (between 90 and 180 degrees including batters)
    • Acute angles (between 0 and 90 degrees)
    • Curves on plan
    • Curves in elevation
    • Openings
Optional Units – ONE unit
  • Erecting masonry cladding in the workplace. Unit Endorsements: At least one of the following:
    • Brick and block
    • Local material.
    • Plus one of the following structures:
      • Pre-erected timber frame
      • Pre-erected concrete
      • Pre-erected steel
      • Existing masonry
  • Erecting thin joint masonry structures in the workplace. Unit Endorsements: At least three of the following:
    • Cavity wall structures
    • Solid wall structures
    • Form openings
    • Mix jointing compounds
  • Repairing and maintaining masonry structures in the workplace. Unit Endorsements: At least one of the following:
    • Brick
    • Block
    • Local material
    • Plus three of the following:
      • Match existing materials
      • Continue existing bonding
      • Match existing quality of structure
      • Form openings
      • Prop existing walls and floors
      • Form internal and external angles
  • Placing and compacting concrete in the workplace. Unit Endorsements: At least three of the following:
    • Chute
    • Elephant’s trunk
    • Skip
    • Pump
    • Mono-rail
    • Manual
  • Installing drainage in the workplace. Unit Endorsements: One of the following:
    • Inspection chambers
    • Surface water systems
    • Foul water systems
  • Installing and forming specialist masonry elements in the workplace. Unit Endorsements:
    • Install fire barriers and support angles and/or
    • Fire breaks and support angles and/or
    • Form fire barriers and support angles and /or
    • Fire breaks and support angles
    • Plus at least two of the following:
    • Brick soffit systems
    • Channel systems
    • Wind posts
    • Vapour and/or moisture barriers
    • Wall starter kits