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OSAT: Wall and Floor Tiling QUA750 from Able Skills
Tiling Progression at Able Skills
If you are looking to gain access to the tiling industry, Able Skills can help by providing you with Tiling training which will teach you tiling from scratch and then support you through an entire training and assessment process to achieve a Tiling NVQ at level 2.
Able Skills is possibly the only private training provider in the UK who can offer this level of service because we have:
- Very comprehensive tiling training programmes in place
- The best possible tiling tools and materials to train with and
- The staff available to competently train and assess you to tiling industry approved standards.
As an NVQ approved assessment centre, Able Skills offers Tiling NVQ on site assessment (OSAT) to those of you who have underpinning knowledge or qualifications or who have spent some time working within the tiling industry and who have reached a level of competence which falls in line with the NVQ code of practice. We have our own Assessors and Internal Verifiers, all of whom are City & Guilds and CAA approved so as long as you are working within the Tiling Industry, we can come and assess you on site.
Able Skills has been providing quality Tiling training for many years now and we have watched many of our students move ahead in the tiling industry, opening their own businesses and securing Tiling contracts. As their work has increased and their skills perfected, they have reached the point where they are competent to achieve their Tiling NVQ and this is where we have been able to help out further. Both of our Tiling instructors, Max and Terry are competent and qualified NVQ Assessors and have both had experience of on-site assessments; they have each had the benefit of assessing past tiling students as well as existing time served Tilers who have been in the industry for some time.
Tiling NVQ Assessment process
The Tiling NVQ process starts with an interview between you and your Tiling assessor whereby an action plan and timetable will be drawn up. You will be required to gather and record evidence as indicated on your assessment plan.
Following your initial interview, we will arrange visits to your place of work where we will also examine and discuss the evidence you have provided.
An assessor will sign off completed units where sufficient quality and quantity has been provided. Any shortfalls of evidence will be discussed and any tiling training requirements identified. In between visits, you will continue to generate further evidence.
You will be assessed on the following competencies:
VR01 Conform to General Workplace Safety
VR02 Conform to Efficient Work Practices
VR03 Move and Handle Resources
VR141 Prepare Backgrounds for tiling
VR142 Tile Wall and Floor Surfaces
There is no time scale on achieving a Tiling NVQ. If your line of work allows, NVQs can be achieved in a relatively short space of time however, if the tiling work you are doing is restricted or repetitive, the NVQ process can take longer because the opportunity to meet all of the required NVQ units will not be available to you.
OSAT for Employers
OSAT is a method of delivering NVQs for experienced workers within the Construction Industry which meets the needs of both the industry and individuals. Programmes are designed to assess individuals in their normal working environment as the focus is on what individuals do in their normal working environment so therefore the benefit to Companies are:
- There is no downtime because Tiling Assessments are carried out on site
- More qualified and competent employees generate a higher quality product
- Employees complete work faster and waste less time correcting mistakes
- Creates greater awareness of health and safety issues which means there are fewer accidents
The benefits to individuals are:
- helps workers achieve vital skills so they achieve CSCS cards quickly and easily
- takes account of existing skills so workers only train towards the things they don't know how to do
- achieves tiling qualifications to show to potential customers
OSAT and CSCS
An increasing number of companies, contractors and clients are looking for operatives and employees to prove their competence via the CSCS card and working towards or achieving the Tiling NVQ will allocate the following:
Blue Card - EXPERIENCED Wall & Floor Tiler
This card is available to everyone with on the job experience (normally at least one year in the last three), but lacking any industry recognised formal qualification. To obtain this card you will have to undergo a health and safety test but this card is only valid for one year and is non-renewable. The card is issued on a temporary basis, while your Tiling NVQ is being achieved.
An Experienced Worker Card cannot be replaced by a Construction Site Operative or a Basic Skills Green Card.
Blue Card - SKILLED Wall & Floor Tiler
You may qualify for a blue skilled card if you have achieved a Wall and Floor Tiling NVQ level 2. All applicants must pass the construction health and safety test.
Learn to Tile
If you are not ready for OSAT but you would like to work towards achieving a Tiling NVQ, Able Skills can offer various Tiling training programmes to get you started. We recommend either our 6 week or 8 week Tiling training courses as we feel that these will provide you with sufficient skills and knowledge to allow you access to the tiling industry. It is during these particular Tiling courses where you will also receive guidance on how to complete an NVQ and where you will receive all the support you need to move towards being a proficient Tiler.
If you would like to discuss this tiling assessment process further or if you have any enquiries relating to price, times , work locations or training, please feel free to contact us on 01322 280202 or email info@ableskills.co.uk
Alternatively, Able Skills is open 7 days every week and we welcome visitors at any time. Please feel free to come along to meet our Tiling Assessors and maybe discuss the best Tiling option for you.
To find out more please phone our booking line on 0808 100 3245.
Or for more information pleaseEmail us.
Courses are held Monday to Friday.
Weekend training is Saturday and Sunday.
All Course Times are: 08.30am-16.30pm.
For people travelling longer distances Able Building Skills can provide their own reasonable priced accommodation on request or at the time of booking.
