Tiling NVQ On Site Assessment

OSAT: NVQ Route - On Site Assessment for Tilers with less than 5 years experience

If you are working as a Tiler but do not hold any Tiling qualifications, Able Skills is in a position to help you to achieve NVQ Level 2.

In order to qualify and register for this Tiling NVQ, the following criteria must be met:

•    You must work within a 60 mile radius of Dartford – Postcode: DA1.
•    You  will need to be employed in a role that is related to Tiling

As an NVQ approved assessment centre, Able Skills offers Tiling NVQ on site assessment (OSAT) to those of you who have underpinning knowledge or lower level 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 occupational standards.

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.

OSAT fee structure:

Profiling appointment - £150.00 (inc vat)

Portfolio/Registration/Certification - £350.00 (inc vat)

Site Visit - £250.00 (inc vat) per visit

Tiling NVQ Assessment process

The process will start with an interview between you and your 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 and you would benefit from a work based recorder (Supervisor or foreman); this will help to confirm work which you have undertaken which an Assessor was unable to be present at.

Assessments will be at your work place whereby we will be observing you at work Tiling; we will examine and discuss any 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 training requirements identified. In between visits, you will continue to generate further evidence.

The units required to achieve a Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Wall & Floor Tiling (QUA850) are:

QCF 01 - Conforming to general safety in the workplace
QCF 02 - Conforming to efficient working practices in the workplace
QCF 03 - Moving and handling resources in the workplace
QCF 141 - Preparing Backgrounds to Receive Wall and/or Floor Tiling in the Workplace
QCF 142 - Tiling Wall and Floor Surfaces in the Workplace

Optional units – Not Required

QCF 149 - Laying Under Tile Electrical Heating Systems and Tiling Surfaces in the Workplace
QCF 402 - Slinging Signalling the Movement of Loads (Secondary Role) in the Workplace

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:

Red Card - EXPERIENCED WORKER

The card is issued on a temporary basis, while a NVQ or SVQ is being achieved. It is expected to be replaced by a skilled five year card on achievement of NVQ or SVQ Level 2 or higher. All applicants must pass the Construction Skills health and safety test.

The card is valid for one year and is non-renewable.

An Experienced Worker Card cannot be replaced by a Construction Site Operative or a Basic Skills Green Card.

Blue Card - SKILLED WORKER

You may qualify for a blue skilled card if you have achieved an NVQ or SVQ level 2 or if you have completed an employer sponsored apprenticeship which included the achievement of a City and Guilds Craft Certificate.

All applicants must pass the Construction Skills health and safety test.

Learn Tiling

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

OSAT fee structure:

Profiling appointment - £150.00 (inc vat)

Portfolio/Registration/Certification - £350.00 (inc vat)

Site Visit - £250.00 (inc vat) per visit

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Book the Above Course

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