Painting & Decorating 7 Week NVQ Level 2

Why NVQ?

NVQs declare competency, they state that you are proficient at what you do for a living and that you carry out your work in the right manner, safely and to an excellent finish.

So where do you start in order to reach such a level of competence?

The answer is that you start with training; being taught to do the job of your choice to a standard that is acceptable in your industry and with a qualification which underpins the fact that you have been trained.

Able Skills has developed a 7 week training plan for those of you looking to change career and train as Painter & Decorators, receiving a Painting & Decorating qualification along the way and building on that to work towards Painting & Decorating NVQ achievement.

Able Skills primary aim is to offer everyone the opportunity to gain skills in a specific area and we work hard to ensure that this can be achieved.

We have structured this particular Painting & Decorating training programme to reflect reality and to ensure that as students, you leave having been taught to Painting & Decorating industry standards by a training centre which has the staff and facilities to be able to deliver that little bit extra.

Able Skills has a dedicated training area in which to learn all aspects of Painting & Decorating skills with in depth training to develop a full understanding of all site related health and safety.

At Able Skills we promise to deliver the correct method of training to enable you to achieve NVQ Level 2

We have devised a 7 week Painting & Decorating training course which will provide you with a City & Guilds Construction Certificate with a Painting & Decorating bias and a very in depth understanding of what is required to gain a Painting & Decorating NVQ. We will also ensure you have a full understanding of portfolio building and evidence gathering.

You will understand what the correct path to gaining Painting & Decorating qualifications (NVQs) is:

Key points are:

1.    Quality Painting & Decorating training, good enough and detailed enough to set you up with the required Painting & Decorating industry skills.
2.    A Painting & Decorating qualification which will be your entry into your chosen industry
3.    Training on all Painting & Decorating NVQ units
4.    Learner pack
5.    Portfolio

Our Painting & Decorating training has been developed to help you fully understand how to gather work based evidence, how to enlist the help of an onsite recorder, how to record photographic evidence and so on.

When you have completed the 7 weeks, we have no doubt that your skill level will enable you to find work within the Painting & Decorating industry and immediately start to gather the evidence which will award you your Painting & Decorating NVQ.

We are so confident in the ability of the students who commit to 7 weeks of Painting & Decorating training that we will:

•    Pay for the CSCS test - the aim of the CSCS test is to examine knowledge across a wide range of health and safety topics in order to improve safety and productivity on site.
•    Register you with the Construction Awards Alliance as someone who is working towards achieving a Painting & Decorating NVQ.

CSCS test and Painting & Decorating NVQ registration combined will allocate you with an Experienced Worker CSCS card which will enable you to access sites. Once the Painting & Decorating NVQ is achieved, the Experienced Worker card becomes a Skilled Worker Card which remains valid for 5 years.

Warning

We are aware that there are many training providers who are advertising that you can achieve NVQs within 10 or 15 days, this simply isn’t possible. You cannot expect to be close to being competent enough in just 10 or 15 days and to believe that you would be is just setting yourself up for disappointment. Please choose your Training Provider carefully.

This Painting & Decorating course can be covered over a period to suit you and you can train for 7 consecutive weeks, divide your weeks up or even incorporate some weekend training if you have ongoing weekly commitments.

This is a hands-on, practical Painting & Decorating course, it is therefore recommended that you bring suitable clothing and for your own safety, steel capped footwear is essential. All other PPE, tools and materials will be provided throughout your training period.

NVQs are assessments carried out at work  to establish your skill level and to establish just how competent you are in your Painting & Decorating abilities and this is why we are providing you with 7 weeks of training in total preparation for this NVQ process.

In this period of 7 weeks, you will gain a City & Guilds Painting & Decorating Certificate which will act as your underpinning knowledge, followed by NVQ achievement training which will provide you with the opportunity to undertake Painting & Decorating in areas similar to that which you would find in reality.

NVQ’s cannot be obtained in a training facility, they can only be gained once you are working within the Painting & Decorating industry and these 7 weeks will provide what you need to get into the industry!

Here, we explain the requirements and Able Skills Painting & Decorating training plans in order for you to achieve the City & Guilds 6218 Certificate and preparation for NVQ assessment:

To achieve (and exceed) the 13 credits needed for the Painting & Decorating Certificate you must complete all of the below units.

Unit 006 - Introducing levelling in construction - Check the accuracy of levelling equipment and transfer levels using a spirit level and straight edge.

Unit 008 - Introducing paint finishing skills – Prepare and paint wall and attached pier, cutting in around plug and light sockets with brush and roller.

Unit 112 - Developing paint finishing skills – Prepare a door frame to receive knotting, primer, undercoat and finish coat. Prepare a window frame to receive knotting, primer, undercoat and finish coat.

Unit 113 - Developing surface preparation skills – Identify and use tools and resources including the use of access equipment when preparing a wall and attached pier to receive lining paper.

Unit 114 - Developing papering  skills – Identify and apply varied types of wallpaper using the correct wallpaper adhesives/pastes to a wall and attached pier

Unit 206 – Expanding paint finishing skills – Prepare and paint both sides of an in situ 4 panel door to include knotting, primer, undercoat and finish coat

This particular Painting & Decorating award is incredibly hands on and will provide you with plenty of Painting & Decorating knowledge and confidence and will go some way to preparing you for the Painting & Decorating industry.

As the C&G Painting & Decorating Certificate alone is not enough basis for the NVQ process, we provide an additional 2 weeks of Painting & Decorating training as detailed below.

QUA 827 – Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting Occupations (Construction) – Painter

This is the Painting & Decorating award which we will be providing training in and encouraging you to achieve once you are working within the Painting & Decorating industry. As well as an abundance of practical training in life size areas, we will provide you with a Painting & Decorating learner pack for study at your own leisure.

This learning pack will cover every area required to complete the Painting & Decorating NVQ units and will be something that you can retain for years to come. During the entire 7 weeks we will ensure you have a detailed understanding of all of the units which go together to make up a Painting & Decorating NVQ On Site.

The Full Route to achieve a Painting & Decorating NVQ is made up of the following:

Mandatory Units required: 6

QCF01 – Conforming to General Safety in the Workplace
QCF02 – Conforming to Efficient Working Practices in the workplace
QCF03 – Moving and Handling Resources in the Workplace
QCF250C – Erecting and Dismantling Access/Working Platforms in the Workplace
QCF332 – Preparing Surfaces for Painting/Decorating in the Workplace
QCF333 – Applying Paint Systems by Brush and Roller in the Workplace

Optional Units required: 0

QCF336 - Hanging Standard Paper Wallcoverings in the Workplace
QCF337 - Hanging Wide-width Vinyls in the Workplace
QCF338 - Installing Coving, Centre-pieces and Texture Products in the Workplace
QCF339 - Applying Coatings by the Airless Spray Method in the Workplace
QCF340 - Applying Coatings by the Air Spray Method in the Workplace
QCF341 - Producing Broken Colour Work and Basic Stencilling in the Workplace
QCF342 - Producing and Applying Complex Stencil Designs in the Workplace

During each NVQ Painting & Decorating unit you will have to demonstrate areas of the generic units which are:

•    QCF01
•    QCF02
•    QCF03

You will need to ensure that you have evidence of these units within the portfolio you will be building and so training for these will be provided.

The areas to be covered will include:

•    Health & Safety / First Aid
•    SSOW (safe system of work)
•    Correct use of tools and electrical equipment
•    Ordering, storing and use of materials
•    Good housekeeping
•    PPE
•    Use and safety of scaffolding and ladders
•    Identifying appropriate materials
•    Site supervision and management

Training for these units will be completed using practical Painting & Decorating training, theory classes and handouts to assist you in your understanding of what is required of you whilst in the work place. During each further Painting & Decorating unit you undertake to achieve the NVQ, you will have to demonstrate areas of the generic units QCF01 / QCF02 / QCF03.

As the next 3 units are the mandatory units for a Painting & Decorating NVQ, we will use the 2 extra weeks to assess the necessary competencies required to achieve:

QCF250C - Erect and dismantle access working platforms - In order for you to have competence in this unit, we will ensure that you have a full understanding of how to interpret manufacturers’ specifications and risk assessments, calculate requirements to erect access equipment and working platforms, inspect components and complete reports, erect and work from access equipment and working platforms dismantle and store components

QCF332 - Prepare surfaces for painting/decorating - Your competence in this unit will be achieved by gaining an understanding of how to prepare the following surfaces ready to receive finishing systems:  timbers and timber sheet products, metal surfaces, trowelled finishes and plasterboard.

You will also learn how to remove previously applied paint and paper ready to receive finishing systems and to rectify surface conditions, repair and make good surfaces

QCF333 - Apply paint systems by brush and roller - You will be taught how to prepare the work area and protect surrounding areas, furniture and fittings etc, how to prepare materials for application and apply water-borne and solvent-borne coatings by brush and roller, know how to clean, maintain and store brushes and rollers know how to store materials.

This structured training programme, consisting of 7 full weeks will provide you with a City & Guilds Painting & Decorating certificate initially (obtained within the first 5 weeks) which will act as your underpinning knowledge and will incorporate many of the areas which make up NVQ units so you will be learning all of the time.

Once you have completed your 7 weeks of intensive, hands on Painting & Decorating training, you will then be industry ready which is where you need to be in order to achieve an NVQ. To achieve the NVQ you must undertake a CSCS test and be registered with an NVQ Assessment Centre and assessed in the work place, Able Skills will register you under our Centre as part of this training programme.

To finish this training experience, we will provide you with a start up portfolio which will include all of the evidence and assessment sheets ready for you to use as and when you gather your work based evidence.

We will also continually support you throughout the process and if you choose, we will check your portfolio evidence to ensure that you are on the right track.

We will be looking for you to gain photographic evidence of work you are undertaking along with quotes, drawings, estimates, job references and letters from customers relating to the work you have undertaken.

This ongoing evidence and information will be encouraging as you witness the improvement in your abilities and it also enables you to see your own progression.  When you are ready for work based assessments, we will arrange for our Painting & Decorating Assessors to visit you at your place of work. We estimate that 2 site visits will be required and the cost per visit will be £250*

Once you have completed your portfolio to a competent level, complete with all necessary evidence and details of the 2 site visits, Able Skills Assessors will claim your L2 NVQ Diploma in Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting Occupations (Construction) – Painter for you.

As well as an abundance of practical training, we will provide you with classroom facilities, a learner pack for study at your own leisure, study book, Painting and Decorating by Roy Hughes and a portfolio ready for you to complete once you are working within the industry.

This learning pack will cover every area required to complete the NVQ units and will be something that you can retain for years to come.

We offer training at Weekends if you have work or other commitments through the week. We aim to make our training as accessible as possible to everyone

7 Week City & Guilds QCF 6218 Painting & Decorating Certificate & NVQ Fees are £2495 (inc vat) Plus Site Visit Costs*

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