Painting & Decorating NVQ On Site Assessment

OSAT: NVQ Route - On Site Assessment for Painters/Decorators with less than 5 years experience

If you have underpinning qualifications or have spent less than 5 years working as a Painter/Decorator, we recommend the following:-

As an NVQ approved assessment centre, Able Skills can offer NVQ on site assessment (OSAT) to those of you who have underpinning qualifications or who have been working within the Painting & Decorating industry for less than 5 years and who have reached a level of competence which falls in line with NVQ Occupational Standards.

We have our own Assessors and Internal Verifiers, all of whom are City & Guilds and CAA approved. As long as you are working within the Painting & Decorating Industry, we can come and assess you on site.

In order to qualify and register for this Painting & Decorating 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 Bricklaying

These qualifications (NVQs) focus on practical skills and knowledge. Developed and approved by people who work in the industry, they are a great way to get into construction or to boost your career by developing new skills and knowledge through the assessment of work based competence.

Able Skills has been providing quality Painting & Decorating training for many years now and we have watched many of our students move ahead in Painting & Decorating industry, opening their own businesses and securing Painting & Decorating contracts.

As their work has increased and their skills perfected, they have reached the point where they are competent to achieve their Painting & Decorating NVQ and this is where we have been able to help out further.

Our Painting & Decorating instructor, Martin is a competent and qualified NVQ Assessor and has had experience of on-site assessments; he has had the benefit of assessing past Painting & Decorating students as well as existing time served Painting & Decorating 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

Painting & Decorating 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 undertaking Painting & Decorating work and 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 QUA 827 level 2 NVQ Diploma in Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting Occupations (Construction) – Painter are:

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

There is no time scale on achieving a Painting & Decorating NVQ. If your line of work allows, NVQs can be achieved in a relatively short space of time however, if the Painting & Decorating 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 Painting & Decorating 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 Painting & Decorating 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 Painting & Decorating 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 Painting & Decorating

If you are not ready for OSAT but you would like to work towards achieving a Painting & Decorating NVQ, Able Skills can offer various Painting & Decorating training programmes to get you started.

We recommend either our 4 week or 6 week Painting & Decorating training courses as we feel that these will provide you with sufficient skills and knowledge to allow you access to the Painting & Decorating industry.

It is during these particular Painting & Decorating 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 Painter & Decorator

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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