Welcome to Able Skills - Training for Plastering NVQ Level 2

Able Skills has developed this training plan for those of you looking to change career and train as Plasterers. We have structured this training programme because we have the staff and facilities to be able to deliver everything we say we do.

We can promise and we will deliver the correct method of training to achieve NVQ Level 2

We have devised a training course which will provide you with a qualification and a very in depth understanding of what is required to gain an NVQ. You will understand what the correct path to gaining qualifications (NVQs) is:

Key points are:

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

Why 8 Weeks?

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.

The truth is, NVQs are assessments carried out, at work, to establish your skill level and to establish just how competent you are in your Plastering abilities.

This is why we are providing you with 8 weeks of training in total preparation for the NVQ process.

NVQ’s cannot be obtained in a training facility, they can only be gained once you are working within the plastering industry however, you need to get into the industry!

Able Skills is able to provide you with quality training and a recognised qualification to enable you to enter the industry and to work as a plasterer. In addition, we also provide training on all of the NVQ units which make up a full plastering NVQ Level 2 award.

At Able Skills we are able to provide you with this NVQ training but at the same time incorporate a City & Guilds 6217-04 qualification.

This City & Guilds qualification 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.
This particular award is incredibly hands on and will provide you with plenty of plastering knowledge and confidence and will go some way to preparing you for the industry.
We will also ensure you have a full understanding of portfolio building and evidence gathering.

The C&G qualification alone is not enough basis for the NVQ process which is why we provide an additional 2 weeks plastering training, should this be your choice.

As well as an abundance of practical training in life size areas, we will provide you with a learner pack for study at your own leisure.
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.

Full Route: QUF 739 – Plastering NVQ Level 2 – Solid Plastering

This is the award which we will be providing training in and encouraging you to achieve once you are working within the plastering industry.

The Full Route to achieve a Plastering NVQ is made up of the following:

Mandatory Units:

VR01 Conform to General Workplace Safety
VR02 Conform to Efficient Work Practices
VR03 Move and Handle Resources
VR66 Produce Internal Solid Plastering Finishes
VR67 Produce External Solid Render Finishes

During each plastering unit you will have to demonstrate areas of the generic units which are VR01 / VR02 / VR03.

You will need to ensure that you have evidence of these units within the portfolio you will be building.

Training for these will be provided, the areas covered will include:

Health & Safety
SSOW (safe system of work)
Correct use of tools and electrical equipment
Ordering. Storing and use of materials
Safe correct use of Cement Mixer
Good house keeping
PPE

Training for these units will be completed using practical training, theory classes and handouts to assist you in your understanding of what is required of you whilst in the work place.

And Finally………

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

VR66: Produce Internal Solid Plastering Finishes – In order for you to have competence in this unit, we will ensure that you have a full understanding of preparing various different backgrounds, ensuring surfaces are free from dust and snots. We will provide training in large assessment areas on one-coat work, two-coat work, applying plasterwork to internal and external angles, reveals, cills and EML (Expanded metal lath strips)

VR67: Produce External Solid Render Finishes – Your competence in this unit will be achieved by applying render to brick/block work and/or concrete surfaces. You will learn to fix bellcast beads and angle beads, how to apply a scratch coat giving a key to receive a top coat render, ruling off with a featheredge and rubbing up to a plain face finish.

There are also 2 optional units to be achieved in order to complete the full NVQ level 2 award. We will cover all of these subjects throughout your training time so that you are prepared, once working within the Plastering industry, for any eventuality.

VR65 Apply Finishing Plaster to Background Surfaces
VR68 Install Direct Bond Dry Linings
VR69 Lay Sand and Cement Screeds
VR70 Apply Projection Plaster and Maintain Equipment

VR71 Install Mechanically Fixed Plasterboard

Once you have completed your 8 weeks of intensive, hands on Plastering 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 be registered with an NVQ Assessment Centre and assessed in the work place, on your plastering competencies. Able Skills will register you under our Centre, free of charge.
Our training has been developed to help you fully understand how to gather work based evidence, how to enlist the help of an on site recorder, how to record photographic evidence and so on.

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.
When and if work based assessments are required, we will arrange for our Assessors to visit you at your place of work for on site assessments.
If you complete all of the NVQ units required and have provided evidence of this, Able Skills own Assessors and Internal Verifiers will make a decision on the portfolios completeness and eligibility for an NVQ.

ALL OF OUR PLASTERING TRAINING IS AVAILABLE 7 DAYS EVERY WEEK

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

City & Guilds 6217-04

If you are not looking to gain an NVQ, 6 weeks training is available and you will still leave the Centre with a City & Guilds award.

City & Guilds 6217-04 incorporating some NVQ units: 6 weeks: £2295.00 inc vat

City & Guilds 6217-04 incorporating all NVQ units: 8 weeks: £2795.00 in

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

If you require any additional information about this plastering course, please feel free to contact us on 01322 280202 where staff are on hand 7 days each week to answer any additional questions you may have.

Once you have completed training with Able Skills we can offer you after course support and advice on any plastering projects you are undertaking. You can contact us by telephone or Email: info@ableskills.co.uk.

Additionally, we can provide you with a Business start up pack containing useful information and guidance on printing (business cards), opening a business bank account, public liability insurance and website design.

Please ask staff for full details.

At Able Skills we try to make our courses as affordable as possible. When booking we require a deposit of £500, the remaining balance can be spread over the training period. For more details on Able Skills pay as you train offer please contact us on 0808 100 3245

To Book please phone our booking line on 0808 100 3245

Or for more information please Email us.

Courses are held Monday to Friday. Weekend training is Saturday and Sunday

All Course Times are: 08.30am-16.30pm.

For people traveling longer distances, Able Skills can provide their own reasonably priced accommodation on request or at the time of booking.

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