Ensuring Asbestos Safety in Construction
Among the many hazards construction workers face, asbestos is one of the most dangerous. Asbestos
Among the many hazards construction workers face, asbestos is one of the most dangerous. Asbestos
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Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Glass Processing costs £850 +Vat if completed within 12 months. Payment plans are available.
Develop and prove you have the skills needed to be a knowledgeable, competent in the glass processing sector. Taking this NVQ is a way to prove your competence in your role and progress your career in construction.
£600 Grant available from the CITB Short Qualification Grant. It’s also possible to use the CITB Skills & Training Fund to cover the remaining funding to fully fund this qualification.
Suitability
This work-based qualification is aimed at those who undertake work to produce products from glass and related materials in the glass processing sector. This covers the handling of products throughout the process. Units in this qualification cover cutting, shaping, assembling, and finishing the products, including decoration. Candidates should require minimum supervision in undertaking the job. Candidates for this qualification will primarily be working in glass processing operations and working with glass and glass-related materials or semi-finished Products.
Level
An NVQ Level 2 is equivalent of having five A* - C grade GCSEs.
By their nature, NVQ qualifications are very different to GCSEs as they display your ability to specific work environments and job roles, whereas GCSEs display a more general academic achievement.
Duration
The duration is always lead by the candidate undertaking the qualification. NVQs usually take about 10 weeks.
Progression
Once you have achieved your level 2 certificate, you may also wish to further your knowledge and take another NVQ at a higher level. Popular NVQs to progress to include the Leadership Qualifications like the L3 Diploma in Occupational Work Supervision
Funding
£600 Grant available from the CITB Short Qualification Grant. It's also possible to use the CITB Skills & Training Fund to cover the remaining funding to fully fund this qualification.
This GQA blue tradesman card is available subject to the achievement of the Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Glass Processing.
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) agreed that from January 2015 industry, including trade associations, contractors, clients and government should specify and promote card schemes carrying the CSCS logo, with no equivalents accepted.
GQA’s Q-Card is a partner scheme for CSCS, having sole responsibility for the Glazing/Fenestration and Glass related industries and GQA.
Ready to book your CSCS HSE Test? You can now book this simply online and do it at our centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
You can be assured all our assessors are fully qualified, all having worked within the industry for years, acquiring extensive knowledge of the industry.
We work around you, using a range of assessment methods coupled with the online ePortfolio, enabling you the flexibility to complete the NVQ at a pace to suit you, and your working life.
Whilst this isn’t a new thing, 24-7 access to your ePortfolio means that you can upload evidence at a time to suit you – not within the restrictions of a set timeframe. Coupled with access via mobile phone to capture evidence on the go, quickly and efficiently.
A minimum of 7 credits must be complete from the optional units:
If achieved this unit will appear on the qualification certificate but will not count towards completion of the minimum credit value of the qualification:
Before you start work on your qualification you will meet with your assessor to discuss what you need to do to complete your qualification. This can include:
As part of this meeting, you will discuss the skills and knowledge you may already have, and decide how this can be used towards your qualification. This process is sometimes called a skill scan.
Once you have chosen your units you will make and agree an assessment plan with your assessor. This will show:
The plan should also indicate the methods of assessment to be used to collect your evidence. Evidence can include: