Level 2 NVQ Diploma in

Maintenance Operations

Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Maintenance Operations 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 carpenter. Taking this NVQ is a way to prove your competence in your role and progress your career in construction.

Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Maintenance Operations

Key bits

£850 +Vat

£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

Who should do this course

This Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Maintenance Operations is aimed at those who are involved in plastering activities in the workplace.

Level

What this level is the equivalent of

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

How long the NVQ takes to complete

The duration is always lead by the candidate undertaking the qualification. NVQs usually take about 10 weeks.

Progression

What completing this NVQ can lead to

Once you have achieved your Level 2 Diploma, you may also wish to further your knowledge and take a higher Level NVQ

Funding

You can fully fund this qualification

£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.

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This blue tradesman card is available subject to the achievement of the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Maintenance Operations.

Not sure when your card expires? You can either download the CSCS Smart Check app on App Store or Google Play to check any construction industry card displaying the CSCS logo, or you can use the online card checker.

Ready to book your CSCS HSE Test? You can now book this simply online and do it at our centre in Stoke-on-Trent.

Reasons to study an NVQ with us

Unrivalled expertise

You can be assured all our assessors are fully qualified, all having worked within the industry for years, acquiring extensive knowledge of the industry.

Flexibility to suit you

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.

ePortfolio

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.

Units

What is covered in Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Maintenance Operations

The Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Maintenance Operations needs all 4 mandatory units completing, a minimum of 8 credits from optional group and a minimum of 54 credits from group C1-C8

Mandatory Units

All units must be achieved:

  • Confirming Work Activities and Resources for an Occupational Work Area in the Workplace
  • Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace
  • Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
  • Moving, Handling and Storing Resources in the Workplace

Optional Units

A minimum of 8 credits must be achieved:

  • Erecting and Dismantling Access/Working Platforms in the Workplace (8)
  • Establishing Work Area Protection and Safety in the Workplace (10)
  • Providing and Monitoring Construction-Related Customer Service in the Workplace (8)
  • Clearing the Site and Handing Over on Completion in the Workplace (12)

Group C1 – Maintenance Carpentry and Joinery

If chosen a minimum of 26 credits must be achieved:

  • Maintaining Non-Structural Carpentry Work in the Workplace (14)
  • Maintaining Non-Structural or Structural Components in the Workplace (29)
  • Repairing, Replacing and Renewing Gates, Posts and Fencing in the Workplace (14)
  • Replacing Glazing to Windows and Doors in the Workplace (12)

Group C2 – Maintenance Painting and Decorating

If chosen a minimum of 30 credits must be achieved:

  • Applying Paint Systems by Brush and Roller in the Workplace (22)
  • Hanging Standard Paper Wall Coverings in the Workplace (26)
  • Preparing Background Surfaces for Tiling or Painting/Decorating in the Workplace (8)

Group C3 – Maintenance Plumbing

If chosen a minimum of 16 credits must be achieved:

  • Installing Basic Plumbing in the Workplace (16)

Group C4 – Maintenance External Drainage

If chosen a minimum of 19 credits must be achieved:

  • Installing Drainage in the Workplace (19)

Group C5 – Maintenance Tiling

If chosen a minimum of 21 credits must be achieved:

  • Tiling Wall and Floor Surfaces in the Workplace (13)
  • Preparing Background Surfaces for Tiling or Painting/Decorating in the Workplace (8)
  • Removing and Renewing Floor Screeds in the Workplace (18)

Group C6 – Maintenance Plastering

If chosen a minimum of 30 credits must be achieved:

  • Preparing Background Surfaces for Plasterwork in the Workplace (12)
  • Applying Finishing Plaster to Background Surfaces in the Workplace (18)

Group C7 – Maintenance Roofing

If chosen a minimum of 30 credits must be achieved:

  • Maintaining Slate and Tile Roofing in the Workplace (14)
  • Repairing Roof Sheeting and Cladding Systems in the Workplace (20)
  • Repairing and Maintaining Built Up Bituminous Roofing in the Workplace (16)
  • Removing and Repairing Eaves and Verge Finishings in the Workplace (16)

Group C8 – Maintenance Trowel Operations

If chosen a minimum of 18 credits must be achieved:

  • Repairing and Maintaining Masonry Structures in the Workplace (22)
  • Repairing Basic Stonemasonry Structures in the Workplace (19)

Initial assessment

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:

  • checking you are taking the right qualification level
  • checking you have chosen suitable units
  • identifying any training or learning you will need to help you gain your qualification
  • agreeing an assessment plan
  • signing a learning contract

Skill scan

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.

Assessment plan

Once you have chosen your units you will make and agree an assessment plan with your assessor. This will show:

  • the units the plan covers
  • when you will be assessed
  • where the assessment will take place
  • what you will be doing
  • what evidence you will produce
  • who will assess you

The plan should also indicate the methods of assessment to be used to collect your evidence. Evidence can include:

  • direct observation in the workplace by a qualified assessor
  • witness testimony of work carried out by you in the workplace written by an expert witness
  • questioning – this could be verbal, written or computer based
  • other evidence which can include photographs or personal accounts

Before you start

A couple of steps before you begin your Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Maintenance Operations