Brickwork NVQ Level 2

Summary:

This Work-Based Learners course is designed for apprentices/trainees and adults who are currently employed within the bricklaying area of the construction industry. It is a broad based course covering the basic knowledge and skills relating to bricklaying.

Course Code: D5609 Entry Requirements:

You should normally be currently employed within the bricklaying industry. You will need to provide evidence from your workplace of tasks you have undertaken in a real work situation and therefore you should have access to an appropriate range of bricklaying tasks.

Assessment:

The NVQ level 2 is a flexible programme in which you build up a portfolio of evidence to prove your ability. You will be guided throughout the assessment process by your course assessor, who will discuss the requirements of the NVQ level 2 qualification with you and draw up an individual action plan for you to follow.

Academic Progression:

You may continue with your studies and undertake the NVQ level 3 Brickwork.

Full Description:

Apprenticeship Programme

If you are aged 16-25, you may be eligible to study for this qualification under the Modern Apprenticeship Training Scheme, which offers the following benefits:

• Paid employment in the bricklaying industry
• Quality off-the-job day release training
• Access to the full range of support and facilities open to all City College students

Regrettably, the School of Technology is unable to assist applicants in finding employers.

In bringing your evidence together, you will be expected to work largely in your own time and will attend college for tutorials and guidance. You will be required to provide evidence from your workplace across a broad range of brickwork tasks. In order to prove that this has been done you will build a portfolio. This logs the work you have completed and is signed by an approved person. An assessor from the college then assesses this work. It may be necessary to visit your workplace to confirm your evidence, which your assessor will arrange between you and your employer as appropriate.
Your achievement of the NVQ level 2 depends on your ability to meet the standards for brickwork as laid down by the construction industry. It is not possible to gain an NVQ in less than ten weeks with 18 months being the average for the NVQ level 2.

Mandatory Units:

• Conform to General Workplace Safety
• Conform to Efficient Work Practices
• Move and Handle Resources
• Erect Masonry Structures
• Set Out Masonry Structures

PLUS Optional Units (any one unit from the following):

• Erect Masonry Cladding
• Lay Domestic Drainage
• Erect Thin Joint Masonry Structures
• Place and Finish Non-specialist Concrete
• Plaster and Render Surfaces
• Maintain Slate and Tile Roofing

Please contact the Advice Shop for details of costs and start dates.

Please note that although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, course information, costs where applicable and attendance details may change.

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