NVQs
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Work Supervision
For supervisors, foremen and chargehands who run a team on site and need a Gold CSCS Supervisor card. Assessed on your own job, with no exams.
- Assessed
- At work, no dates
- Price
- £950.00 + VAT
ProQual / Level 2
Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Interior Systems
The Dry Lining Fixing pathway of the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Interior Systems: for fixers who build metal stud partitions and linings and board them. Assessed on your own work.
- Level
- Level 2
- Pathway
- Pathway 4: Dry Lining Fixing
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Interior Systems, Dry Lining Fixing pathway, awarded by ProQual
- Valid for
- No expiry; the Blue CSCS card lasts 5 years
- Assessment
- A portfolio of evidence from your own work, with questioning and a professional discussion with your assessor. No written exam.
About the course
This is the Diploma in Interior Systems with the Dry Lining Fixing pathway. It's broader than the Certificate's boarder pathway: it suits fixers who set out and build metal stud partitions, wall linings and ceilings as well as boarding them.
Your evidence comes from real jobs on your own sites around Sheffield and Rotherham. Typical evidence: photos of partitions and linings at framing and boarding stages, the drawings and system specifications you worked from, and statements from your supervisor. Fit-outs like the offices and flats at Sheffield's West Bar scheme are the kind of work that fits.
It doesn't take you off site. Once you've enrolled and paid online, we register you and an assessor guides you through the portfolio. Most of the time goes on collecting evidence; the whole NVQ typically takes 6 to 8 weeks.
Once you've achieved it, you can apply for the CSCS Blue Skilled Worker card, which is valid for five years. CSCS also asks that you've passed the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test at the level for your occupation within the last two years.
Who it's for
Dry lining fixers who frame and board partitions, linings and ceilings and need a Level 2 NVQ for a Blue CSCS card. If you only board, the Certificate's Dry Lining Boarder pathway may suit you better.
What you'll learn
- Working safely: health, safety and welfare on site
- Productive working practices: drawings, specifications and programmes
- Setting out partitions and linings
- Installing metal stud and framing systems
- Fixing plasterboard to framed systems
How NVQs work
An NVQ has no course dates. You prove you're competent with evidence from the work you already do, with an assessor guiding you from start to finish.
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Register
Enrol and pay online. We register you for the qualification.
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Meet your assessor
You're assigned an assessor who plans your NVQ with you and guides you through it.
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Build your portfolio
Gather evidence from the work you already do: documents, photos, reports and witness statements.
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Assessment
Your assessor reviews your evidence and confirms you meet each standard of the qualification.
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Certificate and CSCS card
Once you're signed off you receive your certificate and can apply for the CSCS card that goes with it.
Assessment and certificate
- Assessment
- A portfolio of evidence from your own work, with questioning and a professional discussion with your assessor. No written exam.
- Certificate
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Interior Systems, Dry Lining Fixing pathway, awarded by ProQual
- Valid for
- No expiry; the Blue CSCS card lasts 5 years
- Awarding body
- ProQual
Training near you
An NVQ has no venue to travel to. It's assessed on the work you already do, so it suits site teams anywhere in Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, North Derbyshire and beyond, with no time off site.
Not sure this is the right level? Check which NVQ you need.
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Questions about the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Interior Systems
Something else? Call 07939 593032.
Can I get a CSCS card while I'm still working towards the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Interior Systems?
Usually, yes. If you've worked as a dry lining fixer for at least a year in the last three and you're registered on the NVQ, CSCS offers an Experienced Worker card. It lasts one year and can't be renewed, so the idea is to finish the NVQ in that time and then apply for the Blue Skilled Worker card. You'll need the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test at the right level either way.
What's the difference between this and the Dry Lining Boarder NVQ?
This is the Diploma, with the Dry Lining Fixing pathway, so it covers setting out and building the metal framing as well as boarding. The Dry Lining Boarder pathway sits in the Level 2 Certificate and is about fixing the boards. Pick the one that matches what you actually do on site.
How long does the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Interior Systems take?
Typically 6 to 8 weeks. The biggest factor is how quickly you gather the evidence: if you're working as a dry lining fixer every day and send photos and statements as you go, it moves quickly.
Other NVQs
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Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Supervision
For site supervisors and assistant site managers in building and civil engineering who need a Gold CSCS Supervisor card. Pathway 1, assessed on your own site.
- Assessed
- At work, no dates
- Price
- £1,200.00 + VAT
NVQs
Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management
The site manager's NVQ for a Black CSCS Manager card. For site, project and construction managers who run a site, assessed on your own job with no exams.
- Assessed
- At work, no dates
- Price
- £1,500.00 + VAT
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