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 Plastering (Fibrous)
The Fibrous pathway of the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plastering, for experienced fibrous plasterers who need a Blue CSCS card. Assessed on your own jobs.
- Level
- Level 2
- Pathway
- Pathway 2: Fibrous
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plastering, Fibrous 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 Fibrous pathway of the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plastering. It's for fibrous plasterers whose work is making and fixing fibrous plaster work, on new-build, refurbishment or restoration jobs, and it proves you do it to a recognised standard.
Your evidence comes from the work you're doing now, from Doncaster and Barnsley to Chesterfield. Typical evidence: photos of fibrous mouldings, cornices and features you've run, cast and fixed, the drawings and templates you worked from, and statements from your supervisor.
There are no course dates and nothing to attend. You enrol and pay in full online, we register you, and your assessor plans with you what evidence you need. It typically takes 6 to 8 weeks, depending on how quickly the evidence comes together.
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
Experienced fibrous plasterers who need a Level 2 NVQ for the Blue CSCS card and are working in the trade now.
What you'll learn
- Working safely: health, safety and welfare on site
- Productive working practices: drawings, specifications and programmes
- Producing fibrous plaster mouldings and casts
- Fixing fibrous plaster work on site
- Restoring and matching existing mouldings
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 Plastering, Fibrous 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.
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Questions about the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plastering (Fibrous)
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Is the Fibrous pathway the right one for me?
Choose it if most of your work is making and fixing fibrous plaster work. The same qualification also comes in Solid pathways, each with its own page. If your work spans more than one, ask us before you enrol and we'll check the pathway against what you actually do.
Can I get a CSCS card while I'm still working towards the Level 2 NVQ in Plastering (Fibrous)?
Usually, yes. If you've worked as a fibrous plasterer 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.
I'm a self-employed fibrous plasterer. Can I still do it?
Yes, as long as you're working in the trade and can show evidence from real jobs. Witness statements can come from someone who has seen your work, such as the site supervisor or the contractor you're working for. Your assessor will tell you what's acceptable before you start collecting.
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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