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 (Solid)
The Solid pathway of the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plastering, for experienced plasterers who need a Blue CSCS card. Assessed on your own jobs.
- Level
- Level 2
- Pathway
- Pathway 1: Solid
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plastering, Solid 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 Solid pathway of the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plastering. It's for plasterers whose work is solid plastering and rendering, on new-build, refurbishment or restoration jobs, and it proves you do it to a recognised standard.
Your evidence comes from your current sites across South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. Typical evidence: photos of walls and ceilings you've plastered, render you've applied and the backgrounds you prepared, the specifications you followed, and statements from your supervisor.
An NVQ has no dates to book. You pay in full online, we register you, and your assessor agrees an evidence plan with you and reviews it as you go. Typically it takes 6 to 8 weeks from start to finish.
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.
The Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Plastering (Solid) is the next step for the Gold CSCS card.
Who it's for
Experienced 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
- Preparing backgrounds
- Applying plaster to walls and ceilings
- Applying external render
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, Solid 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 Plastering (Solid)
Something else? Call 07939 593032.
Is the Solid pathway the right one for me?
Choose it if most of your work is solid plastering and rendering. The same qualification also comes in Fibrous 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 (Solid)?
Usually, yes. If you've worked as a 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.
Do I have to come to your Rotherham venue?
No. An NVQ is assessed on the work you do, so there are no course dates or classroom sessions. Our venue at Bradmarsh Business Park in Rotherham is used for CITB classroom courses such as SSSTS and SMSTS; for the Level 2 NVQ in Plastering (Solid) the evidence comes from your own jobs.
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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