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 Specialist Installation Occupations (Architectural Metalwork Installer)
The Architectural Metalwork Installer pathway of the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Specialist Installation Occupations, for experienced architectural metalwork installers who need a Blue CSCS card. Assessed on your own jobs.
- Level
- Level 2
- Pathway
- Pathway 5: Architectural Metalwork Installer
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Specialist Installation Occupations, Pathway 5: Architectural Metalwork Installer, 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 Pathway 5, Architectural Metalwork Installer, of the Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Specialist Installation Occupations. It's for architectural metalwork installers whose work is installing architectural metalwork such as balustrades, handrails, stairs and screens, and it gives you a recognised Level 2 qualification for a specialist trade that often has no obvious NVQ.
Your evidence comes from the jobs you're already on, whether that's in Sheffield, Rotherham or further afield. Typical evidence: photos of balustrades, handrails, stairs or screens you've installed, the drawings and fixing details you worked to, and statements from your supervisor.
You don't sit in a classroom for this one. Enrol and pay online, and we register you and assign your assessor, who tells you exactly what to collect. Expect it to take typically 6 to 8 weeks if you keep the evidence coming.
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 architectural metalwork installers working in the trade now who need a Level 2 NVQ for a Blue CSCS card.
What you'll learn
- Working safely: health, safety and welfare on site
- Productive working practices: drawings, specifications and programmes
- Setting out and fixing architectural metalwork
- Installing balustrades, handrails and stairs
- Checking alignment and fixings
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 Specialist Installation Occupations, Pathway 5: Architectural Metalwork Installer, 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 Specialist Installation Occupations (Architectural Metalwork Installer)
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Is the Architectural Metalwork Installer pathway the right one for me?
Choose it if most of your work is installing architectural metalwork such as balustrades, handrails, stairs and screens. The same qualification also comes in Acoustic Packages and Frames Installer 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 Specialist Installation (Architectural Metalwork Installer)?
Usually, yes. If you've worked as a architectural metalwork installer 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.
How long does the Level 2 NVQ in Specialist Installation (Architectural Metalwork Installer) take?
Typically 6 to 8 weeks. The biggest factor is how quickly you gather the evidence: if you're working as a architectural metalwork installer 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
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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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