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 3
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations
For experienced bricklayers building complex brickwork and setting out. A Level 3 NVQ assessed on your own jobs, for the Gold CSCS card.
- Level
- Level 3
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations, awarded by ProQual
- Valid for
- No expiry; the Gold 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
The Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations is for bricklayers working at advanced craft level: setting out, arches, curved and decorative brickwork, chimneys and repairs to existing masonry.
Your evidence comes from the jobs you're already on, whether that's in Sheffield, Rotherham or further afield. Typical evidence: photos of complex brickwork you've set out and built, the drawings you worked from, and statements from your site manager or 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.
A construction-related Level 3 NVQ is what CSCS asks for before it issues the Gold Skilled Worker card. You'll also need to have passed the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test at the level for your occupation within the last two years. The Gold card is valid for five years.
If you're already running a team, the usual next steps are the Level 3 NVQ in Occupational Work Supervision and CITB's SSSTS, which runs in our Rotherham classroom and live online.
Who it's for
Experienced bricklayers working at an advanced level who need a Level 3 NVQ for the Gold CSCS card.
What you'll learn
- Confirming work activities and resources for your work
- Developing and maintaining good working relationships
- Confirming the method of work for your occupation
- Setting out complex masonry structures
- Building arches, curved and decorative brickwork
- Repairing and maintaining masonry
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 3 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations, awarded by ProQual
- Valid for
- No expiry; the Gold 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 3 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations
Something else? Call 07939 593032.
What else do I need for a Gold CSCS card as a bricklayer?
Besides the Level 3 NVQ, CSCS asks that you've passed the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test within the last two years, at the level set for your occupation. Use the card finder on the CSCS website to check the test level for bricklayers. The Gold Skilled Worker card is valid for five years.
How long does the Level 3 NVQ in Trowel Occupations take?
Typically 6 to 8 weeks. The biggest factor is how quickly you gather the evidence: if you're working as a bricklayer every day and send photos and statements as you go, it moves quickly.
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 3 NVQ in Trowel Occupations the evidence comes from your own jobs.
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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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