TRAINING NEWS - JANUARY 2010

NEXT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME TO RUN FROM FEB 2010

We will be starting the next Resin and Surface Preparation Schemes from February this year. If you have candidates to enrol on either of these schemes please contact FeRFA or download an enrolment form. Apprenticeship Schemes are FULLY GRANT FUNDED and lead to an NVQ level 2. For full details of grants and costs click here or go to the training page of the website for more information.

DOUBLE DISCOUNTS ON NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COLLEGE COURSES

The Construction Skills' National Construction College is offering a number of their courses at a discount, plus as a member of the NSCC (via FeRFA) you can also obtain a further £50 off the prices quoted below.

For example, the following dates are available in the Midlands region:

SITE SUPERVISORS SAFETY TRAINING SCHEME - £400 per delegate (Saving £45)

Lincoln – 8 and 9 February
Stoke on Trent – 25 and 26 February
Leicester – 30 and 31 March

SITE MANAGEMENT SAFETY TRAINING SCHEME (day release) - £650 per delegate (Saving £100)

Birmingham – 19, 26 Jan and 2, 9, 16 February
Leicester – 10, 17, 24 Feb and 3, 10 March
Birmingham – 23 Feb and 2, 9, 16, 23 March

SITE MANAGEMENT SAFETY TRAINING SCHEME (block) - £650 per delegate (Saving £100)

Birmingham – 25 to 29 January
Derby – 8 to 12 March

SITE MANAGEMENT SAFETY TRAINING SCHEME (refresher) - £420 per delegate (Saving £50)

Leicester – 18 February
Stoke on Trent – 22 March
Birmingham – 30 March

DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY - £225 per delegate (Saving £50)

Birmingham – 11 February

To book a course or request further course information please call 0844 844 0466 www.cskills.org
Please quote HS3009 to claim your saving at the time of booking and let them know that you are a member of NSCC (via FeRFA) to obtain a further £50 discount.

Spaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

The College can also develop programmes that are specific to your requirements… So if a course is not in the 2010 Prospectus or the website call anyway. https://www.cskillsdirect.org/pdfs/2010nccp.pdf

UPSKILLING COURSES

The next FeRFA upskilling course on decorative quartz / stone systems taking place on 27 January is now full, but we will be running further courses on this and other topics listed below, subject to interest.

• Decorative Stone & Quartz systems (to include coving, transition and gulley details)

• Self smoothing, static dissipative and slip resistant systems

• Flowable polymer modified screeds

• Finishing skills (grinding & polishing)

Courses will cost £175 per delegate (which is a saving of 50% on the non-members price). This includes all training, materials, course papers, certificate, lunch and refreshments. You may also be eligible for grant funding of between £24 and £31 in grants.

If you wish to make a provisional booking on any of the proposed courses, please contact FeRFA on 01252 714250 or email with your preferred course(s) and number of potential candidates.

UKCG OCCUPATIONAL WORKS SUPERVISOR TRAINING STANDARD

The UKCG has produced their standard for Occupational Works Supervisors and a copy is available on the training page of the FeRFA website at: UKCGSupervisorTrainingStandards.pdf

Please note that NVQ Level 3 Occupational Works Supervisor, the 2 day SSSTS and the 5 day SMSTS courses all meet with the criteria.

INFORMATION FOR NVQ LEVEL 2 SKILLS CARD HOLDERS UPGRADING TO LEVEL 3

Candidates who achieve the NVQ level 3 Occupational Works Supervisor qualification can apply for the Supervisor card and do not have to take the CSCS Supervisor test as long as the level 3 NVQ was achieved within the last two years. This is because the attainment of the NVQ proves evidence that the candidate is working correctly to the latest Health & Safety requirements. They will then be issued with a CSCS Gold Supervisor card which will run for 5 years, and will be renewable by the successful passing of the CSCS Supervisor H&S test before its expiry.

Please note, that the candidate will need to keep his CSCS Skilled Worker card with him as well if he is going to work on site as a skilled person, or in a dual role of Supervisor/operative as the Gold Supervisor card only allows him to carry out supervision roles on site, not those of a skilled operative. This card will be renewable by taking the correct CSCS Test before it reaches its expiry date.

For further information on any of the above please call FeRFA
on 01252 714250 or go to the website at www.ferfa.org.uk

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