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EWPA

23rd September 2022 By Liz Spider

Convert your existing carpentry experience and knowledge into an NVQ Level 2 diploma – in just one day

The continued importance and relevance of carpentry skills simply cannot be doubted. Carpentry is a time-honoured skilled trade that entails such routinely essential work as the construction of furniture and fittings, repair and renewal work, and a variety of other woodworking projects. 

There are, then, a lot of opportunities in carpentry in the Britain of today. But do you possess the qualifications that would enable you to take advantage of those opportunities – or more specifically, the NVQ Level 2 diploma that would effectively grant you access to site work? 

If your answer to that question right now is “no”, don’t fear. Here at the renowned accredited construction training centre YTA, we offer what is known as the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) route for various trades, with carpentry being one of those trades. 

What is an Experienced Worker Practical Assessment? 

The most important thing to remember about an EWPA is that it is not a training course. Indeed, much of the point of the EWPA route is to enable a person with experience, skills, and knowledge in a particular trade to avoid the need for an entire new course. 

Instead, the idea is that by spending just a day at a CITB-approved NVQ centre like ours, a seasoned tradesperson can demonstrate the capabilities they have already built over the years, and earn an NVQ Level 2 qualification as a result. 

You do need to have at least five years’ experience in your chosen trade if you wish to take on an EWPA. But if you do, and you are eager to quickly gain the blue skilled worker CSCS card that would allow you to work on a construction site, it could be well worth calling YTA now, on 01274 682199, to discuss with us whether this would be a suitable route for you. 

What can you expect from our carpentry EWPA on the day? 

Whatever date you do book for your carpentry Experienced Worker Practical Assessment with us – and you will only need to spend approximately one or two days at our site – you can expect your skills to be evaluated by an EWPA NVQ assessor through a combination of methods. 

Those methods will encompass witness testimonies, practical assessment, professional discussion, and direct questioning – the idea being to allow you to show your competence and knowledge across the various units that make up the site carpentry NVQ. 

With those units covering such vital elements of carpentry as general workplace safety, efficient work practices, the movement and handling of resources, and much more across the range of optional units, you can be sure that if you do pass the EWPA process, you will be well-deserving of your newly acquired carpentry NVQ. 

Why not reach out to us right now about what the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment entails, and to arrange the ‘skills scan’ that will represent the next step in the process after reading this blog post? With the help of a proven construction training centre like YTA, you can be sure of making the moves that really will best serve your ambitions and requirements as a tradesperson. 

 

Filed Under: Carpentry, Carpentry course, EWPA

23rd September 2022 By Liz Spider

The bricklaying EWPA could be the next step in your career as an experienced bricklayer

Here at YTA, we boast a wide variety of practical courses for furthering one’s career in the construction industry, with bricklaying NVQ Level 2 courses being just one of our areas of specialism.

As an experienced or advanced bricklayer, you might be looking for the next step in your career, but it may not be feasible for you to take time off to undertake extensive training.

In this case, you might wish to find an assessment process that is reliable and trusted, but also economical and efficient, so that you can certify your skills and experience with an accredited qualification.

If you have at least five years’ experience as a bricklayer, and can evidence that you already possess an NVQ Level 2 standard of skills, there is a simple way to fast-track your way to certification – namely, through the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) pathway. 

A fast-track practical assessment for experienced bricklayers 

To undertake the EWPA, you will need to spend a day or two at our NVQ centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire.  

During your time at our site, you will be tasked with putting your hard-earned experience into action, which will then be assessed alongside a professional discussion and pre-prepared witness statements. 

There are five mandatory units for this course, relating to general workplace safety, efficient working practices, moving and handling resources, and erecting and setting out masonry structures. 

You can further this with a more specialised optional unit which will further help you demonstrate your particular expertise and specialisms within bricklaying and construction. This includes units concerning concrete, cladding, roofing, render, drainage, and more.

If you successfully complete the bricklaying EWPA, you will achieve a Cskills Awards Bricklaying NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Trowel Occupations (Construction) QUA813 Bricklaying. 

With this qualification, you will be able to undertake site work, and will be eligible for a blue skilled worker CSCS card. In fact, you can even get a temporary red CSCS card as soon as you have registered for the course. 

Further your career with specialist construction courses from YTA

When you already have hands-on experience in the construction industry, why not make the most of your expertise and upgrade your career by taking on the bricklaying EWPA? 

Get in touch with the YTA team to find out more and discuss your experience, as well as for advice on what might be the best route forward for you. Whether you are just starting out or have decades of experience, YTA is here to help you further your career through trusted training and accreditation. 

And it’s not just bricklayers we can support – we offer a selection of courses and EWPAs for a range of different trades in the construction industry. 

Filed Under: Bricklaying, Bricklaying course, EWPA

23rd June 2022 By Liz Spider

If you’re already an experienced carpenter, our EWPA could be a great next step for your career

It is hard to imagine a world in which carpentry skills wouldn’t be required – and therefore hard to imagine a world in which carpenters wouldn’t be in demand. Whether you are looking to learn a trade in the UK in order to switch careers, to shore up your job security, or simply because of your interest in and passion for this field, it can be a very wise choice to train to become a carpenter. 

This particular blog post of ours, though, isn’t focusing on what courses you will need to take on if you wish to train in carpentry from scratch. 

Instead, we’re focusing on our Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) offering, which you might be interested in if you already possess considerable carpentry experience, but wish to attain the blue skilled CSCS card that will allow you to access on-site work. 

A convenient, fast-track assessment route for already-capable carpenters 

As the name of this route suggests, it is not a training course, but instead an assessment process, with the opportunity – if you pass said assessment – to gain an NVQ Level 2 carpentry diploma. It’s as straightforward a process as coming to our Yorkshire training centre, and having your knowledge and skills assessed in the space of a day, or two days if needed. 

That process will include witness testimonies from someone who has seen you complete relevant carpentry work in the last three years, as well as a practical assessment when you do arrive at our premises on the Leeds side of Bradford. You will be expected to complete the practical task to spec and within the allotted time. 

During your time at the YTA site, you will also engage in a professional discussion with our assessor, the aim being to get you to talk through the units that make up the NVQ. This will provide the talking evidence needed so that with your existing knowledge and experience, you can show you are a carpenter of NVQ Level 2 standard. 

Finally, there will also be a ‘direct questioning’ element of the assessment. This is basically what it sounds like – you will be asked to ‘state’ or ‘describe’, and again, the focus is on ensuring that you talk through all the elements needed to earn your NVQ Level 2 diploma. 

Get in touch for further advice and information on this route 

With the assessment encompassing such aspects of carpentry as general workplace safety, efficient work practices, the movement and handling of resources, and the installation of first fixing and second fixing components, if you are confident in your existing carpentry knowledge, this EWPA could be an excellent step for your career. 

Simply click through to our dedicated page for this EWPA to learn more about what it involves. And if you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to send us an email or give us a call. 

We will be pleased to help ensure you have chosen the most appropriate route for your needs and aspirations, whether you are wishing to undergo assessment in a field in which you are already skilled and knowledgeable, or learn a trade in the UK for the first time. 

Filed Under: Carpentry, EWPA

18th May 2022 By Liz Spider

The Cskills Awards bricklaying EWPA offers a quick route to site work

We may be known here at YTA for our beginner and advanced bricklaying courses alike, but it isn’t just training in this crucial trade that we provide; we can also offer a fast-track assessment route to enable you to truly fast-forward your career. 

This is – of course – a reference to our Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) pathway, whereby already-experienced bricklayers only need to join us at our Yorkshire assessment centre for one full day (or two days at most), in order to achieve an NVQ Level 2 qualification. 

We make available the EWPA route for various trades – including wall and floor tiling, site carpentry and plastering, as well as bricklaying. 

Whichever pathway one chooses, the broad principle of the EWPA remains the same; through a practical assessment, you can prove that you already have an NVQ Level 2 standard of skills and knowledge, and thereby obtain the blue skilled worker CSCS card that will enable you to gain work on a construction site. 

What are the specifics of the bricklaying EWPA, in particular? 

If it is the bricklaying EWPA that you are especially interested in – and you would be eligible for this route if you have at least five years’ experience in bricklaying – then the principle of how it works is simple. 

When you visit our NVQ centre on the Leeds side of Bradford in West Yorkshire, you will be able to use the skills you have acquired over the years to complete a task, which will then be assessed. 

Your skills as a bricklayer will be evaluated by our NVQ assessor, through a combination of the practical assessment itself, witness testimonies, professional discussion, and direct questioning. 

The bricklaying EWPA is made up of five mandatory units, covering such matters as conforming to general workplace safety, conforming to efficient work practices, the movement and handling of resources, and the erection and setting out of masonry structures. 

You can further support your bid for this EWPA by picking out an optional unit from a long list, encompassing aspects such as erecting masonry cladding in the workplace, the maintenance of slate and tile roofing, and the installation of drainage, to name just a few. 

If, as a consequence of going through the EWPA process, you show that you have reached the standards of the NVQ Level 2 qualification, you will be told of this by the assessor at the end of the day. As a successful candidate, you will gain the Cskills Awards Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations (Construction) QUA813. 

Would you like to find out more about this pathway for rapidly upgrading your career? 

There aren’t too many training or assessment routes out there that could have such a profound impact on your employability, as this one. So, why not reach out to the YTA team to learn more about what is involved if you take on the bricklaying EWPA, and whether it could be a suitable choice for you? 

Don’t forget that we also offer a variety of other novice and advanced bricklaying courses to help the development of your career. We are one of the most trusted accredited construction training centres in the UK here at YTA, and for good reason. 

 

Filed Under: Bricklaying, Bricklaying course, EWPA

29th April 2022 By Liz Spider

What are the stages involved in our one-day carpentry EWPA process?

You might think to yourself that once someone is a carpenter, they’re “always a carpenter” – but alas, when it comes to gaining access to on-site work, the situation isn’t quite as simple as that! 

This helps to explain the great popularity of our Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) routes here at YTA in West Yorkshire. The principle behind these fast-track assessment pathways is to give an experienced worker in a particular trade the opportunity to demonstrate the specialised knowledge and skills they already have, as a means of earning themselves an NVQ Level 2 qualification in the space of one day (or two days, if necessary). 

Our carpentry EWPA, then, is not to be confused with our other intensive carpentry courses that focus on equipping would-be carpenters and joiners with the skills they require in order to take on the job in the first place. 

So, now that we have established what the carpentry EWPA isn’t, let’s explore in greater detail what the carpentry EWPA is. For this, we will concentrate on the steps you will need to go through in order to achieve the associated Cskills Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Wood Occupations (Construction) – Site Carpentry QUA900. 

Get on the phone to us to arrange this crucial assessment – and get back on site 

The big attraction of the EWPA route for experienced workers – defined for these purposes as those who have at least five years’ experience in the relevant trade – is the chance it gives them to quickly earn an NVQ Level 2 qualification. That qualification, in turn, will allow them to attain the blue skilled worker CSCS card that is necessary if they are to gain access to site work. 

And the initial process is a straightforward one – you will just need to get in touch with YTA, and we can arrange for the conversation with our NVQ carpentry assessor, so that a ‘skills scan’ can be carried out on you. This process is designed to ascertain whether it would be worth your while to proceed to the one-day EWPA stage at our assessment centre. 

If it is indeed decided that you have a strong chance of achieving the NVQ Level 2 qualification through the EWPA, you will be able to go ahead and book your place. 

There are four key ‘parts’ of the subsequent EWPA process. You will need, for example, to get pre-printed witness testimonies signed by a trade-related co-worker who has seen you complete the given work within the past three years. These will be sent to you in the carpentry NVQ pack that is sent out to you two weeks prior to your assessment date at YTA. 

Then, on the assessment date itself, you can expect to be asked to complete a practical assessment; again, the drawing plan with the relevant specifications and measurements will be sent out to you two weeks before you are set to have the assessment with us. 

Other important parts of the EWPA process will include a professional discussion and direct questioning – again, to take place on the day of the assessment itself. This will, in effect, be akin to a structured discussion surrounding the carpentry NVQ units, which cover such vital topics as general workplace safety, efficient work practices, and the movement and handling of resources. 

And that will be it – at the end of the day, the assessor will tell you whether you have achieved the NVQ. And if you have achieved the qualification, you will be able to rapidly get back on site with a temporary card to begin with, followed by the blue skilled worker CSCS card. 

Contact the YTA team today to learn more – and to book 

Does the carpentry EWPA sound like the step that you require if you are to advance your career? Or perhaps our intensive carpentry courses would be a better match to your present level of knowhow and experience? Regardless, we can advise and guide you here at YTA, to answer your questions and help ensure you take the right steps from here for your circumstances and needs. 

Simply give us a call right now, on 01274 682199, to find out more about the carpentry EWPA, to book your place, or to ask about any of our other highly rated training opportunities in construction. 

 

Filed Under: Carpentry, EWPA

24th November 2021 By Liz Spider

Our bricklaying EWPA gives you a quick and direct route to an NVQ Level 2 Diploma

Many people who choose to learn a trade in the UK opt to become bricklayers, and here at YTA, we can’t say we are greatly surprised by this. There will, after all, almost certainly always be considerable demand for bricklayers. We expect that to be very much the case in the years following COVID-19, as the UK economy revs up again. 

 

Experienced bricklayers can rise to positions like construction site supervisor, and even start their own business, with the possibility of earning as much as £42,000 a year. 

 

Introducing the sought-after EWPA 

 

This brings us neatly onto something about our own expertise here at YTA. We do not solely cater to those who are only just getting started in bricklaying, but can also help those with existing bricklaying experience to upgrade their qualifications and gain access to site work. 

 

This much is made possible by the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) route. As the name suggests, this isn’t a training course, but instead takes the form of an assessment of the skills and knowledge you already have. 

 

The bricklaying EWPA is a fast-track NVQ assessment route for those who already have five years’ bricklaying experience, so is unsuitable for those who are only looking to learn a trade in the UK for the first time. If the latter describes you, we urge you to take a look at our one-day, five-day and 10-day bricklaying courses. 

 

You can complete the EWPA in just a day at our Yorkshire construction training centre, and if you satisfy the requirements, you will be awarded the Cskills Awards Bricklaying NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Trowel Occupations (Construction) QUA813. 

 

This would naturally be an excellent qualification to obtain to bolster your employability. But it is also the qualification needed in order to secure the blue skilled CSCS card required for on-site bricklaying work – so the EWPA makes sense on a number of levels. 

 

If you know your stuff when it comes to bricklaying, demonstrate that to us! 

 

The bricklaying NVQ Level 2 comprises five mandatory units covering such aspects of this trade as efficient work practices and general workplace safety, as well as a series of optional units, with the person being assessed able to choose one of these. 

 

It is important to make sure you have the necessary knowledge and experience in these units before you commit to taking on the EWPA. That’s why the first stage of the process will be contacting us first, so that we can set out what is involved and arrange a ‘skills scan’. This will allow you and our NVQ assessor to determine whether it is worth your while to book the EWPA. 

 

And if we do decide together that booking the EWPA is the best route forward, well… it’s time to get prepared. Take a look at our page dedicated to the bricklaying EWPA today for more information about this in-demand assessment pathway, before potentially getting in touch with us directly to discuss your circumstances, needs and aspirations as a bricklayer, and how we can help. 

 

Filed Under: Bricklaying, Bricklaying course, Bricklaying NVQ, EWPA

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I'll be honest when I saw the advertisement and checked the place on google, I said another course to waste time, and contrary to having judged the place, the course was above my expectations, very practical, excellent teaching, I recommend 100 % five stars.
Callum JepsonCallum Jepson
14:30 28 Jun 22
Great place to train to be a tiler. Very friendly environment and all members of staff are very helpful and knowledgeable
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As an unskilled landlord I felt a little exposed due to the lack of plumbers out there doing small jobs, leaking sinks, new toilet inlets etc etc. I contacted YTA to bridge that gap a bit. After 5 days, I actually feel far more comfortable and I am actually going to tackle installing a bathroom. Very good, hands on training. Can be difficult to hear whats going on at times due to all trade training going on in the same room but I would definitely recommend them. I am actually going to do joinery, kitchen fitting and plastering too within the next 12 months.
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17:52 26 May 22
Can't rate this place enough. I've done plumbing, plastering, and am about to finish a joinery course. The instructors are all very skilled in their respective trades and the class sizes are small enough that you have time to go at your own pace and really learn.All the instructors are very approachable and happy to answer questions, however stupid I thought they might sound.If you're considering a course here my advice is to do it. I started with virtually no practical skill at all and after each course I'm now confident that I can put these skills to good use in my house, and what I could produce by the end of each course is much better than what I've seen some tradesmen produce. You'll be pleasantly surprised by how much you'll learn at this place, even with no prior experience.
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Finished my 10 day tiling course with Gary and it was superb.Considering I'd never laid a tile prior to starting the course and then to be tiling by 10am the morning is amazing and it's a credit to him, he has confidence in the people he's training even if they don't haha. Without thinking you just do it, he guides you along swimmingly.Gary, without saying it, recognises your pace and how confident or not you are and he goes with YOUR flow which I feel is correct.
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I attended a 5 day plastering course .All the instructors are great and easy to get on with. Dave the plastering instructor is a top lad .Nothing to much trouble and really helpful.I’ve already started on my own house and the course definitely gave me the basics I needed to point me in the right direction.I would recommend Dave and all the staff to anyone thinking about having a go.I’m 61 served my time as a bricklayer straight from school but I wish I’d given plastering a shot years ago.Best thing I’ve done in a long time.Also ‘Bradford Digs’ great little place to stay.Cheers to all…Andy.
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