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Learn both basic and advanced skills on our acclaimed 10-day Certificate in Bricklaying course

Have you been let go from your previous role and fancy a change in career to become a bricklayer, or are you simply looking to acquire the capability to undertake home DIY projects such as the construction of a BBQ, garden wall or garage?

Whatever your exact needs – from beginner to advanced – our NOCN Cskills Level 1 Certificate in Bricklaying course could take you a long way in the space of just 10 days.

Become a skilled bricklayer, and gain a trusted qualification to boot

As the name of the course indicates, our Level 1 Certificate in Bricklaying course gives you a full qualification on completion, subject to you passing five Cskills assessments.

This programme effectively combines a five-day intensive bricklaying course with a subsequent five-day advanced bricklaying course. The latter incorporates NOCN Cskills Level 1 assessments across five units covering health and safety in construction trades, effective communication in construction trades, building a brick wall, building a block wall and building a cavity wall.

Cskills Awards, by the way, is the current awarding body for construction NVQs, and is now part of NOCN Group, having previously been owned by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Both Cskills Awards and NOCN are among the most instantly recognisable brands in the UK construction sector, so you won’t have to worry about the reputability of your qualification.

Covering vast ground, at dates and times to suit you

While you will certainly learn a lot on our 10-day Certificate in Bricklaying course – including the likes of trowel skills, how to build brick, block and cavity walls and even about such specialised subjects as different brickwork bonds and lintel installation – we also realise here at YTA that flexibility may be just as important to you in any training route you take.

That’s why you may well greatly appreciate the option that we give you to split the course into two separate weeks in accordance with your needs, and at no extra cost. So, whether you really need a course that you can fit around other personal or professional commitments, or you would simply appreciate a breather halfway through the course, we can bring you the perfect package.

Would you like to learn more about where our 10-day NOCN Cskills Level 1 Certificate in Bricklaying course could take your life, career or simply your next project? You’re even welcome to visit our premises and chat to students taking the course before making your own booking, if you like.

Whatever your requirement, don’t hesitate to contact the YTA training centre today, by calling 01274 682199 or 07400922788, or even sending us an email.

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Why should you choose only accredited centres for construction training?

The critical importance to the nation of the highest standard of construction skills and expertise only makes it all the more vital for the sector to have the right training partners by its side.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is the Industry Training Board for the construction sector in England, Scotland and Wales, providing the support and funding necessary for companies to bolster the skills of their workers, maximise their competitiveness and reduce on-site costs. NOCN delivers construction products and services through the well recognised and respected brand Cskills Awards. Previously part of CITB, Cskills Awards is now a core part of the NOCN Awarding Organisation, regulated by Ofqual

Why is all of the above especially relevant to those with an interest in learning a trade in the UK? Well, here at YTA, we are proud to say that most of our courses are now NOCN Cskills accredited.

A truly reputable multi-skill centre

If you have been searching online for accredited centres for construction training, you’ll be pleased to learn that YTA takes pride in ensuring the highest standards in every aspect of the training experience. Our programmes are flexible to fit in with almost every possible working scenario, while we also keep class sizes small and provide specialist areas on our premises for each individual trade.

However, it is also our accreditation itself that should give you particular reassurance. We can provide a wide range of nationally recognised NOCN Cskills qualifications, covering such popular trades as wall and floor tiling, carpentry and joinery, plastering and bricklaying.

All of the full level 1 NOCN Cskills certificates that we presently offer can be acquired over 10 days of training with us, or – in the case of our multi-trade activities course – from 10 days up to 30 days.

In keeping with our reputation for providing training of the utmost flexibility in accordance with students’ needs, you also have the option of selecting individual Cskills units when you enrol with us. Currently available units include in construction health and safety, working and communicating effectively in construction trades, plastering a floor, building a brick wall and much more.

Contact us now about your training needs

With the right NOCN Cskills qualification potentially enabling you to make the next big step in your chosen trade – not least by showing potential employers or customers your competence in a given skill – YTA should be your first choice among accredited centres for construction training.

Simply contact our team now, by calling 01274 682199 or 07400 922788, or emailing info@ytatraining.com, to find out more about the NOCN Cskills qualification framework and how one or more of our courses could help to transform your career in 2019.

 

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What is the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment?

As a seasoned tradesperson, you may have heard of the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA), also sometimes referred to as the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment Route (EWPAR), and wondered what it is, and how it could help to enhance your career.

The first thing to make clear about the EWPA is that it is not a training course. What it is instead, is a fast-track assessment route for workers in any of a number of trades wishing to achieve an NVQ Level 2 qualification, as they can do here at the YTA premises in West Yorkshire in just a day or two.

The EWPA plays a vital role in raising worker standards

The Experienced Worker Practical Assessment route was set up by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to give those who have been working in a certain trade for at least five years a quick, simple and convenient means of verifying that their skills and capabilities are of NVQ Level 2 standard. This is determined on the basis of their past experience.

As you might expect, the CITB wishes to ensure that everyone working in the construction sector is capable of meeting certain standards in the work they do. This was precisely why the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) was introduced in the first place.

However, there are still tens of thousands of tradespersons working in the UK who are frequently carrying out great work, but who haven’t had their skills formally assessed. This is where the simple, fuss-free assessment route that is the EWPA proves invaluable.

For which trades do we offer EWPA routes?

If, from reading the above, you suspect you could benefit from undergoing the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment process to acquire your NVQ Level 2 qualifications, you may be pleased to learn that we offer this route for the four trades of wall and floor tiling, bricklaying, site carpentry and plastering.

With an NVQ Level 2 certificate or diploma acquired through the EWPA route also enabling you to attain the blue skilled worker CSCS card that will help you to gain construction site work, the one or two days for which you join us at our assessment centre could prove extremely well-spent for your career going forward.

Simply give the YTA team a call today, on 01274 682199, to have all of your questions answered about the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment, so that you can ascertain its applicability and suitability for you – as well as, of course, make your booking.