SVQ Plastreting (Solid Plastering) Level 2
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The Aim of the SVQ Plastering (Solid Plastering) Level 2 Qualification is to:
Provide the candidates with a formal national qualification which provides evidence of competence in one or more of the group awards listed below.
The Qualification Units Are:
Mandatory Units
- Conform to General Workplace Safety
- Conform to Efficient Work Practices
- Move and Handle Resources
- Apply Finishing Plaster to Background Surfaces
Optional Units: 1 Required from the following 6
- Produce Internal Solid Plastering Finishes
- Produce External Solid Render Finishes
- Install Direct Bond Dry Linings
- Lay sand and Cement Screeds
- Apply Projection Plaster and Maintain Equipment
- Install Mechanically Fixed Plasterboard
Duration
There is no set time for the assessment process to take, candidates can work towards gaining the award at their own pace.
Who Do We Recommend Gains The Qualification?
All operatives who can meet the criteria in any of the above groups.
Assessment
The main source of evidence is work based and confirms that the candidate's practical skills meet the appropriate performance criteria and range statements.
The following are types of evidence that may be used to quantify a candidates competence:
- Work sheets and time sheets
- Work log books
- Photographs / videos
- Witness testimony from management that is verified by a work based recorder or assessor
- Oral questioning by the assessor
- Written question papers produced by the assessor to quantify knowledge evidence
- Course certificates from previously attended related courses
Certification
SVQ - Plastering (Solid Plastering - Basic) Level 2
Eligible companies are able to claim grants for these assessment, which will pay for a substantial amount of the costs, as the assessment process is CITB approved for grant purposes.
