The construction industry is moving towards a fully trained, fully qualified workforce. A workforce with the necessary skills and qualifications delivers higher quality, more cost-efficient work.
The improved teamwork and increased awareness of health and safety also means earlier completion dates, less time wasted correcting mistakes and fewer accidents.
Roofing operatives benefit too. Being trained to nationally recognised qualifications such as an NVQ shows employers they have the necessary skills to do the job, and, combined with an up to date health and safety test, they can obtain a CSCS card.
More and more roofing companies and their clients are demanding that roofing operatives on their sites prove their competence with card scheme membership.
You may already have a highly experienced workforce who you trust and rely on to get the job done, but often, these workers don't have the qualifications to get the CSCS card they will need to get access to the site in future.
THIS IS WHY OSAT HAS BEEN CREATED.
There are currently 2 major OSAT providers in the NW Region:
ARM TRAINING SERVICES, Stockport
Contact Nicky Tel 0161 429 8344
email nicky@armtrainingservice.co.uk
PRESTON COLLEGE, Preston
Contact email GEvans@preston.ac.uk
The College offers FREE TRAINING to group members with the following roofing occupations accredited
Slating levels 1/2/3
Tiling levels 1/2/3
Slating & Tiling levels 1/2/3
Built Up Bituminous Roofing levels 1/2
Liquid Waterproofing Systems levels 1/2
Single Ply roofing levels 1/2
Roof sheeting & Cladding levels 2/3
COMPANIES WHO ARE IN SCOPE AND PROPERLY REGISTERED WITH CONSTRUCTION SKILLS ARE ENTILED TO CLAIM GRANT FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
CHECK YOUR GRANTS BOOK!!
Contact either G Evans as above, or the Group Training Officer for details