Experienced Worker Practical Assessment Route (EWPAR) to NVQ Level 2 in Site Carpentry

Is anyone looking to achieve this qualification? Support and guidance from initial interest to completion of the award is availible.

Courses running weekly in North Yorkshire. On site assessment and training is also availible.

Please get in touch.

Aye,

Geordie

 

Hi Andrew, Sorry for the delay in responding to you. If you are being made redundant the EWPAR route may well suit you. And i also understand that it is Govermnent funded depending on your status i.e. are you self employed, have you claimed for training in the past? You can also apply for an upgrade on the CSCS card once you've completed.

Give me a shout and i'll give you the details of those that run the course. Just to clarify on Palavaman's coments below, i'm not selling courses. I do the assessing for them as a sub-contractor.

Aye,

Geordie

 

Hi Mate,

The info above for Andrew may help. In essence though if you're an expericnce site carpenter (5 years is suggested) you can attend a two day assessment which can be cramed in to one day if you have your health and safety ticket.

You have a professional discussion and make a timber frame in 6 hours - it is very straight forward if you're an active carpenter in most forms. For example i've worked with shop fitters, form work carpenters and roofers.

I hope that this helps.

Aye,

Geordie

 

Hi Palavaman,

No selling courses mate; i'm a carpenter and joiner who does a bit of assessing for somone else. I believe that good carpenters are walking away from the industry due to the bureaucracy of getting on site in order to earn a decent wage.

i just want to get the word out there particularly when it can be funded by the government; there may just be such a thing as a free lunch afterall!

And we all need to make a living afterall.

Best,

Geordie

 

Hi Andy,

Yes mate. I'll be working with you on the day. I'll give you a bell to discuss it early next week.

Aye,

Geordie

 

Can you get it in quickly mate? If you're self employed then i would think that the total cost can be attributed to your tax liability; just a thought.

Aye,

Geordie

 

I think that OSAT may be more expensive although 15 years in the trade should keep the visits down to a minimum. I'd planned four for a carpenter with similar experience earlier in the year. The Construction Awards Alliance may be able to help you find someone local to you.

There are swings and roundabouts with both OSAT and EWPAR. No big sell, but the EWPAR can be cracked over a weekend; job done.

 

Hi Sam,

Government funding is still available. If you have not attained Level 2 status in anything else. For example 5 GCSEs (grades a* to c) equaits to level 2 status as does an A-Level. Go for it!

Aye,

Geordie

 

Thanks Andy,

All the best,

Geordie

 

Ross George from Reading making the timber frame.

 

Fred Eagle from Keston in Kent making the timber frame. Fred is profoundly deaf, mostly self taught and absoulutely all over the assessment.

 

EWPAR on Sat 23 July - Just been asked to assess for one carpenter in North Yorkshire on Sat 23 July which means that there are 3 places availible on that day if anyone is interested? Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss the process from start to finish.

I worked with 3 lads yesterday who were all successful and funded by the Govt.

Aye,

Geordie