Specialist techniques for heritage wood occupations

Duration

Minimum 1 day of 6 learning hours

Purpose/Scope

The purpose of this standard is to provide the delegate with the knowledge and/or skills to use technical information and resources to draw, set out and pass on information that is clear and concise.

Scope:

• plans and specifications
• technical information
• geometry
• scale drawings
• setting out datums
• complicated carpentry structures
• measuring tools and instruments.

Occupational relevance

Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups:

• operative and craft
• supervision
• leadership and management.

Delegate pre-requisites

Delegates must have successfully completed NVQ level 2 in Wood Occupations (or equivalent).

Instruction/Supervision

As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:

• an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)
• at least 5 years industrial experience relevant to the scope of the standard
• a verifiable CV

Delivery

All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for delegates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation.

The learning environment, class size and delegate/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes.

The following delivery method may be used in the delivery of this standard:

• face to face learning environment only (such as classroom/workshop etc.)

This standard is predominantly practical training.

This standard is considered to be set at an advanced level.

Assessment

For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures all learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.

Quality assurance

Assured

Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.

CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard.

Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.

Renewal

There is no mandatory renewal or recommended refreshment requirements for this standard.

Classification

Lifetime

(Please note standards using this classification will only be grant aided once per delegate)

Approval date

April 2023

Review cycle

On request or 5 years from approval date.

Learning outcomes

The candidate will be able to:

• interpret and extract information from plans and specifications
• disseminate information, identifying discrepancies and the procedures for further actions
• draw using geometry
• use Pythagoras theorem, basic trigonometry
• use, interpret and extract information from scale drawings
• set out datums
• set out complicated carpentry structures
• identify and use measuring tools and instruments old and new

Additional information about this standard

Recommended Reading:

• Goss's Roofing Ready Reckoner, Fourth Edition – C. N. Mindham
• Timber Building in Britain – R W Brunskill ISBN 0-575-06735-7.