We were tempted to start this post by remarking on the challenging nature of last year for the construction industry but let’s skip the 2020 truisms. Widespread site closures and restricted site access starting with the first lockdown meant our NVQ assessment team had to adapt quickly at the beginning of the year. We expanded…
DetailsRecent DMR Roofing Academy graduate, Finlay H, shares his roofing apprenticeship story with us. Name: Finlay H Age: 20 Company: Pears Roofing From: Blackpool What did you do after leaving school before you started your apprenticeship? When I left school I went to college to do a business course. I quickly realised that…
DetailsWe caught up with DMR old boy, Sam C, this week to find out about life after his apprenticeship. Here’s what he had to say… Name: Sam C Age: 22 Apprenticeship: Groundwork Company: Fitfield Ltd “Since finishing my apprenticeship things have gone really well. I’m still with the same company – Fitfield –…
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Gain for Wayne With NVQ Funding The last time Wayne Swinbourne completed a bricklaying qualification, Margaret Thatcher was prime minister, Aston Villa were European champions and Larry Holmes was the best heavyweight in the world. Fast forward 38 years and Wayne has just added another vocational brickwork qualification to his CV: a government funded NVQ Level…
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Dominik Juggles Work and Assessment to Gain His Funded NVQ We’ve helped over 100 construction workers gain their government funded NVQs over the last few months but we’re certain that Dominik Wujek is the only flame juggler among them! Twenty-seven-year-old Dominik recently achieved his NVQ Level 2 in Painting & Decorating after a three month…
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Four Reasons Experienced Construction Workers Should Get an NVQ A National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) is a competence-based qualification carried out in your place of work. If you’ve been working in your trade for several years (or decades) but never gained a qualification, it may be time to consider getting your NVQ through onsite assessment for…
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NVQ and CSCS Card Will Lead to Increased Business For Darren One of the latest construction industry workers to benefit from our government funded NVQ assessment provision is Darren German, a hard surface repair technician from Manchester. He works on various sites across the region repairing and restoring a range of surfaces from worktops and…
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Our Quick Guide to Onsite NVQ Assessment in Construction One of the most frequently asked questions we hear at DMR is: “what’s involved in an onsite assessment NVQ?” Luckily, it’s not that complicated and we reckon we can explain it in fewer than 600 words (or three minutes of your time). Onsite assessment – also…
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Monumental Moment for Farmers Bronze Restoration: NVQ Funding Helps 30-Year-Old Family-Run Restoration Business Whilst Farmers Bronze Restoration may not be as old as some of the monuments they help to preserve, they’re a family business with a proud tradition. Started in the 1980s with ‘the legendary Wally Farmer at the helm’, the firm is now…
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Leading the Way For Tomorrow’s Roofers Since launching DMR Roofing Academy in late 2018, we’ve received a lot of support from the UK roofing industry. One of our biggest allies is Derbyshire-based lead manufacturer, Midland Lead. We caught up with their Business Development Manager for Export, Dave Woolley, to find out more about Midland Lead’s…
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