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…
DetailsNVQ 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…
DetailsOur 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…
DetailsMonumental 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…
DetailsLeading 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…
Details“Don’t doubt yourself. Don’t underestimate yourself. It’s possible to have a good life from roofing if you put the work into it.” We caught up with Callum Ramsden at DMR Roofing Academy to find out how he got into roofing, how his apprenticeship is going and what his career plans are. Name: Callum Ramsden Age:…
DetailsWhat exactly is NVQ Funding? NVQ funding is assessment and training paid for from public funds by the UK government or European Union which results in the achievement of an NVQ qualification. The objective of NVQ funding is to address skills shortages in certain industries and regions in the United Kingdom. Millions of pounds are…
DetailsWhen Craig Ennis first left school in the mid 1990s, he readily admits that he hadn’t given much thought to his career plans. “I went from dead-end job to dead-end job on a low wage, washing cars and things like that. Eventually I realised I needed to get a trade,” says Craig. Now a 42…
DetailsSelf-employed dry liner, Duane Mannion, is the very definition of a construction man who learned the game on the job after leaving school. But it wasn’t until recently that he accessed NVQ funding to gain his first ever qualification. The 39 year old left school at 16 and admits he wasn’t academically inclined. Life in…
DetailsWhat is the CSCS Skilled Worker card? The CSCS Skilled Worker card is available to all experienced construction workers who possess an NVQ Level 2 qualification and a CITB Health, Safety & Environment test (HS&E) pass. Also known as the Blue Card, the Skilled Worker card validates your skill and experience in your trade. It…
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