If you’ve worked in construction training in Manchester in the last 20 years, chances are you’ll have crossed paths with John Dearden. John recently announced his retirement after two decades as an apprenticeship tutor and NVQ assessor. We couldn’t let the occasion slip by unnoticed so, instead of a Rolex timepiece, we’ve given him a…
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DMR administrator Damroka made an appearance on our social media channels earlier this week, looking unduly excited about the DMR Christmas tree. So excited, in fact, that we’re keeping her in the limelight. Welcome to Meet the Team with Damroka Formela. DMR: Hi Damroka. You’ve got an unusual name. Where are you from? Damroka: I’m…
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Apply for your blue CSCS card: Your step-by-step guide (with screenshots) You’ve achieved your NVQ Level 2 (congrats!) and passed your CITB Health and Safety test (double-congrats!). But now you’re wondering how to apply for a blue CSCS card. Don’t worry: it’s a doddle. And we’ve made it even easier with this step-by-step guide. What…
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DMR assessor Steve Graham talks to us about NVQ assessment, the Great Storm of 1987, Freddie Mercury and Pope John Paul II Our last Meet the Team blog post with Jody Seal (our employer engagement officer) was back in April and we decided it was time to shine the spotlight on another member of staff.…
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“Everything is hunky-dory” – Catching up with Sean Tracey of Johnsons 1971 Back in March, we carried out an online interview with Sean Tracey who is Operations and Installations Manager at Johnsons 1871. Johnsons are a specialist removal business and one of the latest companies we’ve started working with on NVQ assessment. You can watch…
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Reasons to Gain Your Construction NVQ by the Men Who’ve Already Done It We like asking our construction NVQ achievers why they decided to take a qualification, and how they feel they’ve benefitted from it. We receive a variety of replies – always positive. Here are a few of them… …
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Low Carbon NVQ Funding in Lancashire Construction companies and workers in the low carbon economy in Lancashire are eligible for government funding to help them secure the NVQs and CSCS cards they need. As of September 2021, we deliver 11 low carbon NVQ qualifications (see below) that are fully funded by the UK government and…
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Four of our most experienced assessors share advice on completing an NVQ Too many experienced construction workers approach their NVQ with trepidation. But there’s really no need to fret. To help allay your fears, we asked four of our assessors to share their best advice on completing an onsite NVQ in the construction industry. …
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In yesterday’s blog post about our rebrand, we talked about our latest tagline. NVQs done your way is partly inspired by the way we try to adapt every qualification to the needs of each individual learner. Today we’d like to give an example of what we meant by that. Few people have come through the…
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We’re Rebranding – Here’s Why If you’re a regular visitor to dmr-training.co.uk, you may have noticed that change is afoot. We recently updated the website with a new logo, colour scheme, tagline and images – all of which form part of a rebranding of DMR Training. Over the last 12 months, we’ve consolidated our position…
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