The Level 2 DVQ/NVQ Diploma in External Render – Manual and Machine Applied provides a nationally recognised qualification for individuals working in this specialised area of construction.
This qualification is competence-based, requiring candidates to demonstrate the level of competence outlined in the units. Assessment involves evaluating a candidate’s skills, knowledge, and understanding against the standards set in the qualification.
The qualification must be assessed in a work environment, in line with the ConstructionSkills’ Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment. It will be internally assessed by a suitably experienced and qualified assessor.
Each candidate is required to compile a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates their achievement of all learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.
ASSESSMENT
To achieve the qualification, candidates must complete the five Mandatory units.
- Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace
- Conforming to productive working practices in the workplace
- Moving, handling and storing resources in the workplace
- Applying solid render to background surfaces and producing finishes in the workplace
- Applying projection plaster and render, and maintaining equipment in the workplace