New skills qualification to future-proof modular and portable building sector
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The Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has launched a new workplace training course to ensure that future demands for skilled professionals within the sector are exceeded.
The new Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Innovative/Modern Methods of Construction Modular and Portable Building qualification has been devised over the past five years by the MPBA in conjunction with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).
It is the first time that a single qualification has existed that's tailored both to assess and grade the skills, knowledge and competence of those working in the sector.
The new qualification has been successfully piloted over the past year and is now being made fully available to companies looking to train staff while at work.
The Chief Executive of the MPBA, Jackie Maginnis, said: "This is the first time that apprentices - as well as existing employees at any stage in their career - can gain a bespoke qualification that shows both their level of ability and commitment to the sector's continuing success.
"In recent years, the demand for modular and portable buildings has grown massively and this course will ensure that the next generation of appropriately qualified professionals are available.
"From an employee's perspective, it enables them to earn while they learn while also being safe in the knowledge that they'll ultimately have a qualification to their name which will serve them well in their career."
Jackie adds that the one of the main things that makes a career in the modular and portable building sector both challenging and rewarding in equal measure is the fact that it encompasses so many different skills.
Employees find themselves working as carpenters, plumbers, painters, decorators and fit out specialists as well as knowing how to install a modular and portable building.
Accordingly, those who embark on the course undertake three mandatory units in: conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace; conforming to productive working practices in the workplace; and moving, handling and storing resources in the workplace.
In addition, they choose three optional units from an extensive list that includes: installing and dismantling modular building structures in the workplace; applying paint systems by brush and roller; installing basic plumbing in the workplace; installing first fixing components in the workplace; and maintaining non-structural carpentry work in the workplace.
Jackie adds: "The new Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Innovative/Modern Methods of Construction Modular and Portable Building qualification has been devised specifically to meet the needs of the sector and its employees.
"Organisations that use our buildings discover that its the speed with which were able to get them fully operational on site when compared with a traditional build project - that gives us a true competitive advantage.
"This course has been devised to future-proof the modular and portable building sector's ongoing success and ensure that the demand for skills is not only met - but surpassed."
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For further information about the content of the course log onto: www.citb.co.uk/awards/qualifications-and-courses/construction/qualificationsearch/viewqualification/?q=QUB806.