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(a) Discounted Training

Members receive a 25% discount on all CEF courses and seminars. Seminars cover a wide range of topics including employment, contract, procurement, environment, tax, and health and safety.

The seminars provided by CEF keep members up to date with developments affecting the local construction industry.

(b) High Value Mentoring Supported by CITB-ConstructionSkills NI

CEF works in partnership with CITB-Constructionskills to deliver a programme of high value training and mentoring at practically no cost to the employer and with no need to claim grant. Recently a £5,000 programme of training and mentoring which focused on improving business performance only cost participants £100.

(c) Your Voice at CITB-ConstructionSkills NI

CEF gives members a voice at CITB-ConstructionSkills NI by representing their views at the CITB Board and CITB Employers Forum.

(c) Training the Next Generation

Membership of CEF helps to support our work to ensure there are sufficient training opportunities for our young people and that their achievements are recognised. CEF sponsors Skillbuild NI each year and is currently in discussions with the Government Construction Clients and DEL on promoting apprenticeships.

(d) Qualifying the Workforce

Free NVQ Level 2 Qualifications for the Construction Industry

The Qualifying the Existing Workforce project will assess 1000 currently unqualified, experienced, employed construction workers to NVQ Level 2, helping to increase productivity and meet the industry’s skills challenge. The project is being delivered by CITB-ConstructionSkills NI in partnership with the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and the Joint Council for the Building & Civil Engineering Industry.

Eligibility

This scheme is open to both private sector employers with unqualified employed experienced workers and to unqualified experienced individuals employed in the private sector.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK (i.e. have a National Insurance number).
Candidates must not have an existing Level 2 or equivalent qualification.

Occupations Available for Qualifying the Existing Workforce

Asbestos Removal

Bricklayer

Construction Operative

Formwork

Highways Maintenance

Hire and Rental

Interior Systems – Dry Lining

Modern Methods of Construction – Modular & Portable Buildings

Painter & Decorator

Piling Operative

Piling Rig Operator

Plant Operator Access Plant

Plant Operator Compacting Plant

Plant Operator Cranes

Plant Operator Earthmoving Plant

Plant Operator Forklift Trucks – Construction

Plant Operator Loading & Securing Plant

Plant Operator Processing Plant

Plant Operator Transporting Loads

Plastering Fibrous

Plastering Solid

Pre-Cast Concrete Flooring

Road Building Bituminous Paving – machine

Road Building Concrete Paving – machine

Road Building High Friction Surfacing – machine

Road Building High Friction Surfacing – manual

Road Building Pavement Marking & Road Studs Machine & Manual Operated

Road Building Planing – machine

Road Building Surface Dressing – machine

Roof Sheeting and Cladding

Roof Slater & Tiler

Specialist Concrete, Concrete Finisher

Specialist Concrete, Concrete Layer

Specialist Concrete, Drilling & Sawing

Specialist Concrete, In Situ Flooring

Steel Fixer

Stonemasonry

Structural Concreting

Timber Framed Erection

Tunnelling Operations

Wall and Floor Tiling

Wood Trades Bench Joinery

Wood Trades Shopfitting Bench Work

Wood Trades Shopfitting Site Work

Wood Trades Site Carpentry

Assessment Methods

There are three routes available for qualification including:

Portfolio Building
On Site Assessment
Experienced Worker

What does assessment by these routes involve?

Portfolio building: Candidates build a portfolio of evidence from a range of sources e.g. testimonials from supervisors, written statements etc. The average time taken to complete is 6 months.
On site assessment: An assessor visits the candidate on site 3 or 4 times over a period of approximately 3 – 6 months. This method recognises existing competences and little training should be required if candidates are experienced.
Experienced worker: This method is only available for limited number of trades. Extensive experience is required and there should be no training at all required. It involves a discussion with an assessor (called a professional discussion) and a practical assessment which covers all the skills required by the NVQ.

Please note:

Funding is limited to assessment and qualification, any additional training required is at the employer’s or individual’s expense, though may be grant aided by CITB-ConstructionSkills NI for registered employers.

For more information on the scheme and to find your local assessment centre, visit www.citbcsni.org.uk/Qualifying-the-Existing-Workforce-(QEW)

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