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NVQ level 2
City & Guilds
National Construction College
Film and Television Painting
Training.
Burton College.
Sheffield College.
NVQ Level 2(National Vocational Qualifications)
This foundation programme covers a full range of painting and decorating skills, and is designed to ensure that the student is proficient, and well placed to gain full time employment within the industry.
Students can either achieve the NVQ Level 2 through full time study over one year, or on a part time or block release basis over two years.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this programme. Applicants will be invited to attend an interview to discuss their career aspirations. Applicants interested in block release study should contact the Construction Industry Training Board ( 7 Kew Court, Pynes Hill, Rydon Lane, Exeter EX2 5AZ, telephone ( 01392 ) 444900 ).
Future opportunities
Successful students will be able to progress to NVQ Level 3 in Painting and Decorating at the College. Alternatively, students will have the necessary skills to seek employment, or become a self-employed painter and/or decorator. Students who work with an employer while on the programme often obtain a full time position with that employer.
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National Construction College
The National Construction College was officially launched in July 1998. The college is a natural amalgamation of Bircham Newton Training Centre and the Civil Engineering College, with its aims still firmly set on providing the construction industry with a suitably qualified workforce. The training facility was founded by the Construction Industry Training Board in the mid ’60s, with a mission to train young people as skilled operatives and potential supervisors in the construction industry.
During the last 30 years 7500 young people from all over the UK have attended the college. The courses are designed to develop practical skills, instil safety awareness and build character, the aim being to equip the trainee for a career in construction, not just a job.
Training
All college courses are based on a programme combining site work, spent with a construction company, and residential training at the college. The residential periods last between 4 and 43 weeks
1997 saw the introduction of Modern Apprenticeships for Scaffolders and Plant Mechanics. Trainees on both courses can now work towards achieving NVQ Level 3.
New for 1998 are National Traineeships, which will be available on most courses leading towards NVQ Level 2.
The National Construction College has superb training facilities. These closely resemble conditions found on site and are used extensively by the college. Trainees have the opportunity of personal development by working as part of a team and, as they progress, having the chance to take the lead. They have the responsibility of organising their team into a productive gang and assisting with its welfare needs.
Welfare
All residential trainees have full use of the many sports and leisure facilities, including: a 25 metre heated indoor swimming pool, floodlit football pitches, squash and tennis courts, and multi gym. The College club becomes the centre of activity outside training times where snooker, darts, pool and table tennis are available and, for the less energetic, there are TV lounges linked to satellite music and sporting channels.
Three full meals, hot and cold, are available every day in the trainees’ restaurant. Special dietary needs can be catered for. In addition the College club has its own diner serving light refreshments and hot snacks.
Each trainee has their own private room within the college accommodation complex. Clean bed linen and personal laundry are provided on a weekly basis.
Fees and grants
There is no cost to the trainee for attending the course at The National Construction College. Most young people are employed by a construction company who will pay an allowance and provide the relevant site work experience.
Employers who are in-scope and registered with the CITB are entitled to grants that will cover College course fees and assist with the trainees’ allowance.
Company representatives, parents and potential trainees are welcome to visit the college during term time to view the facilities and talk to residents. If you prefer, a member of our staff will be happy to arrange a presentation at your convenience. Contact the College if you require further assistance or information. Tel: 01485 577775 and ask for Maria Crompton
Film and Television Painting
The Job
The Apprentice Painter is the junior member of the construction team. Based
in the paint shop at one of the main studios at either Pinewood or Shepperton.
Apprentices will be working alongside the Head of Department (HOD),Supervisor
or one of the 'Master Painters'. Duties include general painting and decorating
of flats for the set, preparing surfaces for painting i.e. dirtying
down, distributing tools to team members. The Apprentice's
job tasks may vary from painting space crafts with silver metallic for the
film Event Horizon through to using a spray gun to cover a 30" X 30" background
surface for the Star Wars film. Apprentices will also learn to apply fine
specialist finishes such as Marbling and Graining for Shakespeare In Loves'
theatre, applying paint to age a pipe to make it look old and rusty. For
the film Saving Private Ryan as well as painting a hundred helments for the
soldiers, the apprentice painter was given the job to hang wall paper to
the walls of a bombed out building set. Under instruction and supervision
from the Supervisor the apprentice then dirtied the walls down, ripping and
stripping the wallpaper to give it the 'bombed out' appearance. During the
two year Apprenticeship, the apprentice will be trained how to transfer and
build on their current skills to become a specialised scenic painter in the
film industry.
The Person
FT2 trains people who have already achieved CITB NVQ at Level 2 in Painting
& Decorating. You can gain this qualification by studying at your local
Further Education College. To work in this field you must be talented, hard
working and punctual, possess excellent craft skills in painting and decorating
and possess the ability to work well in a team.
FT2
Training80% of the training takes place on production. Apprentices work and
train with the 'master' during these training attachments. Attachments may
vary from 6-20 weeks. During this time the apprentices will be set work by
the Supervisor or Head of Department (HOD). The apprentice will learn how
to read and understand the set drawings that have been produced by the Production
Designer. The designer will also present the painters with basic ideas for
colour and finish, the painters will then produce paint samples to fit their
brief. As the majority of the work is located at the main studios situated
around the M25 area it is desirable to have a driving licence
Assessment & Achievement
FT2 Set Craft Apprentices are working towards two qualifications the
Skillset/Open Unversity/CITB NVQ Level 3 (acquired by working on the studio
floor) and the CITB NVQ at Level 3 at college by attending The College of
North West London on a day release basis. Whilst attached to a production
Apprentices will be continually assessed by their Head of Department and
or the Supervisor. FT2 will provide each apprentice with a Log Book to record
each job/task completed on the film. The apprentice will log each piece of
work, which is then signed and dated by the supervisor as a record of the
apprentices work development to date.In addition to the main training programme,
the Set Crafts Apprentice Set Painters attend short course training provided
by recognised industry training providers.
The courses currently provided to Set Craft Apprentice Painters include:
Induction Training including Manual Handling and Working at Heights
Training.
Reading Drawings for Film & Television run by Film Production Designer
Master Class - Specialist Paint Techniques for Film run by Industry Master
Painter
Business Skills Training run by VET
Fork Lift & Cherry Picker Training run by CITB (The Construction Industry
Training Board).
Burton College
Painting and Decorating - Welcome to the School of Construction
The Painting and Decorating workshops is situated in an annexe just off the main Burton College campus. We are a vital section within the School of Construction and can offer a wide range of courses to suit your needs.
Courses include NVQ level 1, 2 and 3, Entry Vocational Skills level 1, 2 and 3, Construction maintenance and short courses in Artexing.
These courses can be studied on a full-time and part-time basis and through the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).
Example of the work you will undertake are:
Preparing surfaces, applying water and oil based paints by brush and roller, paperhanging to walls and ceilings, artexing and if you fancy turning your hand to decorative effects such as sponging, rag rolling, dragging, graining or marbling we have a course that will suit your needs.
Sheffield College
Construction Industry
Built Environment, Construction, Brickwork, Heating & Ventilation, Highways, Interior Decoration, Plumbing, Timber Trades and Signmaking
The Sheffield College has a long tradition of excellence in teaching the whole range of building trades and, over recent years, has developed similar standards in preparing people for a wide range of careers in the construction and civil engineering industries, at technician and management level. To find out more about any of the courses at The Sheffield College, including short courses specifically designed to your requirement, contact us on 0114 2603603.
Decoration
We offer a range of NVQ courses at levels 1,2 and 3 in Painting & Decorating
and OCN in Interior Design. We also offer on a part time day and evening
only basis Interior Design and Decorative Treatments courses.
Signwork And Environmental Graphics
The Signwork and Environmental Graphics course at The Sheffield College has an international reputation for quality training. The course is now run from its custom built specially equipped workshops at Castle Centre (Talbot), one of the few Colleges in the country that offers both NVQ Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications in Signwork. Courses cover: Cold Cathode (Neon), Computer-cut signs, 2 & 3 Dimensional Sign Fabrication, CAD CAM Sign Production, Air Brushing, Spray Painting, Glue Chipping, Thermo Forming, Glass Gilding, Transfer Gilding, Sign Design, Signwriting, Screen Printing, Materials Technology. We also offer day release signwork courses.
Full Time and Substantial Part Time Programme
Interior Decoration - CGLI NVQ 1 35 Talbot CFQID1A
Interior Design Pre Access - Level 2 30 Talbot CDYID1Z
Interior Design Access Level 3 30 Talbot CDY1D2Z
Painting & Decorating - NVQ 2 35 Talbot CDQPD2A
Signwork - OCN Level 1 35 Talbot CFUSW1B
Furniture Restoration - OCN Level 1 Day Time Start Time Finish Hrs Wks Centre Fee Code Date Start M 7:00 9:00 2 30 Tapton Sch 101 LENFRTP 18/9/00 2 30 Loxley 106 Graining & Marbling - OCN Level 2 Day Time Start Time Finish Hrs Wks Centre Fee Code Date Start M 6:00 8:30 2.5 35 Talbot 141 CEUID2A 11/9/00
Decorative Techniques - OCN Level 1 Day Time Start Time Finish Hrs Wks Centre Fee Code Date Start W 6:00 8:30 2.5 35 Talbot 141 CEUID2B 13/9/00
Interior Design - OCN Level 2 Day Time Start Time Finish Hrs Wks Centre Fee Code Date Start W 9:00 4:30 6 30 Talbot 206 CDUID1A 20/9/00 T 6:00 8:30 2.5 35 Talbot 141 CEUID1A 19/9/00
Painting & Decorating - NVQ 1 Day Time Start Time Finish Hrs Wks Centre Fee Code Date Start M 9:00 5:00 6.5 35 Talbot 295 CDQPD1A 11/9/00
Painting & Decorating - NVQ 3 Day Time Start Time Finish Hrs Wks Centre Fee Code Date Start Th 9:00 5:00 6.5 35 Talbot 295 CDQPD3A 14/9/00