Hi KennyThe ICA award will be known as the CAA award in August , this is the one that we have written. A branch of our training centre will be open in Nottingham soon where we will be delivering this award. My comments about choosing which qualification you require is based arround the time you have to do a course. A majority of people that we train need to change carreer fast and opt for the four week course , upon completion we do the application for the NVQ for them and it can be achieved over the ensuing months.If you see the clip on my website from the BBC you will see me say that its a different way of doing things ,business first qualifications later (if you need them) Only a small percentage want to apply for the NVQ though because of the ammount of work in the private sector and because as you know to work in the domestic market you do not need a qualification which is why we introduced the STAR registration as protection for the general public. I see the ICA or CAA award as a good stepping stone towards the NVQ but pretty pointless unless you are a school leaver. The ICA is not recognised on site anyway so anyone achieving it will still need an NVQ so why not do one of the courses that we deliver , start earning money then do your NVQ, its just common sense. So to answer your question Kenny yes we can deliver the NVQ and soon the CAA as quickly as anybody else if its required , i have dozens of tilers that now have one but also hundreds that dont so its not a case of choosing not to but a case of not having the demand. Its probably easier to explain over the phone if you want to call some time. Mark

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