so they can pass it round the office and have a laugh at your photo.

Just so they have a copy, same as the tax card/715, they used to have a copy for there reference.

Originally Posted by gooner59

we had to show the cards for this job in scotland they alway's photo-copy them ?? why is this then

Its all for due dillgence mate, just incase there is any issues at a later date and they can reffer back to their records. Insurance etc, just covering thier backside I guess.

Originally Posted by andy allen

so they can pass it round the office and have a laugh at your photo.

If you could see my last gold card, you would laugh at the photo, they managed to make it look like I was wearing black pearl earrings. I'm convinced they do it on purpose, the one before that I looked like a demon. My latest one is not so bad, I was lucky enough to get the new CSCS heritage gold card in sept. No one has asked for it yet

I am still trying convince Mrs Phil I was not wearing black pearl earrings, I wasn't

Mine runs out in June and I won't be renewing it...........

Originally Posted by Phil Hobson

If you could see my last gold card, you would laugh at the photo, they managed to make it look like I was wearing black pearl earrings. I'm convinced they do it on purpose, the one before that I looked like a demon. My latest one is not so bad, I was lucky enough to get the new CSCS heritage gold card in sept. No one has asked for it yet

I am still trying convince Mrs Phil I was not wearing black pearl earrings, I wasn't

you were wearing you red earings when i worked with you in wilmslow phil.. infact, i might have a photo somewhere?????

phil & Ed.jpg

Originally Posted by AstonTiling

you were wearing you red earings when i worked with you in wilmslow phil.. infact, i might have a photo somewhere?????

phil & Ed.jpg

That's him.. he had blue ones at Gyvlon training day Ed..

OK I own up to the red and blue ones, but black has never been my colour

mines gold nvq level 3 accredited

Yep due for renewal soon, also confirms im qualified to level 3 and time served

just wondering how many are nvq 3 qualified and time served cant be many...??like us.

Originally Posted by TILEIT

just wondering how many are nvq 3 qualified and time served cant be many...??like us.

I would be if I got a level for every decade i've been doing the job

My mate Ozboz (aka) as Steve has been tiling for forty years, he has worked in the UK and Australia, on every type of project imaginable. Yet he has to fork out £800.00 plus for a NVQ level 2, he should have at least level 3 given his experience. It seems strange that someone with a fraction of his knowledge maybe assessing him. He was showing me today the criteria (units) required for NVQ level 2.

As I sit on the TTA fixer training committee, I am aware the these units are being reviewed, I know grandfather rights have gone, but I do think that people of Steve's caliber should just be awarded NVQ2 without OSAT or the need to pay ££££s he has forgotten more about tiling than some people will ever learn. Sorry I must have my grumpy head on tonight.

Originally Posted by Phil Hobson

My mate Ozboz (aka) as Steve has been tiling for forty years, he has worked in the UK and Australia, on every type of project imaginable. Yet he has to fork out £800.00 plus for a NVQ level 2, he should have at least level 3 given his experience. It seems strange that someone with a fraction of his knowledge maybe assessing him. He was showing me today the criteria (units) required for NVQ level 2.

As I sit on the TTA fixer training committee, I am aware the these units are being reviewed, I know grandfather rights have gone, but I do think that people of Steve's caliber should just be awarded NVQ2 without OSAT or the need to pay ££££s he has forgotten more about tiling than some people will ever learn. Sorry I must have my grumpy head on tonight.

Would he have a city and guilds that covers him for that phil..

Originally Posted by whitebeam

Would he have a city and guilds that covers him for that phil..

Sorry Mark just catching up, no Steve served his time at the same firm as me. But a few years behind, the college I did my City & Guilds at had stopped doing wall & floor tiling by the time Steve should have attended.

phil get him to do a bit of part time teaching at one of thecolleges and his fees for his NVQ will be£0.00 also there is nothing stopping him doing NVQ3

Cheers Dean, I will pass that on.

How long would it take to get your NVQ3? From start to finish?

Originally Posted by Phil Hobson

Sorry Mark just catching up, no Steve served his time at the same firm as me. But a few years behind, the college I did my City & Guilds at had stopped doing wall & floor tiling by the time Steve should have attended.

Thats a shame, he's more deserved then most..

Originally Posted by deanotile

phil get him to do a bit of part time teaching at one of thecolleges and his fees for his NVQ will be£0.00 also there is nothing stopping him doing NVQ3

I knew a heating engineer that done teaching and he had to have his qualification and had to attend a course on how to teach...

yes got mine,afew years left on it yet.

mine runs out this year and i will be renewing it.

hi dave you can get an experianced trademan red card for a year if you have done your H & S test . this gives you time to get tested . which can be done on site but costs. !!!!

Just done my CSCS card, the course run by the local collage, you have to do min 15 hours study time and they let you take the test on there computers. the test on the exam is the same, so its very hard (To Fail) well if you fail you should not be on site....... really its worth doing. im talking with the collage to see if my trade can be added to my card sounds like the want to send a rep down to view my standard of work to be added as tradesman. will post more info when i know more

Originally Posted by jpservices

Just done my CSCS card, the course run by the local collage, you have to do min 15 hours study time and they let you take the test on there computers. the test on the exam is the same, so its very hard (To Fail) well if you fail you should not be on site....... really its worth doing. im talking with the collage to see if my trade can be added to my card sounds like the want to send a rep down to view my standard of work to be added as tradesman. will post more info when i know more

which test did you take? the h&s test or the nvq 2 floor and wall tiler? if you've passed the nvq2 you just need to get in touch with construction skills to update/apply for your skilled tradesman card. if it's just the h&s test you've done this would qualify you for a labourers cscs card which you may be able to upgrade to a temporary (1 year) skilled card provided you can prove you're an experienced tiler. you must then pass your nvq 2 to renew the card

I have a gold 1

2 years left on mine

It all seems a bit of a cash cow if you ask me, I seriously looked into getting mine through the experienced worker route a couple of years ago. I wanted to do it all properly and carry the card with pride but then I was offered a card for £200 "no questions asked". . . . at that point I thought I'd keep my money in my pocket and not bother with a card at all.

So far I have never been asked for one, never lost a job for lack of one and don't do the big commercial sites so it doesn't seem to matter.

Soon as I've got here I said let me get me a CSCS card so I can be a well qualified tile guy so to speak, but looks like it s all a... nothing but bs, I've been offered a CSCS card for 200 no question asked. Changed my mind on getting one.