For people who want to build a career in working with suspended ceiling fixing, relocatable portioning and dry- lining fixing and are motivated to work hard to become valuable members of the construction work force.
The course has been designed in close consultation with the interior systems industry sector and is offered as part of the Apprenticeship programme. The training is designed to provide a sound working knowledge of a wide variety of industry skills that will prepare apprentices, for further career progression and to work competently on site.
Course content
Key Skills
- Application of numbers
- Communications
Induction Programme
- Mandatory subjects
- Mobile towers
- Fire fighting
- Safe use of ladders
- Manual handling
Practical training
- Materials
- Tools
- Proprietary systems
- Installing components to structural fabric
- Reading datums and levels (including laser)
- Services
- Specifications and schedules
- Storing resources ready for use
- Erecting and dismantling working platforms
- Contributing to efficient working practices
- MEWP (CPCS) (not in Scotland)
Ceiling Fixing
- Installing suspended ceiling systems
- Installing suspended ceiling cavity barrier systems
Partitioning (not in Scotland)
- Doors: hanging, fixing locks and furniture
- Removing and relocating aluminium framed partition systems
- Installing relocatable aluminium framed partition systems
- achieve SVQ Level 3, further training is required in the following supervisory units: • Site measurement and surveys
- Planning and organisation
- Monitoring, control and evaluation of operatives
- Complex interior proprietary systems.
Entry requirements
All candidates will be required to complete a Skills Learning exercise, and some will need to attend the college for further tests.
Training methods
- Practical/hands on
- Classroom/tutorials
Methods of assessment
- College and on-site assessment
Qualification/Certification
- Apprenticeship – Interior Systems
- S/NVQ Level 2 – Interior Systems (Ceiling Fixing/ Relocatable Partitions)
- SVQ Level 3 – Interior Systems (Ceiling Fixing/Relocatable Partitions)
- Key Skills – Level 1 (not applicable in Scotland)
- Scissor-type and Boom-type Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (not Scotland)
- Mobile Towers (scaffolding element only)
- First Aid appointed persons
- Health and Safety test
Where to next?
This course can lead towards further career advancement in design, finance and sales within the Interior Specialists’ sector.
This apprenticeship is available through the following campuses:
NNC East (Bircham Newton)
NNC Scotland (Glasgow)
Year 1:
Year 2:
The remaining part of the programme is spent on-site with the apprentice’s employer to gain work experience.
For details of our apprenticeship programmes call 0844 8440409
For apprenticeship recruitment enquiries call 0844 8440043
To find out more about this apprenticeship download the training programme (328kb PDF file).
