Roof Sheeting and Wall Cladding apprenticeship course
Duration: 24 months
Funding: See below
Structure: 18 weeks of training over 24 months, plus on-the-job experience
Location: Glasgow (Scotland) and your workplace
Start dates: Continuous start dates available
This two-year course explores the theory of roof sheeting and wall cladding alongside comprehensive practical experience.
Course content
The course includes:
- Safe working practices in construction
- Selecting the quantity and quality of resources for construction operations
- Preparing roof sheeting, cladding materials and components for installation
- Applying roof sheeting and cladding to the structural fabric
- Installing rainwater goods
- Providing setting out for roof sheeting and cladding
- Storing resources ready for use
- Building methods and construction technology.
You’ll also study personal skills. These include:
- Maths
- English
- Drug and alcohol awareness
- Time management
- Personal organisation
- Safe use of access equipment
- Manual handling.
Knowledge, skills and behaviours
- Interpreting information
- Risk assessments and method statements
- Construction elements
- Effective communication
- Building information modelling (BIM)
- Basic project management
- Site communication
- Health and safety
- PREVENT.
Teaching and assessment
18 weeks of training over 24 months. This is separated into two-week blocks.
Weeks 1 to 18: Classroom-based theory and practical training, with seven theory and site-based assessments.
Regular assessment by:
- Written and practical assessments
- Verbal questioning and presentation
- Multiple-choice testing
- College and site-based activity journals
What you get
SVQ in Cladding Occupations (Construction) at SCQF Level 5
Entry requirements
Academic requirements:
Entry National 4s Maths and English
You’ll also need to complete a skills learning exercise to help us assess your suitability for this course. Additional tests at college are possible.
General requirements:
- Good level of physical fitness. This course includes strenuous physical activity.
- Comfortable working at heights.
- Comfortable wearing PPE/RPE.
- Able to work to deadlines.
- Valid form of ID. See accepted forms of ID.
By booking a course, you agree to follow our Terms and Conditions.
Grants and funding
Apprenticeship grants are available for eligible employers. For further information please visit our grant pages.
Why choose NCC?
NCC offer industry leading training with expert instructors, personal development, enhanced welfare support and grants/funding solutions for all your apprenticeship needs.
For more information, email ncc.accountmanager@citb.co.uk or call 0344 994 4433