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NVQ/SVQ standards

Trowel occupations

This suite contains National Occupational Standards (NOS) related to:

Bricklaying
Heritage brickwork.

You can view individual standards on the NOS database, or by emailing the Standards team.

Reviews

Industry has identified the need to carry out a full review of NOS of Trowel occupations.

See documents linked to the review.
To give feedback or suggest a change, contact the standards team.

Current structures

CITB manages the structures for vocational qualifications. We base the content for these structures on the relevant National Occupational Standards.

The structures are approved by employers and industry stakeholders. Training organisations base their courses on the structures.

See the current recommended qualification structure and national vocational qualification structure for this occupational area.

Recommended qualification structures

Recommended Qualification Structure for Trowel occupations (Construction) Level 1 v4 01-19 (PDF 22 KB)

Recommended Qualification Structure for Trowel occupations (Construction) Level 2 v8 01-19 (PDF 29KB)

Recommended Qualification Structure for Trowel occupations (Construction) Level 3 v8 01-19 (PDF 29KB)

Structures for NVQs/SVQ

Trowel Occs Combined NVQ & TQT v1 05-19 (PDF, 40KB)

Trowel Occs Combined NVQ & TQT v1 05-19 (PDF, 31KB)

Questions or feedback about these structures

You can view individual standards on the NOS database, or by emailing the Standards team.

If you would like to suggest changes to the current standards or have a suggestion for the structures, please complete our Standards enquiry form.

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