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Setting out for structural timber frames

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Grant Tier

Achievement date before 1 April 2023

Achievement date on or after 1 April 2023

Grant Tier 1

Grant Tier 1 Refresher

£30

£15

£60

£30

Grant Tier 2

Grant Tier 2 Refresher

£70

£35

£140

£70

Grant Tier 3

Grant Tier 3 Refresher

£120

£60

£240

£120

Last updated: 17 April 2019
Grant rate/tier: £140 (Tier 2)
Grant code: GET2154

Overview

This intermediate level standard provides the learner with the information and skills too accurately and safely lay-up timbers for a simple oak frame timber structure.

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Standard details

CITB has developed this standard in discussion with industry

Duration

Minimum 3 days of 6 learning hours

Purpose/Scope

This standard will provide the attendee with the information and skills too accurately and safely lay-up timbers for a simple oak frame timber structure.

The scope of this standard covers:

personal protective equipment (PPE)
respiratory protective equipment (RPE)
reading drawings
timber elements
cutting lists
defects and orientation
setting-out
chalk or ink lines
lay-up primary timbers
loft secondary timber members
scribing methods
marking out

Occupational relevance

Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups:

operative and craft

Candidate pre-requisites

It is expected that the candidate will be employed within the oak frame industry or have significant relevant carpentry experience.

Instruction/Supervision

As a minimum, course instructors must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:

a train the trainer or instructional techniques course certificate
successfully completed training to this standard
at least 10 years relevant industrial experience
a verifiable CV

Delivery

Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.

All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for candidates to achieve learning outcomes, and must comply with relevant legislation.

The class size and candidate/instructor ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable candidates to achieve the learning outcomes.

The following delivery methods may/may not be used in the delivery of this standard:

classroom
workshop

This standard is considered to contain 51 per cent or more practical learning.

This standard is considered to be set at an intermediate level.

Assessment

For the successful completion of training, candidates must complete an end of course practical assessment and knowledge test that measures the learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.

Quality assurance

Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.

CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the Training Standard.

Approved training organisations will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.

Renewal/refresher

There is no mandatory renewal or recommended refreshment requirements for this standard.

Approval date

April 2019

Review cycle

Either on request or in 3 year(s) from approval date.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes
The candidate will be able to:	Additional guidance to support learning outcome
Select, fit and use the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), store, maintain and report defects in training and work equipment	Will be able to Identify the correct PPE and understand storage, maintenance and employer damage reporting procedures for: safety footwear safety gloves safety eyewear RPE/dust masks knee protectors hearing protectors hard hats high visibility clothing Be familiar with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) regulations, workshop hazard identification, safe working conditions.
Read working drawings	Explain how to read and interpret working drawings including using scales and scale rules to establish measurements taking off technical information using a set of connected drawings to understand a 3 dimensional structure Identifying potential joint conflicts or drawing errors.
Identify timber elements from cutting list	Interpret information from cutting list including sizes and codes and relate these to the technical drawings supplied.
Safely and efficiently handle, lift, transport and position timbers from their storage location to their layout location	Explain the health & safety requirements for manual handing, banksman techniques, safe access and transportation considerations.
Check timber for defects, orientation and suitability for purpose	Explain timber grading, species type, defect analysis, timber orientation within lay-up/building.
Choose suitable setting-out procedure	Describe setting-out methods including timber marking and floor marking techniques, rule of Pythagoras, determining angles and lengths, timber facing, understanding frame geometry.
Use chalk- or Ink-line timbers or floor and add suitable reference marks	Explain how to apply and use level marks, datum marks and other orientation and datum information.
Lay-up primary timbers to correct layout dimensions and level on blocks or stools	Describe how to use levelling and positioning equipment including spirit level laser level plum bob winding sticks measuring tapes
Loft secondary timber members in correct position and alignment	Explain how to take into account extra length required for joint, importance of defect and grain direction aesthetic considerations.
Scribe and mark timbers using a range of appropriate methods	Describe the following techniques and equipment; plumb scribe square rule remote scribing techniques using plum bob dividers spirit level laser level combination square winding sticks straight edge eyeing
Mark out joints and pegholes.	Explain joint performance parameters, eg peg position and number, grain alignment etc.