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Title
Deflection heads: drylining
Duration
Minimum 1 day of 6 learning hours
Purpose/ scope
The purpose of this standard is to provide the candidate with practical knowledge and skills required to work on deflection heads for drylining.
Scope:
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
Candidate pre-requisites
There are no candidate pre-requisites as part of this standard. However a basic knowledge of interior systems terminology and techniques would be beneficial.
Instruction/ supervision
As a minimum, course instructors must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
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:
This standard is considered to contain 51% or more practical training.
This standard is considered to be set at an basic level.
Assessment
For the successful completion of training, candidates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures the learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.
Quality assurance
Assured
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 (ATOs) 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
No Renewal/Refreshment Requirements - There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refreshment requirements for this standard.
Approval date
14/10/19
Review cycle
Either on request or in 3 years from approval date.
The candidate will be able to:
Additional guidance to support learning outcome
Briefly explain instructions, drawings and technical literature.
Demonstrate the correct selection and usage of materials.
Demonstrate the correct use of tools, materials and PPE.
Work as part of a team under instruction.
Demonstrate safe and clean working practices within the workplace.
Interpret a drawing and calculate the materials required.
Explain how to select the correct materials.
Construct a range of deflection head details for different systems conforming to a range of performance criteria.
Briefly explain acoustic ratings and fire resistance.
Explain the need for deflection head details in partitions.
Describe and list different deflection head details available and where each should be applied.
Interpret specifications of deflection heads.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance:
Managing construction health risks
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm
Safety topics
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/safetytopics/index.htm
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publication:
Health and safety in construction, HSG150, 2006.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg150.htm
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