Category Archives: Painting
Becoming a Qualified Painter and Decorator
The National Vocational Qualification, or the NVQ (SVQ in Scotland), is considered the industry standard in the construction business and construction related industries. If you wish to move up the career ladder within the painting and decorating sector then you will need a good balance of practical experience and qualifications; an NVQ can offer you […]
Certification and Training Reduce the Risk of Construction site Accidents
Accidents and injuries on job sites are an unfortunate but inevitable part of the construction industry. Most include falls or judgment errors, but every once in a while an accident occurs because of pure negligence on the part of one of the parties involved. Sadly, the person often affected by the negligence is an innocent […]
Adding to the Magic of Stromness with a Construction NVQ
Major construction projects are always headline news when awarded to a company but as a construction worker with an Edinburgh Construction NVQ in any field, who gets the contract is not of as much importance to you as how many jobs they are going to be offering to workers like you. It’s a good idea […]
Birmingham’s Retail Quarter Gets the Go Ahead for Construction
Even though economic situation in the UK is still precarious there are still a number of construction projects beginning or in the planning process. One such project is that of the Retail Quarter in Birmingham and this is good news for construction workers with an NVQ in Plastering, Tiling and Painting in Birmingham, as workers […]
Painters Remaining Jobless for Lack of an NVQ
In the March 2007 edition of the Financial Times it was stated that the number of skilled construction workers in the UK was not enough to meet demand and would not be for at least the next 5 years. Workers were being brought in from several other areas to meet job demand while many local […]
Routes Through NVQ Painting and Decorating
The NVQ in Painting and Decorating became more or less mandatory for UK painters and decorators in 2010, when the construction industry wholeheartedly adopted a stricter recognition of CSCS Cards. Where it used to be difficult to get work on a building site without a CSCS Card, it is now hard for a painter and […]
Falling Painters in the Construction Industry – the Importance of a Painting NVQ
Painters in the construction field have the rare skill of being artistically and technically skilled at the same time. Unfortunately, the fact that their job takes them up ladders and scaffolds on a regular basis also means that they are injured and killed far too often. Too Many Stories of Construction Accidents – Why a […]
Preventable Tragedies – Painting NVQs
Every field within the construction trade has its fair share of dangers and a high risk of accidents. Every construction worker is aware of the risks when he or she chooses this career path and many become the victims of tragic accidents. The StoryIn February of last year, two painters fell to their deaths within […]
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