Full Time Painting & Decorating CAA Diploma Level 1

Painting & Decorating CAA Diploma Level 1 (Sept '10)

This course information relates to courses starting in September 2010.

Course code: B09911P

Course category: Full-time

End Qualification: CAA Diploma Level 1

Starting and ending month: September to June

Starting year: 2010

Course duration: 1 year

Formal assessment: Formal assessment required

Course location: City College East

Course aims:
The Level 1 Diploma in Painting & Decorating is designed to develop your skills and knowledge, enabling you to work in the industry of your chosen craft.
It has been specifically developed to be delivered in a training environment using simulated conditions, and the test(s) are based on the learner showing what they can do as an individual through the completion of all the requirements of the qualification.

Course content:
General core units

• Know how to carry out safe working practices
• Carry out safe working practices
• Knowledge of information, quantities and communicating with others
• Information, quantities and communicating with others
• Knowledge of building methods and construction technology
• Building methods and construction technology

Occupation specific units

• Know how to erect and dismantle access equipment and working platforms
• Erect and dismantle access equipment and working platforms
• Know how to prepare surfaces
• Prepare surfaces
• Know how to apply paint systems by brush and roller
• Apply paint systems by brush and roller
• Know how to apply foundation and plain papers
• Apply foundation and plain papers
• Know how to produce specialist decorative finishes
• Produce specialist decorative finishes

Plus

• Practical assignment
• Online GOLA examination.

Facilities for students:
Students will be based at our City College East Campus in our Wet Trades Department, where there are excellent workshop facilities and well equipped classrooms for theory lessons. All tools, equipment and materials are provided to enable you to achieve the qualification.
There is a canteen on site as well as a Learning Resource Centre and all weather sports pitches. A free bus service connects City College East With the main campus at Pelham Street.

Tutors:
All the tutors in department have many years experience in the construction industry and are fully qualified in their trade. All staff are qualified teachers and hold NVQ assessors awards.

Assessment: To gain the diploma, learners must be successful in all units and the practical assignment. They must also pass the GOLA online test, a separate knowledge test set and marked by CAA.

Awarding Body: CAA

Entry Requirements:
It is essential to have a sound knowledge of basic mathematics and a good standard of written and oral communication. To this end it is required that you have at least a grade D in English and Mathematics.

Interview for entry: Interview required

Pre-entry preparation:
Some background knowledge of the skills and techniques used in the industry would help and students may find it useful to do some background reading, using some of the trade journals and press reviews of the industry.
Good basic skills in communication and the use of the internet would also be an asset for the research of much of the subject area. Watching construction based programs and discussion groups would also help in preparing the student with terminology and phrases used in the industry.

Progression and links:
Successful completion of this course can lead to the Level 2 Diploma in Painting & Decorating or Level 2 Diploma in Maintenance. It can also provide a progression route to achieving a National Vocational Qualification.
This qualification will provide basic training in the trade to enable students to progress into employment as a trainee.

Academic Centre:
Centre for Construction

Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:

• Tuition Fees
• College registration
• Awarding Body registration
• Resource Fee
• Exam / Assessment Fees

Tuition fees

How much will the Tuition Fees cost?

Below are the fees for 09/10.