12 Week Notification:

NOCN_Cskills Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Wood Occupations (Construction)

Dear Colleague,

As part of our commitment to provide qualifications in line with industry requirements we regularly review all qualifications across all occupations.

A review has been made via the CITB Standards Setting Body (SSB) on the Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Wood Occupations (Construction) qualification and therefore we wish to inform you of the changes as shown below.

The above qualification has been replaced with a new Qualification with a new Ofqual Portal reference and the following changes have been applied:

• NOCN_Cskills Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Wood Occupations (Construction) (600/3238/8) to be replaced with -

– NOCN_Cskills Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Wood Occupations (Construction) (603/5464/1), available as from 1 May 2020.

PLEASE NOTE:

With the recent changes, there is only One pathway to this qualification – Wheelwrighting.

Pathways – Shopfitting Site Work and Shopfitting Bench Work have moved to the updated Level 2 NVQ Diploma Wood Occupations (603/5468/9), please refer to the website for more information.

Wheelwrighting:

Unit changes that sit in the Optional Group, as listed below:

Unit14C: Producing setting out details for routine wheelwrighting products in the workplace – updated to a version 3, GLH now 87

Unit15C: Marking out from setting out details for routine wheelwrighting products in the workplace – updated to a version 3, GLH now 80

Unit16C: Manufacturing routine wheelwrighting products in the workplace – updated to a version 3, GLH now 93

Unit628: Setting up and using transportable cutting and shaping machines in the workplace – updated to a version 3, GLH now 120

The existing qualification will close for registrations on 30 April 2020 and the Achievement and Certification dates will expire 30 April 2023 to allow anyone previously registered to achieve and be certificated before the old qualification is officially withdrawn.

• Quartz web, Horizon, Website and Skillsfile will be updated accordingly with the new amendments and the qualification structure is attached in the DOWNLOADS tab on the website for the qualification - NOCN_Cskills Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Wood Occupations (Construction) qualification, with the changes for your information.

• Also attached in the DOWNLOADS tab on the website, is the new unit versions with the changes highlighted, for your perusal.

If you have any questions please contact your dedicated customer co-ordinator on:

0300 999 1177 (select option 5, then 1)

Kind regards,

NOCN