Alpine Tiling Closure, But Left With No Nvq. - Tile Advice

[jonrkirk]

Hello there,
As you are all aware, sadly Gary from Alpine tiling died last year. I paid for and completed a 6week intensive course at the company which was ment to be the stepping stone to me getting a NVQ qualification. During the course we covered lots of different areas of tiling which Gary signed me off and took photos as proof, as he was a NVQ assesser. The plan was once i had completed the course a external assesor would visit me on various sites and sign me off as compitent. But due to the closure of alpine tiling i never recieved any further comunication for my NVQ. I paid alot of money for the course but have got nothing to show for it apart from the knowledge that gary pasted on to me. Could anyone give me advice on how i should go about completing the NVQ.
many thanks

 

[The D]

Are you working as a tiler now or was you working as a tiler at the time ether for your self on domestic jobs or for a firm on site. And was the pics of work you did on site or was they in the centre??

 

[jonrkirk]

Thanks for the reply, i was just starting out when i was doing the course. The photos that i have are from when i was doing the course. The photos consist of what Gary said are all the criteria for the NVQ. Since i finished the course, i have set up my own bussiness and have been doing domestic work as well as site. During which time i have been taking photos to build up my portfolio.

 

[jonrkirk]

Hi deanotile,
thanks for the reply. When i was taking the course, i was just starting out. Since then i have started up my own bussiness as a self employed tiler. The photos that i have which were taken by gary were in the classroom. They were what Gary told me were all the criteria fo me to achieve my NVQ. Since then i have been doing domestic and site work. During this time i have been taking photos of my work to build a portfolio.
sorry for the late reply. I did reply yesterday but did not seem to go through.

 

[jonrkirk]

Hey deanotile, Third time lucky with a reply. tried for the last 2 days with no luck. Anyway, I was just starting out when i was doing the course. The photos i have are off all the work i done in the class room. Gary said they were all the criteria that i need for my NVQ. Since then i have started my own business as a self employed tiler and have been doing domestic and site work. During this time i have been taking photos off my work for my portfolio.

 

[The D]

Hi I’m not sure why he would have told you that as it is my understanding that non of the evidence for the NVQ can be simulated it all has to be work based evidence. Did he give you an enrolment number or any paper work to say you are registered on the NVQ. Also is it possible to post some of the pics you have and I may be able to give you some advice on weather they can be used as evidence.

 

[jonrkirk]

He didn't say that this was all i would need to get my NVQ. Gary said that an external assessor will also visit me on the job when i start working.. I wasn't given any enrolement number or paperwork of registration.
These are the photos, but they are pretty poor quality as i have not got a scanner. so i have had to take photos of photos

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the next picture is travertine tiles which layed, sealed, grouted, sealed again and then polished


Victorian flooring



and last of all we had to perform the task that Gary called the snake. Which was to get us to use all our skills that we had learnt during the course with tile laying and cutting


I also done some tanking during the course. But i don't have any photos of that.

 

[The D]

i am Sorry to say that non of the pics are any good as evidence for an NVQ portfolio the pis are all of you standing or sitting next to some tiling there is no evidence there to assess. You need pics of you actually working on a wall or floor, and all the work is in a training centre the pics that you need are of actual jobs you have done out in the world. My advice to you is go and talk to a college that dose tiling and get yourself enrolled on an NVQ and start to gather evidence that this is your day to day job.

The evidence will need to paint a picture for the assessor he will need to see that the work is genuinely yours and it covers the all the relevant criteria. It is no good having a pic of a bath wall with a nice pattern on it if the unit calls for evidence of you tiling around a window.

To be honest you really need to see the units that need to be covered for an NVQ then you will understand how much more evidence you need to produce.

 

[The D]

the type of pics you will need are
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[Eduardo]

should really smoke for NVQ?:lol:

 

[The D]

should really smoke for NVQ?:lol:

I always said I could not work without a *** hanging out my mouth and it has been all down hill since he got a new job. :lol::lol:

 

[jonrkirk]

Cheers for the replies deanotile. You have been very helpful. I am going to have to look in to this a bit more as I can't just walk away from the amount of money that I spent on the course. I think I will try and contact someone from NVQ office (if there is such a thing) and see if there is any record of me on there system and take it from there. Thanks also for the photos.

 

[The D]

Oliver Farrell 07771 542 431.
Specialist Training Adviser for Construction Skills
may be a place to start Or at lest he may be able to tell you where to start looking.

 

[jonrkirk]

That's excellent, thanks a lot :-D

 

[The D]

Just out of interest what did you pay and how long was your course ??