The TTA has secured CITB part-funding to train eight new NVQ assessors over the next 18 months. The aim of the funding is to provide an assessor infrastructure for the wall and floor tiling sector across the UK which will support quality assured assessment of experienced operatives to NVQ L2. Part funding will also be […]
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Armondas Tamulis, Worldskills UK team representative for Wall and Floor Tiling at the Worldskills final in Abu Dhabi, recently attended a pressure test at a vocational college in Denmark. Armondas travelled with Worldskills UK training expert Paul Doran and was part of a large international group from the UK, India, Belarus, Hungary, Russia and Denmark […]
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Impey’s ‘We Are Wetrooms’ training tour 2017 is proving so popular, that the UK-based manufacturer has decided to add an extra date to accommodate requests from installers who don’t want to miss out. As wetroom specification across domestic, commercial and healthcare markets continues to grow, installers, keen to ensure up-to-date knowledge of wetroom installation, have […]
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The path to WorldSkills 2017 continues for the UK tiling team, sponsored by Schlüter-Systems Ltd. Most recently, a series of challenges over an intensive 2-day stretch, from 29th – 30th March, saw the nomination of the representative to compete at the grand final, in Abu Dhabi. Armondas Tamulis, of Southern Regional College Northern Ireland (SRC), […]
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The Skills Funding Agency has launched a new tool to help employers across England find apprenticeship training. ‘Find Apprenticeship Training’ is now available on GOV.UK: https://findapprenticeshiptraining.sfa.bis.gov.uk/ It gives employers information about apprenticeships on offer at approved training organisations and includes information on more than 16,000 apprenticeships, as well as details about the training providers that […]
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The TTA is once again working with The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers of the City of London to encourage and recognise the highest levels of craftsmanship. This recognition takes the form of the awarding of Master Craftsman status by the Worshipful Company at a ceremony in the City of London in March each […]
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The Tile Association’s Trailblazer Apprenticeship Working Group is making excellent progress on The Wall and Floor Tiler Qualification, with feedback from the Dept of Education, BIS and CITB being very positive. The Working Group are required to consult with industry on the Standard occupational profile for this prior to submission for approval. The full occupational profile can be viewed here. TTA would […]
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The Wall & Floor Tiling category winners of Skillbuild 2016 have been announced. The winners are: 1st Gordon Cook from City of Glasgow College 2nd Jordan Smith from City of Glasgow College 3rd Keiran Milnes from Leeds College of Building A total of 78 competitors took part in the Skillbuild finals which were held at […]
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The 44th WorldSkills Competition will be taking place in Abu Dhabi in October 2017. Schlüter-Systems are the sponsors of the UK Squad. The WorldSkills Competition is a flagship event: held every two years, it is the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world, reflecting a global industry. A total of 72 member […]
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The TTA’s Trailblazer Apprenticeship Working Group is making good progress on the Wall and Floor Tile Fixer qualification – with the Standard for this now to be shared with the industry for information and consultation. The feedback so far from the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills and the CITB is very positive. Once approved […]
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