Earning Criteria

• They are able to:
• know the health and safety regulations, roles and responsibilities; know accident and emergency reporting procedures and documentation; know how to identify hazards in the workplace; know about health and welfare in the workplace; know how to handle materials and equipment safely; know about access equipment and working at heights; know how to work with electrical equipment in the workplace; know how to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); know the cause of fire and fire emergency procedures
• understand how to select types of  building information;  know about environmental considerations  in relation to construction;  understand the construction of foundations;  understand construction of internal and external walls;  know about construction of floors;  know about construction of roofs
• know how to plan and select resources for practical tasks;  plan and select resources for practical tasks;  know how to erect solid walling to required specification;  erect solid walling to required specification;  know how to erect isolated and attached piers to required specification;  be able to erect isolated and attached piers to required specification
• know how to interpret information to establish setting‐out requirements;  be able to establish setting out requirements;  know how to prepare construction sites for setting‐out activities;  prepare construction sites for setting out activities;  select resources for setting‐out work;  know how to set out regular‐shaped masonry structures on level ground;  set out regular‐shaped masonry structures on level ground.
• They may be able to:
• know how to construct thin joint masonry for use with concrete and steel‐framed buildings;  construct buildings using thin joint masonry for use with concrete and steel‐framed buildings
• This qualification is regulated by OFQUAL
• This qualification is regulated by Qualification Wales
• This qualification is regulated by SQA in Scotland