This course can be used as part of the Level 2 NVQ Mandatory Unit Erecting and Dismantling Working Platforms. It provides the knowledge components of this unit and the final module will allow you to type in your answers which, once marked as completed by your assessor can then be downloaded and used as part of your work portfolio.

This unit covers 5 areas:

Module 1:

Interpreting work and resource information – and complying with legislation and official guidance

Module 2:

Fixed Scaffolding – Considerations Before Assembly

Module 3:

Fixed Scaffolding – Assembly and Dismantling

Module 4:

Scaffold Towers and Mobile Elevating Work Platforms

Module 5:

Safe Working Practices, How To Select The Right Resources And Minimise The Risk Of Injuries.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify key legislation and official guidance.
• Recognise the issues surrounding Fixed Scaffolding, such as considerations before, during and after assembly and dismantling.
• Identify issues and practices involved with Scaffold Towers and Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
• Define Safe Working Practices and understand how to select the right resources and minimise the risks involved.

Online training is flexible, efficient and cost-effective, so candidates can progress through the modules at their own pace, in their own time, making it easy to fit the training around their work and personal life.

Completing the knowledge components of your NVQ unit online will mean you’ll spend less time in a classroom and can spend more time on site completing the practical elements of your NVQ studies.