What further training and development can I do?
Hands on or on-the-job training that eventually leads to a qualifications, including the NVQ in Glazing at levels 2 and 3 should be your target. This course covers shaping and cutting glass, installation, and health and safety. It also has optional ad on units that will include:
• fitting glass stairs and floors
• security glazing
• shop fronts
• overhead installations, for example glass roofing.
If you looked at working in the assembly of pre-fabricated glazed units, you can take the NVQ in Fenestration Installation and Surveying at levels 2 and 3, or Production of Glass Supporting Fabrications at levels 2 and 3.
For more details about these, see the Window Fitter job profile.
Glass Training Ltd and the Glass Qualifications Authority have details about qualifications and training centres that offer assessment for glazing and installation NVQs.
You could also take the Foundation Degree in Glass Manufacturing Management, which is run by Wakefield College in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University. This qualification would help you to move into supervisory or management positions within the industry.
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)
Many building contractors now insist that you have a CSCS card to work on their sites. The card is proof of your skills and competence. To get your card you must:
• pass a health and safety assessment
• have an NVQ or equivalent qualification.
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