Quality up, accidents down and cowboy builders out were the main objectives for the formation of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) which was launched ten years ago. Today its main purpose it still to help workers prove that they are competent to do their job. It also shows that they have health and safety awareness as all cardholders have to pass the appropriate health and safety test.

www.cscs.uk.com

 

The mission of CITB-ConstructionSkills is to achieve a fully skilled and professional UK construction industry, working safely, adding value and delivering sustainable development. Industry standard training and support means that we can deliver a high standard of workmanship that meets Government guidelines.

www.citb.co.uk

 

The Guild of Master Craftsmen is a trade association representing many different trades and professions. It brings together highly skilled people engaged in professions, vocations, crafts, arts and trades in order to safeguard the interests of craftsmen and the public. The Guild monitors these standards to ensure that its high standards are being maintained, and encourages members always to strive for excellence.

www.guildmc.com

 

Westwood Construction has successfully demonstrated their ability in the following units, which together constitute a Level 2 National Vocational Qualification:

Erect and Dismantle Access Platforms

(Scaffolding)

U1013350

Install Structural Fabric Components

(Roofs and Floor Timber)

U1013349

Produce Components form Procured Materials

(Hand Fed Circular Rip Saw)

U1013347

Install Structural Fabric Components

(Vertical, Horizontal and Inclined Timber)

U1013348

Assemble Components to form Product

(Basic Timber)

U1013346

Provide Dimensional positioning for Setting out Products

(Basic Timber Components)

U1013339

Install Finishing Components

(Internal & Eternal Timber)

U1013344

Provide Surface Finishing

(Internal & External Timber)

U1013345

 

FENSA stands for the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme. It has been set up by the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) and other industry bodies with Government encouragement in response to the current Building Regulations for England and Wales.

When having windows and doors replaced homeowners must comply with current thermal performance standards and ensure that they get a certificate of compliance from FENSA or from Local Authority Building Control. FENSA also enables companies that install replacement windows and doors to self certify compliance under these Building Regulations

www.fensa.com

 

Westwood Construction have successfully completed a Window Care Practical Training Course on Joinery Repair.

The completed training is part of the commitment on behalf of Window Care Systems to provide ongoing training to professionals associated with the maintenance of timber joinery.

www.window-care.com

 

 

The Institute of Carpenters was founded in 1890 by eleven craftsmen, each of whom had achieved first class passes in new exams set by The Worshipful Company of Carpenters.Its role was to oversee training for carpenters and joiners in an effort to maintain standards at a time when many people were worried that traditional skills were in danger of being lost forever.

 

 

 

The Plastics Window Federation is one of the market leaders in providing QUALITY INSURANCE PROTECTION to customers of it's network of member companies who install windows, doors, conservatories and roofline products.

 

 

 

LABC (Local Authority Building Control) is a membership organisation representing all local authority building control departments in England and Wales; we are a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting public sector expertise. Use our postcode search below to find your local authority building control team.

 

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TrustMark gives consumers more confidence in their tradesman when spending their hard earned cash. Every trader who has signed up to the scheme has been independently assessed for their competence.

 

 

 

 

Certass Limited is a UKAS approved certification body for the operation of a Competent Person Scheme under a Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) license and a Green Deal Certification Body under licence from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

 

Membership of the Certass Competent Person Scheme enables contractors to self-certify that their installations adhere to current Building Regulations as an alternative to submitting a building notice to the local authority or using an approved inspector.