Get Qualified to Work On-site

City College Plymouth is helping Plymouth's construction workers set their foundations to a better career with a qualification that will enable them to progress in the industry.

Experienced Worker Practical Assessment Route (EWPAR) enables construction industry workers who have at least five years' experience, but don't have a level 2 qualification, gain a level 2 qualification in just two days.

EWPAR is a recognised training programme developed by ConstructionSkills, the construction industry's awarding body, that offers experienced workers a rapid way to gain an NVQ for their existing skills. This qualification also enables them to gain a CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) card - often seen as the ticket onto construction sites.

Pete Elmes, Academy Head of Construction at the College, said: "EWPAR is a rapid way to achieve a level 2 accreditation for skills you already possess, which many major contractors now insist on.

"Currently, competition for jobs in the construction industry is fierce, holding a CSCS will make you more attractive to employers."

The two day assessment involves a skill competency test, a professional discussion, incorporating job knowledge questions and a CSCS health and safety test.

The College can offer EWPAR in carpentry and joinery, plastering, painting and decorating and bricklaying.

To find out more information, come along a see us at the College's Construction, Engineering and ICT Open Day on Saturday 7 February at the Kings Road Centre between 10.00am and 1.00pm. Alternatively, call the College on 01752 305300.