NVQ Carpentry level 3

nearlyqualified · Post by **nearlyqualified** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:23 pm

nearly finished my 2nd year has anyoen done the 3rd year at college? any info on what you do? cheers

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:58 pm

waste of time its all about getting experiece on site

carhartt kid · Post by **carhartt kid** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:11 pm

An NVQ3 is a site based qualification anyway's. Qualifications will get you on site where you'll in turn gain experience. NVQ3's a supervisory qualification, so you'll be able to apply for foreman, teamleader and manger jobs!

I'm NVQ3'd up and now run teams of chippy's for different companies doing mainly commercial work! I went from £12-15 per hour as an ordinary chip, to £20-25 per hour as a working foreman!

I always aim to have more tickets and qualifications than the next bloke, as this always gets you more contacts and more work! In turn more experience and then more work!!!

Next year I aim to get my skidsteer Bobcat and all terrain telescopic handler tickets!! I'm also booked in to do a 3 month Timber Framing Apprenticeship in the USA doing post & beam and cut frames, and a SIPS and engineered timber beam installers package both with the manufacturers who in turn recommend me as an installer to architects and QS's.

My NVQ3 has opened more doors for me than my 14yrs time served!

apprenticejim · Post by **apprenticejim** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:02 pm

Reasons above im deciding to go for the NVQ3.

When iv seen them timber frame companies on tv, grand designs etc. Always wanted to do it, that sounds perfect going over to america to do that, how did you set that up CK