During this 1 day training course you will receive tuition on how to maintain and safely operate an abrasive wheel machine and learn the underpinning knowledge essential for correctly maintaining an abrasive wheel machine. The course covers:
- Inspect abrasive wheels and machines for damage
- Select, fit and adjust an abrasive wheel appropriate to the material and machine being used, safely without supervision
- Operate abrasive wheel machines within a named industrial environment, to complete a specified task safely, without supervision
- Use all tools and equipment safely
- Observe all relevant Health and Safety legislation
You will need to bring: Goggles or visors to EN166B, suitable gloves, hearing protection and safety footwear You may wish to bring writing materials to take your own course notes on the day. Please wear appropriate and comfortable work clothing.
After the training you will be required to take the NPTC assessment which is included in the course price.
Assessment
This course leads to the City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate via a competency assessment. Competency will be assessed by the NPTC via a combination of observation and oral questioning. Once you have completed your training course you will be contacted by the NPTC to arrange a convenient date for your assessment. The assessment is not carried out during the course. Please provide us with a passport photo in advance of the course for your NPTC registration. Please email a digital image to NPTC@ccn.ac.uk. Successful candidates will be awarded their certificate directly from the NPTC. If you have not already done so, please inform us of any disabilities you have that may require you to have access arrangements put in place for you to take your assessment.
NPTC – Disabilities and Access Arrangements
Please inform us immediately, if you have not already done so, of any disabilities that may disadvantage you in the successful completion of your assessment; for example, if you have dyslexia or English is not your first language or any mild disability which may require you to have some assistance. Under guidance from C&G, we can make access arrangements for some learners to demonstrate their competence under assessment, without changing the demands of that assessment. Examples of access arrangements include readers, scribes, extra time, or modified assessment material. However, as Certificates of Competence are vocational qualifications, candidates must achieve all the required units to gain a full qualification, and the awarding body will not make adjustments to the required competence standards. As an example, pesticide product labels detail essential information, and it is of paramount importance that a candidate can read and interpret this information to comply with legislative and operational requirements. If the candidate is unable to read and/or interpret a product label without assistance then they will not be deemed competent to practice, as if such a person were working without supervision in the workplace, there is the potential for a serious incident to occur. If you would like to discuss this further or make access arrangements for your assessment, then please contact NPTC directly at 01603 731250.
