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Commercial thermal insulation operative (level 2)

Applying insulation and cladding materials.

Qualification level
2
Equivalent to GCSE.
Typical duration
18 months
Apprenticeship category
Construction and the built environment
Maximum funding
£16,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training.
Skills
Skills an apprentice will learn
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards and manufacturers guidance.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Erect and dismantle portable scaffold towers and work safely at height.
  • Comply with site specific environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance, Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal. Dispose of insulation material.
  • Interpret and use information from drawings, specifications and data sheets.
  • Communicate verbally with others, using thermal insulation terminology.
  • Follow work instructions verbal or written.
  • Select and safely use tools and equipment for example metal cutting tools, measuring tools, knives, screwdrivers, saws and power tools.
  • Apply insulation materials to cylindrical and flat surfaces.
  • Fit cladding for insulation protection.
  • Safely move, handle and store tools and materials.
  • Use materials efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
  • Identify how to access well-being support available on site and during training.
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and identify work place hazards.
  • Comply with insulation industry standards, and manufacturers guidance.
  • Apply team working practices.
  • Calculate resources.
  • Remove and dispose of pre-installed insulation materials.

Full information on Commercial thermal insulation operative (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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