Trade
Qualifications
Years on the tools, no paperwork to show for it. Our trade NVQs are assessed on your own jobs — a qualified assessor gathers the evidence from work you are already doing, so you end up with the card without coming off site.
Interiors & finishes
Dry lining, partitioning and fit-out. The 2026 list breaks dry lining into three separate pathways — boarding, fixing and finishing — so you qualify in the part of the job you actually do.
Interior Systems
Dry Lining Boarder
Get qualified as a dry lining boarder, assessed on your board fixing, setting out and finishing standards across live interior work.
- Dry Lining
- Boarding
Interior Systems
Dry Lining Finishing
Prove your finishing standards with assessment covering jointing, taping and the surface quality expected on modern commercial interiors.
- Jointing
- Taping
Interior Systems
Dry Lining Fixing
Take your metal stud and partition work to qualification, assessed around the framing and fixing you already carry out on site.
- Metal Stud
- Partitioning
Fitted
Interiors
Turn your fit-out experience into a recognised qualification, covering the installation of fitted furniture and interior components to a commercial standard.
- Fitted Furniture
- Fit-Out
Wall & Floor
Tiling
Turn your tiling work into a qualification, assessed on setting out, substrate preparation and finish quality across both wall and floor applications.
- Wall Tiling
- Floor Tiling
Interior Systems
Ceiling Fixing
Delve into suspended ceiling work with assessment covering grid setting out, levels and the technical knowledge behind a clean ceiling installation.
- Suspended Ceilings
- Grid Systems
Masonry & wet trades
Bricklaying, blockwork and plastering, assessed on your own sites rather than in a training centre.
Trowel
Occupations
Hone your masonry skills with comprehensive assessment across bricklaying and blocklaying, for a skilled and rewarding career in the masonry sector.
- Bricklaying
- Blocklaying
Plastering
Solid
Master solid plastering with assessment blending practical skill and technical knowledge, covering float and set, rendering and the finish standards that win repeat work.
- Solid Plastering
- Rendering
Advanced
Plastering
Take your plastering to the next level with advanced assessment for those working complex, heritage or specification-led projects.
- Advanced Plastering
Specialist Concrete
Occupations
Advance your expertise in concrete with assessment across placing, finishing and repair techniques essential to modern construction.
- Concrete Placing
- Concrete Finishing
Structural, off-site & specialist
Steel, carpentry, modern methods of construction and the specialist services that sit alongside them — including two new off-site manufactured assembly pathways.
Steel Fixing
Occupations
Develop a solid foundation in steelwork with in-depth assessment of steel fixing techniques, paving the way for a career in reinforcement.
- Steel Fixing
- Reinforcement
Wood Occupations
Site Carpentry
Turn your carpentry experience into a qualification, covering first and second fix work assessed on the jobs you are already running.
- First Fix
- Second Fix
Off-site Assemblies
Precast Concrete Cladding
Qualify in precast erection with assessment focused on the safe positioning and fixing of precast concrete cladding units.
- Precast Erection
- Cladding
Off-site Assemblies
Cold Formed Steel Frame
Build your credentials in modern methods of construction with assessment covering the erection of light gauge steel framing systems.
- Steel Frame
- Light Gauge
Associated Industrial Services
Passive Fire Protection
Specialise in life safety with assessment covering fire stopping, compartmentation and the installation standards that hold up under inspection.
- Fire Stopping
- Compartmentation
Associated Industrial Services
Water Jetting
Get assessed on high-pressure water jetting, covering the controls, safety systems and competence required for industrial cleaning and surface preparation.
- High Pressure Jetting
- Surface Prep
Roofing, insulation & civils
External envelope and groundworks. This group now carries the only Level 3 trade qualification on the 2026 list — external wall insulation.
Roofing Occupations
Roof Slater & Tiler
Formalise your roofing skills with an assessed route for slaters and tilers working on pitched roofs, covering battening, laying and detailing.
- Slating
- Tiling
- Pitched Roofs
Insulation & Building
Treatments — Cold Roof
Get assessed on cold roof insulation, covering the installation standards behind energy efficient roof spaces and the detailing that prevents cold bridging.
- Cold Roof Insulation
External Wall Insulation
Boarder & Finisher
Advance your EWI work with our only Level 3 trade qualification, covering both the boarding and the render finishing of external wall insulation systems.
- EWI Boarding
- Render Finishing
Construction & Civil Engineering
General Construction
Embark on a foundational journey in construction with essential assessment across general construction operations, for a career in the diverse field of civils.
- General Construction
- Civils
Roadbuilding & Maintenance
Flexible Paving (Machine)
Get qualified on machine paving with assessment of your competence laying flexible surfacing to highway standards.
- Machine Paving
- Surfacing
Highways
Maintenance
Step into roadworks and infrastructure care with assessment covering the skills needed to maintain and improve vital transport networks.
- Highways
- Infrastructure
Been on the tools
for years?
Then most of the evidence already exists. Give us a call and we’ll tell you which pathway fits the work you do, what we need to see, and how long it takes.