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Toolbox Talks – Instructional Techniques
This course is coming to the Premier Travel Inn Innova Park, Enfield on Tuesday morning 15 July 2008
This is designed to be a short session to enable managers and supervisors to conduct effective Toolbox Talks. It will incorporate Instructional Techniques and will make use of the normal range of materials available in the industrial workplace.
The training will provide delegates with the opportunity to use the HVCA’s Toolbox Talks Toolkit to develop and deliver a short talk.
The course will include peer feedback on presentation techniques in a “friendly” environment and should enable delegates to deal with the fears of public presentation.
The course will start at 09:00hrs and should be finished by 11:30hrs.
The course fee reflects the shortened training day and is £100 + vat and £70 + vat for HVCA & ECA members.
To reserve your place on this course fax or email me today:
Sandra Pearse Fax: 020 7792 8682 Email: training.courses@hvca.org.uk Direct Line: 020 7313 4929
HVCA management courses
All
of the courses developed by the HVCA are tailored to the requirements
of building services engineering and delivered by lecturers actively
involved in the sector. A key aim is to cover subjects not addressed
by other organisations.
HVCA training is recognised by the Construction CPD Certification Scheme and by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, and therefore qualifies for Continuous Professional Development recognition.
An HVCA course certificate will be issued to each delegate as proof of attendance, whether the course is provided by the Association itself or by one of its network of licensed training providers.
The new schedule of courses has been published. Click here for details of courses on commercial contracting and on risk management.
The following courses are delivered both by the HVCA and through the licensed training provider network.
Working Safely in M&E (1 day)
Offers a foundation in health and safety to operatives, engineers, supervisors and managers. Meets part of the health and safety requirement for registration with Engineering Services SKILLcard. Delegate rate: £150.00 for HVCA members; £220.00 for non-members.
Managing M&E Safety (1 day)
Provides engineers, supervisors and managers with an understanding of the statutory and regulatory frameworks in relation to health and safety. Together with Working Safely in M&E, it meets all the health and safety requirements of Engineering Services SKILLcard.Delegate rate: £150.00 for HVCA members; £220.00 for non-members.
Managing Safety in Mechanical Engineering Services (1 day)
Designed to allow highly experienced personnel to “top up” their health and safety training, it encapsulates the main elements of the Working Safely in M&E and Managing M&E Safety courses. Delegate rate: £150.00 for HVCA members; £220.00 for non-members.
Risk Assessment and Method Statements (1 day)
A specialist module – based on the content of the HVCA's Risk Management CD-ROM – designed to enable engineers and managers to analyse hazards, identify risks and specify control measures. Delegate rate: £150.00 for HVCA members; £220.00 for non-members.
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CDM in Action (1 day)
Equips building services contractors to ensure a safe environment throughout the planning, construction, maintenance and demolition stages of a project. Delegate rate: £140.00 for HVCA members; £200.00 for non-members.
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The following courses are available only from the HVCA.
Managing Gas Safety (1 day)
Equips delegates to manage gas installation and maintenance projects to the standards required by the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations. Particularly aimed at senior personnel who manage operatives certificated under the Nationally Accredited Certification Scheme(ACS) for Gas Fitting Operatives, but have not themselves been assessed under the ACS regime. Delegate rate: £150.00 for HVCA members; £220.00 for non-members.
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Site Supervision (2 days)
Suitable for new supervisors and those wishing further to develop their performance, it focuses on the skills required to manage a team to maximum effect. Delegate rate: £450.00 for HVCA members; £600.00 for non-members.
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Cross Skilling for Site Supervisors (1 day per week for 5 weeks)
Enables single-discipline supervisors to gain the technical knowledge required to manage a multi- skilled team of building services operatives. Delegate rate: £500.00 for HVCA members; £600.00 for non-members.
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Commercial Contracting (2 x 2 days, approximately one month apart)
Equips experienced site supervisors to progress to contract management. Delegate rate: £950.00 for HVCA members; £1100.00 for non-members.
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Permit to Work Management and Systems (1 day)
Helps managers, supervisors and project staff to develop and manage safe systems of work by bringing together the knowledge and experience of a wide range of safety professionals.
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Understanding Construction Contracts – Level 1 (1 day)
Level 1 training is aimed at junior engineers and student technicians that have limited site experience and dealing with contractual obligations associated with building services work. Delegate rate: £150.00 for HVCA members; £210.00 for non-members.
Understanding Construction Contracts – Level 2 (1 day)
Level 2 training is for experienced engineers who will have interfaced with the formal contracts but require a more thorough understanding of the implications. Delegate rate: £150.00 for HVCA members; £210.00 for non-members.
Understanding Construction Contracts – Level 3 (1⁄2 day)
Level 3 is staged as a series of 1⁄2-day seminars and targeted at experienced engineers who are familiar with the common Terms and Conditions but need to understand the more onerous clauses. Each seminar will try to address issue of the day. Delegate rate: £75.00 for HVCA members; £110 for non-members.
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Toolbox Talks: Instructional Techniques
Dates and venues to be agreed with individual companies/organisations.
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NEBOSH (1 day per week for 12 weeks)
Provides an opportunity for professional managers or engineers to gain a National Examination Board Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health. Delegate rate: £1,350 for HVCA members; £1,800 for non-members.
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COSHH and Asbestos Awareness (1 day)
Explains how to identify a range of harmful substances and how to manage the risks involved. Provides a particular focus on the identification and management of asbestos and asbestos products. Delegate rate: £150.00 for HVCA members; £220.00 for non-members.
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COSHH and Asbestos Awareness | 1.1 MB |
For further information on all HVCA management courses, contact Alex Doig on 020 7313 4934 (adoig@hvca.org.uk) or Sandra Pearse on 020 7313 4929 (spearse@hvca.org.uk).
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Licensed training providers
In order to ensure that its full range of management courses are available in the volume required to meet industry demand, the HVCA has licensed a network of organisations to deliver certain of its course materials and to issue HVCA-endorsed attendance certificates. However, the Association has no influence over the charging policies of these licensed training providers.
A list of the training providers licensed to deliver individual HVCA courses is provided in downloadable format.
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Health and Safety courses for Operatives, Managers and Supervisors | 76KB |
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SKILLcard course recognition
The health and safety awareness criteria set for Engineering Services SKILLcard registration are based around the HVCA's Working Safely in M&E and Managing M&E Safety courses (see above).
However, a number of other health and safety courses have been recognised as broadly equivalent to HVCA's Managing M&E Safety – thus satisfying SKILLcard requirements in relation to gold, platinum and black cards. These courses – listed below in downloadable format – have therefore been accredited by the HVCA, but only for delivery by the named training providers.
For further information on Engineering Services SKILLcard, go to www.skillcard.org.uk.
Guide to college courses
NEW Live searchable database of UK college hvacr courses: Click here to access this new service.
The Association's guide to college courses for apprentices in heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration disciplines is available here in downloadable format.
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E-learning programmes
We have chosen e-learning as a means of helping you keep abreast of the latest developments, developing technologies, changes to regulations and new working practices.
E-learning will not replace the need for delegates to attend one
day or two day courses (or longer) but will be used for the smaller
"chunks" of
learning that you can dip in and out of at your desk PC or laptop.
We will be drawing material from a wide range of sources and design
some of our own. Some will attract a small fee but many will be
free of charge.
The HVCA electronic Newsletter will be used to tell you when new e-learning modules have been posted on this website, so if you are not yet a subscriber and want to be alerted to new material click here.There are more than 40 modules in this series covering all aspects of sustainable technology applicable to building services.
These modules have been written by experienced and qualified members of the Energy Institute and will appeal to those new to energy management as well as those with more experience in traditional energy installations who need to upgrade their knowledge and skills.
The study material is free but if you wish to obtain a CPD certificate from the Institute of Energy there will be a small fee. This is explained in each of the modules.
Series 4
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Current thinking on Heat Pumps | 576KB |
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Current thinking on variable driving speed | 304KB |
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Heat meters, individual meters and monitoring | 212KB |
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Emissions trading | 448KB |
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Low energy heating system design | 168KB |
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Building Regulations | 304KB |
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Photovoltaics | 608KB |
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Air Conditioning | 644KB |
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Underfloor Heating | 620KB |
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Bio-mass e-learning | 340KB |
Series 3
Click here for the first two series of modules available to HVCA members.
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