Qualification Title:
Level 2 NVQ Diploma
in Roofing Occupations
(Construction)
Pathway 1: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Roofing Occupations (Roof Tiler) Pathway 2: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Roofing Occupations (Roof Slater)
Pathway 3: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Roofing Occupations (Roof Slater and Tiler) Pathway 4: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Roofing Occupations (Fully Supported Lead and
Hard Metal Roofer and Cladder)
Pathway 5: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Roofing Occupations (Thatching)
Pathway 6: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Roofing Occupations (Solar Collector Roofer – Access)
Pathway 7: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Roofing Occupations (Solar Collector Roofer – Protection/Handover)
Credit value (pathway 1): 61 Credit value (pathway 2): 56 Credit value (pathway 3): 86 Credit value (pathway 4): 53 Credit value (pathway 5): 90 Credit value (pathway 6): 38 Credit value (pathway 7): 40
Minimum credit to be achieved at, or above, the level of the qualification: 36 *CITB unit ref forinternal use only
Mandatory units for all pathways (credit value: 10) *CITB
unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
641 Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the
workplace. 2 1 A/503/1170
642 Conforming to productive working practices in the
workplace 3 2 J/503/1169
643 Moving, handling and storing resources in the
workplace 5 2 F/503/1171
Mandatory units for pathway 1 (Roof Tiler)
(credit value: 51)
*CITB unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
272v2 Installing underlay, battens and roofing components in
Mandatory units for pathway 2 (Roof Slater)
(credit value: 46)
*CITB unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
272v2 Installing underlay, battens and roofing components in
the workplace 11 2 Y/507/2521
273v2 Installing pre-formed weathering flashings to roofs in
the workplace 10 2 D/507/2522
276v2 Installing regular sized natural roof slate to standard
roof details in the workplace 25 2 F/507/2528
Mandatory units for pathway 3 (Roof Slater and Tiler)
(credit value: 76)
*CITB unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
272v2 Installing underlay, battens and roofing components in
the workplace 11 2 Y/507/2521
273v2 Installing pre-formed weathering flashings to roofs in
the workplace 10 2 D/507/2522
274v2 Installing single-lap roof tiles to a variable gauge in the
workplace 13 2 M/507/2525
275v2 Installing plain tile roof coverings in the workplace 17 2 A/507/2527
276v2 Installing regular sized natural roof slate to standard
roof details in the workplace 25 2 F/507/2528
Mandatory units for pathway 4 (Fully Supported Lead and Hard Metal Roofer and Cladder)
(credit value: 43)
*CITB unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
327v2 Installing fully supported lead and hard metal roofing,
cladding and weatherings in the workplace 28 2 J/507/2546
328v2 Repairing and maintaining fully supported lead and hard metal roofing, cladding and weatherings in the workplace
Mandatory units for pathway 5 (Thatching)
(credit value: 80)
*CITB unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
116v2 Preparing roof structures for thatching in the workplace 18 2 F/504/9623
117v2 Preparing thatching materials in the workplace 16 2 F/504/9637
118v2 Thatching structures in the workplace 38 2 F/504/9640
250 Erecting and dismantling access/working platforms in
the workplace 8 2 D/600/8281
Mandatory units for pathway 6 (Solar Collector Roofer – Access)
(credit value: 20 )
*CITB unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
47v2 Maintaining slate and tile roofing in the workplace 14 2 K/503/9538
298v2 Installing solar collectors to roofs in the workplace 6 2 K/503/2959
Optional units for pathway 6 (credit value: 8 ) ONE Unit *CITB
unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
250 Erecting and dismantling access/working platforms in
the workplace 8 2 D/600/8281
252 Utilising provision of fall protection systems and/or
equipment in the workplace 17 2 M/600/8303
Mandatory units for pathway 7 (Solar Collector Roofer – Protection/Handover)
(credit value: 20 )
*CITB unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
47v2 Maintaining slate and tile roofing in the workplace 14 2 K/503/9538
298v2 Installing solar collectors to roofs in the workplace 6 2 K/503/2959
Optional units for pathway 7 (credit value: 10 ) ONE Unit
Additional units for (pathways 1 – 3) (not compulsory)
(credit value: n/a)
*CITB unit ref
Title Credits Level RITS
67v2 Applying solid render to background surfaces and
producing finishes in the workplace 27 2 T/507/2574
277v2 Installing double-lap artificial roof slates in the
workplace 10 2 A/507/2530
280v2 Stripping and reclaiming roof coverings in the workplace 15 2 M/507/2539
281v3 Installing components for warm and cold roof
construction in the workplace 10 2 H/507/2540
282v2 Installing single-lap roof tiles to a fixed gauge in the
workplace 10 2 K/507/2541
283v2 Installing wood shingle roof coverings in the workplace 12 2 M/507/2542
Unit endorsements for Level 2 NVQ Diploma
in Roofing
Occupations (Construction)
*CITB unit ref
Endorsement
47 The following endorsement required (i.e. own area of work
Solar collector roofer
Plus four of the following endorsements required: Slate roofs
Tiled roofs Flashings
Roof ventilation inadvertently Rainwater goods
117 Twoof the following endorsements required:
Cereal straw Water reed Sedge grass Heather Marram Bent Bracken Rush Flax Turf
Alternative specialist materials Spars, Sways, Liggers
118 Oneof the following endorsements required:
Long straw variants (cereal straw Combed wheat reed (cereal straw) Water reed Sedge grass Heather Marram Bent Bracken Rush Flax Turf
Alternative specialist materials
250 One of the following endorsements required (i.e. own area of work)
Solar collector roofer Thatching
Plus two of the following endorsements required: Ladders/crawler boards
Step ladders/platform steps Proprietary towers
Trestle platforms Mobile scaffold towers Proprietary staging/podiums
252 The following endorsement required (i.e. own area of work)
Solar collector roofer
Plus two of the following endorsements required: Scaffold/rigging
*CITB unit ref
Endorsement
274 One of the following endorsements required:
New materials Reclaimed materials
275 One of the following endorsements required:
New materials Reclaimed materials
276 One of the following endorsements required:
New materials Reclaimed materials
282 One of the following endorsements required:
New materials Reclaimed materials
298 One of the following endorsements required:
Photo voltaic Solar thermal
327 One of the following endorsements required:
Lead Hard metal
328 One of the following endorsements required:
Lead Hard metal
360 The following endorsement required (i.e. own area of work
Solar collector roofer
Note: Where industry requests an Awarding Organisation to further endorse a unit, the Awarding Organisation must first seek approval from CITB([email protected]) to ensure the endorsement is appropriate to the unit.