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welcoming the new chairman RISE welcomes the NDTG Chairman for UK and Scotland A committed member of the
initiatives, he also works closely with
industry, Bishop is the immediate Past
the NDTG Administration Team to
President to The National Federation
coordinate training for his own
of Demolition Contractors and has
workforce. He is keen to ensure
served on the NDTG Management
all of his own staff are fully trained
Committee for over 5 years. Bishop
and qualified and therefore has
has been on a number of working
a solid understanding of what it takes
committees that have transformed
and what is needed to ensure full
demolition training and competency
competency of the demolition
over the years with the most notable
workforce”.
being part of the team who worked
At the AGM, Gary Bishop thanked
behind the scenes to create the World’s First Demolition Plant Simulator.
At the Annual General Meeting in
February, Gary Bishop of Bromley Demolition has been appointed
working relationship with the
continuation of the Groups
incoming Chairman as Kaila Francis,
successes into his upcoming
NDTG Centre Coordinator
two year term.
comments, “Gary has been extremely
NDTG RISE looks forward to catching
committed to the NDTG over the years and does not only get involved
After a successful two years as
I would hope to continue this trend
hands over to the incoming NDTG
Scotland Chairman John D McArthur
over my own 2 year chairmanship to ensure that the demolition industry achieves the recognition it deserves through competence and profession-
With Craig MacWilliam’s completion
alism based on the provision of first
of his two year term as Chairman we
class training where our workforce
would take this opportunity to thank
have the best opportunity to develop
him for his contribution to a very
their skills.
successful term where he has
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dedication over his Chairmanship whilst committing to the
with the development of new
Chairman Craig MacWilliam now
Chairman for his hard work and
The team at NDTG HQ have a great
as NDTG’s Chairman for the next
two years.
Richard Dolman, immediate Past
presided over an increase in both
NDTG RISE looks forward to hearing
the range of training courses
more from John D McArthur and we
offered and the number of
would like you to join us in
successful completions.
welcoming him into his new post.
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up with Gary for a full report in the next issue.
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The NDTG’s annual general meeting The NDTG AGM 2014, hosted at Shendish Manor in Hertfordshire proved to be another positive meeting for NDTG Members,
Training Providers, Support Staff
recent award win of NSAC Assessor of the Year. Furthermore, Steve awarded NDTG/ NDTG
and Industry Body Representatives.
Scotland Centre staff,
NDTG outgoing Chairman Richard
Kaila Francis and Shona
Dolman opened the meeting with a thorough reflection of 2013 highlights, including the NDTG’s latest development of a Demolition
Farrell with their Level 3 Award achievement in Understanding the Principles and Practices of
Walking members step by step
Plant Simulator. Dolman commented,
Assessment (QCF).
‘There have been some fundamental
Further presentation were offered by
developments that have taken place over the year with the most notable being the development and purchase of a demolition plant simulator for the industry. The current software which has been developed by the NDTG working with experienced software developers Oryx Simulations in Sweden, has produced a software dedicated to the training of novice demolition plant operators’. Steve Hyatt (Internal Verifier, NSAC) & Sophie Cox offered a detailed report on NVQ (QCF) achievements over the year. Hyatt congratulated new NVQ Assessor Wayne Collins on his
Paul Gaze, CITB Specialist Federation Support Manager, regarding levy
received the presentation well.
Jim Caldwell offered a detailed
As Richard Dolman brought the
presentation offering Guidance on
meeting near to a close, he handed
Notifiable Non-Licensed Work for
over to Sophie Cox, Group Manager
the Demolition Industry.
for the final proceedings of the day.
Lead Trainer, Iain Kirk gave an
Sophie thanked Richard for his
informative training report launching
sterling work over his two year term
the revised Demolition Supervisor
and introduced Gary Bishop into the
Course. The course redevelopment
role of Chairman. As Gary took the
was welcomed by many members
Chair he said, ‘If I can offer the NDTG
during the lunch, with many expressing that they felt the additions were adding more value to they will now be more structured to include enhanced face to face teaching and learning as opposed to the previous distant
Manager, delivered the anticipated presentation of the day on the revised CPCS Renewal Process.
Members and achieve as much as Richard has over the last two years then that will be a job well done.
demolition supervisors learning as
Peter Brown, CPCS Products
renewal process changes, example questions and fact sheet revision tips and current pass rates, the audience
changes and grant funding and
learning style.
through the reasons behind the
Thank you Richard for all of your hard work’. Overall, the NDTG AGM was a great success and it was brilliant to see the progress made by the Group over just 12 months. The NDTG Management Team would like to say thank you to all those who attended the meeting and we look forward to seeing you over the year.
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LATEST NEWS The CITB continue to support NDTG’s Free Training Initiative Last year, the NDTG both sides of
the border were able to offer over
40 specialist training courses at no
cost to the employer. YES, they were
completely free of charge. Sophie Cox, Group Manager reports.
It is with thanks to the CITB that we are able to continue this important initiative into 2014. Offering training groups up to £25,000 per annum to offer free training to CITB registered employers between 1st January and 31st December, the support has been well received by the sector.
The NDTG has engaged with
We currently have limited places left
employers to determine the types
on the following free courses. Subject
of training to offer as part of this fund
to availability.
and has this year so far delivered the following courses: 3 x Competent Fit Test Operator 3 x Non-Licensed Asbestos Removal 1 x Emergency First Aid Course 1 x Temporary Works Coordinator Training. We have a further 9 courses lined up between April and May throughout the UK, with all April dates now completely full.
Temporary Works Coordinator (2 Days) – Birmingham - 22nd May. Temporary Works Supervisor (Half Day) - Hemel Hempstead - 27th May. Temporary Works Supervisor (Half Day) – Birmingham - 30th May. Further free course dates will be issued in due course. Make sure you are signed up to receive our NDTG e-alerts. If you are not, please email
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NDTG expands it's training coverage into Gibraltar UK demolition training leads the world, so it was no surprise that
when the Government of Gibraltar wanted to train their Technical Services Department in the
management of demolition projects, they decided to contact NDTG.
Initial contact was made to Sophie Cox, Group Manager in 2010 who proposed an amended version of the NDTG Demolition for clients course
written by John Woodward at C&D Consultancy. Full details of the course content, learning objectives and learning outcomes was forwarded to the government for approval. Despite the need for the course, funding had to be secured and that process took nearly four years. During this time a date had to be set for the course in Gibraltar. Sophie Cox had handed over all negotiations to Kaila Francis who was left with the job to win the order and arrange delivery of the course as required. After many emails back and forth Kaila managed to agree the course dates of the 3rd to the 6th February 2014 and arranged for John Woodward to fly out to "The Rock"
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and deliver the training. The training delivered by John Woodward was well received, particularly the group work sessions and feedback indicated that the course was excellent. This feedback meant that the Government are now negotiating with Kaila for further courses (Demolition Supervisor and Demolition Plant Simulator) over the next twelve months.
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training the training administrators seminar! NDTG Training Centre in
Hertfordshire opened its doors to a different audience in March,
welcoming a mixture of Training
Administrators and Managers to
take part in a Workshop designed to Train the Demolition Training Administrator.
The free half day session, hosted by Sophie Cox (Group Manager) and Kaila Francis (Centre Coordinator), was the first of its kind and was well received by all. Key training personnel with varying experience participated in the Workshop. Some had over 5 years’ experience in their role whilst others had only been managing their teams training and competency records for 2 weeks. The course focused on the processes behind the CCDO Scheme and CPCS Scheme as well as introducing them to Specialist Programmes that attract substantial grant claim. Delegates got a sneak preview of the upcoming NDTG Awards Database - A National
The workshop highlighted areas of difficulties faced by those responsible for arranging training and cards for their workforce and gave the hosts an opportunity to empathise with the delegates. The Training Administrator role in a lot of organisations is not
Whilst there was a lot to cover, a small
stand alone and is often tagged
test paper at the end of the workshop
onto other work load priorities and
was met with more confidence than
as one delegate pointed out, the
when they arrived through the doors.
requirements for training and competency are constantly changing. As part of the workshop, the NDTG team encouraged participation from the audience and have themselves walked away with some positive ideas about further streamlining to improve the current services offered to members.
Delegates were provided with step by step guides to refer to throughout the workshop and were issued with publications and posters to take away. Although this was a pilot course, the NDTG is delighted with the feedback from the day and now looks forward to the upcoming workshops in Birmingham, Middlesborough and Scotland.
Demolition Training Register.
FUTURE DATES • 25th Apr 2014 - 10am
University of Birmingham
• 2nd May 2014 - 10am Northern Safety Ltd
Please contact Kaila Francis for more information:
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LATEST NEWS Demolition Plant Simulator showcased at the Demolition Convention in Berlin Howard Button NFDC CEO and
Duncan Rudall NDTG Approved Trainer attended the German
Demolition Association (DA)’s
Convention on 28th -29th March in
Berlin, taking with them the world’s first demolition plant simulator.
The demolition plant simulator
Following on from this, the NFDC
was taken to the convention at the
now have members, both Corporate
request of the DA, which was funded
and ISP requesting to hire the
by DA, as they can see the
simulator for events and training.
importance of simulation and wanted
The NFDC/NDTG will continue to
the NFDC/NDTG to present it to the
showcase the simulator at key
delegates and the wider European
events throughout the year.
demolition audience. With approximately 700 conference
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We would also like to take this
attendees and 80 exhibitors at the
The presence of the simulator, which
opportunity to thank the DA for their
Convention the DA reported an
was developed for the industry,
support during the Convention.
impressive public response and
supported the NFDC CEO’s speech
recorded its highest number to date.
on the Cross-European certification of
We look forward to next year’s event.
This overwhelming response shows
demolition plant operatives. The
For more information on the
that high quality standards in
simulator was extremely well received
demolition plant simulator please visit:
demolition have increased
and remained busy throughout the
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over the years.
event.
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NDTG SCOTLAND www.ndtg.org The start of the year has also been increasingly busy for the National
Demolition Training Group Scotland. Shona Farrell Training Administrator
give us the low down on latest news.
Apprenticeship Programmes We currently have 3 programmes running with a total number of 30 apprentices between these programmes. On top of this, we have qualified a further 9 operatives to Topman level and have a new programme scheduled to start on the 28th April, also with another 9 apprentices enrolled. We have made some significant changes to the training programme for our apprentices, in that, we have introduced training on demolition small plant (i.e. skid steer). Just recently, Roy Brown, NDTG/CPCS Trainer/Assessor, joined us in Scotland to assist us in the development of a training package on demolition skid steer which we could deliver to our apprentices.
by Roy, all 7 apprentices successfully
Level 2 NVQs Our Assessors have already been
passed their CPCS theory test (with
busy in 2014 qualifying our
most achieving 100%) on the D92
demolition operatives, so far up to
small plant category with all 7 now
March having qualified 14 on the
having completed a one-day’s
Level 2 NVQ in Demolition.
foundation training on the practical elements involved in the operation of a demolition skid steer, all at our training/testing area. Feedback from the apprentices on this pilot course
their one-day foundation training
NDTG Scotland has in previous years
with Roy, has now enabled their
qualified 2 operatives on the Level 2
employers to have the confidence
NVQ – Hazardous Waste, and with
to provide these individuals further
the support of 3 of our largest
on-site practical experience on the
Scottish NFDC member companies,
demolition skid steer, and we are
will now be registering a further 3
hopefully that all these 7 candidates
operatives on to the QUA 891 Level
will successfully achieve their CPCS practical test on D92(a) scheduled for
Roy Brown for assisting us with the development of this foundation training!
for our demolition industry, to ensure scheme is available to our workforce.
these candidates have gained from
NDTG Scotland would like to thank
options within asbestos qualifications a fit for purpose licensable asbestos
was excellent, the practical skills that
trained operator card.
closely with NFDC/NDTG and our colleagues at NSAC, investigating
newly developed CPCS small plant
September, achieving the red CPCS
NDTG Scotland has been working
2 Hazardous Waste qualification.
Specialist UpSkilling ProgrammeDemolition Supervision We are making excellent progress with qualifying our 7 supervisors on our Upskilling Programme which
The result of which would provide them with the required skills, knowledge and experience to eventually complete and achieve the full CPCS technical test on the D92 (a) Demolition Skid Steer – Materials Processing category. We have just recently piloted this small plant training module with our apprenticeship programme no. 4 and we are delighted that following the theory foundation training delivered
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NDTG SCOTLAND Small Plant We have touched earlier on in our update on the small plant foundation training that has been developed in Scotland and is presently being offered to our current apprentices. With the help of Duncan Rudall, we are also in the throes of developing foundation training on the demolition mini excavator which will also be held at our specially adapted small plant training area. This foundation training will provide an individual with the basic co-ordination skills that are required to operate a mini excavator and also give them the knowledge started in August 2013 and have another 12-month programme starting at the end of April 2014
machines.
with 9 candidates.
Following successful completion of
CCDO Manager Course
programmes, we will be offering this
With the assistance of Alan Lock,
foundation training as upskilling to
Assessor, we are continuing to qualify our managers who successfully completed our 5-day course in May 2013 – of the 12 managers on this course, we only have 2 left to be qualified on the Level 6 NVQ. Progress is also being made qualifying the class of September 2013, with 2 already half way through the assessment process, and another
our current apprenticeship
being John Woodward.
those member companies who are interested in seeing the machine in action, to visit our offices through identified open days. We will be recommending that a representative from your company attends along with one of your experienced plant operators for a taster session, where one of our own experienced plant trainers will be on hand to provide you with training on the machine which will enable you to see the capabilities of this training tool, and how this could be utilised by your company to upskill your own plant operators! Our own in-house trained operator could develop a bespoke training package specific for
I’m sure that readers will agree that
We are delighted to announce to our
border and we offer our thanks to
Scottish membership that the second demolition plant simulator has now arrived and has been installed in our offices in Glasgow!
There will be 2 intakes in 2014 for
with the lead trainer for these courses
Very shortly, we will also be inviting
Demolition Plant Simulator
recently and provided our identified
scheduled for May and October 2014,
apprenticeship programmes.
your own company’s training needs!
2 being registered.
manager course and these are
included as a module on our current
these apprentices.
Duncan Rudall, NDTG/CPCS
Scotland, for the 5-day CCDO
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of what is required to work these
Firstly, this foundation training will be
Trainer/Assessor, visited our offices trainers initial training on the machine, we are now ready to offer our Scottish members foundation training on demolition plant utilising the machine!
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we have been productive north of the our members for the support that they have provided NDTG Scotland to enable us to work on the areas which we feel are important to raise the standards of our demolition industry and to move matters forward and support our colleagues at National!
Meet the NVQ assessors ALAN LOCK I grew up around plant as my father
was a plant manager, summers were spent on sites or out on the low
loader, driving dozers etc at 12 years
old – when things were very different!
I left school and went to Bircham
a wide range of construction,
Newton and completed City & Guilds
demolition, civil engineering and plant
in plant operation and maintenance in
activities, from entrant to senior
1978. I started on site and worked
management.
on various projects operating and
• CPCS (trainer & tester)
supervising all types of plant. From here, I moved into Civil Engineering as a junior supervisor working my way up to Senior GF/Manager on projects ranging from £100k to £12 million which included all aspects of construction including shafts, tunnels, demolition, excavation, earthmoving and drainage etc. With this experience I have gained over the years, I started own company
• CSCS • 28 Years on site experience, working with NDTG, NSAC/CITB and Crossrail. Assessments include: Level 7 Senior Site Management, Level 6 Site Managers, L6 Planning Lifting Operations, Level 3 Site and Lift Supervisors, Occupational Work Supervisors along with a large number of Level 2 site qualifications in areas where I have occupational expertise
doing training and assessment in
and knowledge/experience.
Over the years, I progressed from
the NDTG from delivering
being a machine driver to Site
assessments for CCDO’s to NVQ
Supervisor, and in the 1990’s, I moved
levels 2 and 3. I enjoy the work
to a demolition company where I
greatly, and I’m pleased to be a part
remained for approximately 12 years
of the route that the demolition
until recently. Having started there as
industry is taking towards regulation
a Site Supervisor, I progressed to the
and professionalism.
Wayne Collins Having been brought up working
with my Father, George Collins in his
demolition company, I went into the
industry full time from leaving school. However, at this stage, my Father
died and his firm was wound up, so
I went to work for other demolition contractors, operating plant and gaining my HGV licence at 21.
Through these various companies based on the east coast, I worked in many locations around the country on a wide variety of projects driving vari-
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position of Contracts Manager. However, whilst in this position, I continued to drive and maintain machines and site supervise among other related work whenever necessary, as I still enjoyed working
ous related machines. From Drotts, to
with a hands on approach.
wrecking balls in the early years, to
More recently, I have chosen to utilise
‘rubber ducks’ and high reach later,
my knowledge and many years of ex-
and learning further skills for machine
perience within the demolition indus-
maintenance.
try to become an NVQ Assessor for
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SEAN PHILlIPS My interest in machinery started at a
very young age helping out on a farm in Kings Langley. Regularly helping out my father and driving the
machines into my teenage years.
From here, I started my career in
I started working for the National
demolition at 15 years old where I
Demolition Training Group in January
started from the bottom and worked
2013 covering NVQ Level 2’s and
up to the top. I have covered all jobs
CCDOs. I am now taking on more
including labourer, topman and plant
training courses including oxy fuel
operator.
cutting, abrasive wheels, quick hitch, traffic marshaling and training
Having worked with several
apprentices on the demolition
demolition contractors including
plant simulator.
Gaywood, Davis and Sampson, Button Demolition and SJB
I carry CPCS – All categories including
Demolition I have gained experience
all heights and CCDO – Topman.
in operating high reach machinery. This has lead me to run my own company SJP Services for the last 8 years.
STEPHEN MCCANN I am self-employed trainer and
This was followed by a move to an
NDTG Scotland and CDM-C via the
Edinburgh demolition site, then a
Association of CDM-Cs, the City &
Demolition Training Group in
change to a new role in a in a scrap
Guilds teaching qualification; PTLLS and
metal recycling yard in Glasgow’s
A1 assessor for NVQ/SVQ via NSAC.
to my working life, beginning aged
Shettleston Road for the Dalton
Working with NDTG Scotland was, and
Company. In 2001 I joined Forth
continues to be, a fantastic experience:
the demolition company Scotdem.
Demolition, which was to be my home
not only do I have the opportunity to
for over thirteen years. During this
escape the confines of a desk-bound
period, I took advantage of every
role and get out on-site with the
assessor, working for the National Scotland. I had a very different start sixteen in a timber recycling yard for
possible opportunity for personal
wonderful men and women of our
and professional development. This
industry, but I also have the opportunity
included a demolition manager training
to work with, meet and learn from some
course that improved my abilities in my
of the best minds in the business.
management role. It was also during
I have the privilege to learn directly
my time at Forth Demolition that I was
from some of the foremost instructors
proud to become the first person in
in our industry: Terry Quarmby on
Scotland to gain the NVQ-6 in
sustainable demolition; Howard Button
Construction Management
on DRIDS; Jim Caldwell on ARMI,
(Demolition). My efforts also allowed
Planning, and the NVQ process; Duncan
me to gain further qualification,
Rudall on plant operations, and many
including the Asbestos Manager via the
more.
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The CCDO/CSCS Card Scheme is the recognised industry standard for the Demolition Workforce
Why choose CCDO for your Demolition Workforce?
● Fully auditable assessment processes for all levels of personnel - Demolition Trainee to Demolition Manager ● Card holders have undergone robust training and assessment designed for the industry by the industry ● The scheme is administered & managed through the training arm of the NFDC ● Candidates are qualified through demolition specific NVQ’s at Level 2, 3 & 6
● The CCDO/CSCS underpinning training courses are recognised by the UKCG Training Standard
● All candidates are required to complete Asbestos & Demolition Awareness Training & a ConstructionSkills . Health, Safety & Environment Test to enter the scheme