Community Decorators Community Decorators

• The Community The Community Decorating Decorating project has been project has been active in the active in the Hendon and East Hendon and East End areas of End areas of Sunderland since Sunderland since May 2006.May 2006.

Community Decorators Community Decorators • The project provides The project provides

a high quality, low a high quality, low cost decorating cost decorating service to service to community and community and voluntary voluntary organizations as well organizations as well as vulnerable groups as vulnerable groups such as elderly and such as elderly and disabled.disabled.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Under supervision , Under supervision ,

the apprentices ( all the apprentices ( all from the East End from the East End and Hendon area ) and Hendon area ) carry out all aspects carry out all aspects of decorating work , of decorating work , allowing them to allowing them to gain valuable gain valuable experience , training experience , training and qualifications.and qualifications.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• The apprentices achieve The apprentices achieve

level 2 NVQ Painting and level 2 NVQ Painting and Decorating which requires Decorating which requires evidence from work based evidence from work based learning and on site learning and on site assessments. They also assessments. They also achieve literacy and achieve literacy and numeracy qualifications , numeracy qualifications , Intermediate Construction Intermediate Construction award or Level 2 Painting award or Level 2 Painting and Decorating Diploma , and Decorating Diploma , and a CSCS card which is and a CSCS card which is mandatory for most mandatory for most employers.employers.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• All aspects of the All aspects of the

trade are covered , trade are covered , from preparing the from preparing the walls and walls and woodwork to woodwork to hanging paper and hanging paper and applying paint. applying paint.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Both interior and Both interior and

exterior decorating exterior decorating is carried out to is carried out to provide the provide the apprentices with a apprentices with a full range of work . full range of work . On occasions we’ve On occasions we’ve been asked to do been asked to do some sign writing .some sign writing .

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Due to the growing Due to the growing

reputation and the reputation and the increased skill increased skill levels of the levels of the apprentices , we apprentices , we were asked to were asked to tender for bigger tender for bigger and more and more commercial jobs.commercial jobs.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• These jobs are an These jobs are an

excellent training excellent training and team building and team building opportunity and on opportunity and on a recent ofstead a recent ofstead inspection , inspection , received ‘excellent’ received ‘excellent’ reports.reports.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• St Thomas’ church St Thomas’ church

was another great was another great training training opportunity and opportunity and chance for the chance for the apprentices to apprentices to show off their show off their skills.skills.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• They are shown They are shown

the different types the different types of ladders and their of ladders and their uses, and the uses, and the Health and Safety Health and Safety aspects such as aspects such as correct angles and correct angles and height work.height work.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Also in unit VR250 , Also in unit VR250 ,

they are trained to they are trained to erect and erect and dismantle a tower dismantle a tower scaffold, and the scaffold, and the Health and Safety Health and Safety issues surrounding issues surrounding the equipment.the equipment.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Each apprentice Each apprentice

has to demonstrate has to demonstrate his/her his/her competence competence erecting and erecting and dismantling the dismantling the tower.tower.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• The access The access

equipment has equipment has been used on jobs been used on jobs at Chance at Chance community centre , community centre , St Thomas church, St Thomas church, Pennywell and Pennywell and other properties as other properties as required.required.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators Additional training Additional training

has also been has also been provided to give the provided to give the apprentices more apprentices more employability skills. employability skills.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Prior to the Prior to the

introduction of the introduction of the construction diploma construction diploma , spray painting has , spray painting has been an optional been an optional unit in the NVQ unit in the NVQ curriculum for a curriculum for a number of years , number of years , so experienced so experienced sprayers are hard to sprayers are hard to find.find.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Due to the cost of Due to the cost of

the equipment it is the equipment it is essential the essential the apprentices are apprentices are trained to clean trained to clean and maintain it.and maintain it.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• We recently took We recently took

some of the some of the apprentices to the apprentices to the National Painting National Painting and Decorating and Decorating exhibition in exhibition in Coventry.Coventry.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• This was a great This was a great

opportunity to keep opportunity to keep up to date with new up to date with new products and products and developments and developments and there were plenty of there were plenty of freebies on offer. freebies on offer. ( an empty van was ( an empty van was required ).required ).

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• I have also worked in I have also worked in

the workshop delivering the workshop delivering Adult DIY classes and Adult DIY classes and Key stage 4 school link Key stage 4 school link classes. I am an classes. I am an approved NVQ assessor approved NVQ assessor and hold TDLB level 3. I and hold TDLB level 3. I am currently using the am currently using the C Skills e-portfolio C Skills e-portfolio Skillsfile system and I Skillsfile system and I have recently achieved have recently achieved the V1 award.the V1 award.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• The project has also won The project has also won

a number of awards. a number of awards. Overcoming barriers to Overcoming barriers to employment award, employment award, Group achievement Group achievement awards two years running, awards two years running, 2007 and 2008, support 2007 and 2008, support worker champion 2008, worker champion 2008, giving the apprentices giving the apprentices and instructors and instructors recognition for their recognition for their achievements and the achievements and the chance to meet some chance to meet some very interesting people.very interesting people.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Community Community

Decorator Decorator apprentices apprentices receiving awards receiving awards and meeting The and meeting The Mayor of Mayor of Sunderland 2007.Sunderland 2007.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• Paul Hutchinson Paul Hutchinson

and Alan Christie and Alan Christie receiving the receiving the award for Group award for Group achievement achievement 2007 , and Support 2007 , and Support Worker Champion Worker Champion and Group and Group achievement 2008.achievement 2008.

Community DecoratorsCommunity Decorators• In 2010 we were In 2010 we were

nominated for an nominated for an award in The award in The National Training National Training Awards. On 21/9/10 Awards. On 21/9/10 we received an we received an award in the award in the Providing Education Providing Education and Training and Training category which I am category which I am very proud of.very proud of.