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Curtain wall installer (level 3)

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Information about Curtain wall installer (level 3)

Install curtain wall systems to form all or part of the external envelope of a building

Knowledge, skills and behaviours
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Knowledge

  • Awareness of health, safety and welfare regulations, standards, and guidance and impact on role of the team and other construction trades. Employer and employee responsibilities. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH). Fire safety. Health and Safety at Work Act. Building Safety Act Asbestos awareness. Manual handling. Fire extinguishers. Safety signage. Situational awareness. Slips, trips, and falls. Working in confined spaces. Working at height. Electrical safety. Reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR), Provision and use of work equipment regulations (PUWER) and near miss reporting, signage and meaning.
  • Safety Control equipment and safety techniques: Personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
  • Types incidents - accidents, near misses. Mitigation methods.
  • Moving, handling and storing of materials, including loading and unloading of materials.
  • Licences required for moving and handling site equipment.
  • Industry legislation and regulations that apply to working in the curtain wall profession Legislation, standards and regulations associated with curtain wall activities.
  • Application and types of face caps and gaskets.
  • Curtain wall markets: domestic, commercial and public sector.
  • Characteristics, qualities and uses of curtain wall products and an awareness of specialist products for enhanced performance, safety, security and fire rating.
  • Types of use of fixings, anchors and brackets used to secure curtain wall systems.
  • Pre-installation inspection methods and techniques: compliant with specification and fault rectification.
  • Methods of interpreting and extracting relevant information from drawings, specifications, digital documents including Building information modelling (BIM) and work instructions, including confirming installation requirements.
  • Written communication techniques. Plain English principles using curtain wall terminology.
  • Verbal communication techniques. Giving and receiving information and matching style to audience.
  • Planning, work scheduling, and time management techniques for curtain wall installation for self and others.
  • Setting out techniques: positioning, gridlines, datums and comparing to approved drawings.
  • Project testing techniques, purpose and consequence of unsatisfactory results.
  • Site specific inductions, toolbox talks, risk assessments and control measures, method statements and hazard identification in the work area.
  • Environmental management systems and standards. Environmental Protection Act. Environmental signage, notices and permits. Types of pollution and control measures: waste and disposal of hazardous waste.
  • The importance and considerations of the environment: U values, R Values, airtightness, acoustic performance, and applicable building regulations.
  • Power tools check, use, maintenance and storage, defect or fault identification.
  • Curtain wall errors: during installation; drainage errors, investigation, reporting and rectification techniques.
  • Principles of structure checks: floor check, correct to drawing, full height curtain wall installation, structural clashes, building structure and structural irregularities. Types of position and uses of load bearing and wind restraint bracketry.
  • Material compatibility: incompatibility and how to prevent bi-metallic corrosion.
  • Position and installation techniques of windows and doors.
  • Positioning and installation techniques of glazed and infill panels.
  • Installation checking techniques: Line, level and plumb.
  • Sealing methods, purpose and use.
  • Causes and consequences of deflection.
  • Ventilation systems and requirements in curtain walling systems.
  • Torque system settings and how to adjust.
  • Application and use of support or setting blocks.
  • Toggle and pressure plate purpose and use.
  • Post-installation inspection requirements including defect identification and pre handover checks.
  • Architectural finishes to curtain wall.
  • Employment types (self-employed and employed), small business start-up principles and tax responsibilities.
  • Signs of wellbeing and mental health within the workplace, and signposting to available support Inclusion, equity and diversity in the workplace.
  • Apply team working principles.

Skills

  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Apply environmental and sustainable principles in compliance with regulations standards and systems for example segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Implement and monitor safe systems of work and control measures.
  • Comply with industry standards, guidance and tolerances.
  • Identify and use safety control equipment including RPE, dust suppression and PPE.
  • Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital sources for example from drawings, specifications, production plans and work instructions.
  • Handle, load, unload and store curtain wall products safely to minimise damage.
  • Check, use and store power tools and equipment.
  • Verbally communicate with colleagues using industry terminology.
  • Apply written communication techniques: Site documentation, checklists, email and handover documents.
  • Use lifting, moving and handling equipment for installation.
  • Set out for curtain walling.
  • Install glazed and infill panels and secure into place with pressure plates or toggles.
  • Install windows and doors into curtain wall systems.
  • Apply face caps and gaskets.
  • Use fixings, anchors and brackets.
  • Apply sealants to curtain wall system.
  • Check curtain wall is plumb, line and level.
  • Use support or setting blocks.
  • Manage time and tasks to meet project deadlines.
  • Carry out post installation checks, complete workplace documentation and report any issues.
  • Carry out pre-installation inspection and checks.
  • Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning opportunities and development activities.
  • Apply team working principles.

Behaviours

  • Take personal responsibility for their own health and safety.
  • Support equity, diversity, and inclusivity in the workplace.
  • Collaborate and promote teamwork across disciplines and external stakeholders.
  • Committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands and situations and know when to seek advice from others.
Apprenticeship category (sector)
Construction and the built environment
Qualification level
3
Equal to A level
Course duration
21 months
Maximum funding
£8,000
Maximum government funding for
apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
Job titles include
  • Curtain wall fitter
  • Curtain wall fixer
  • Curtain wall installer
  • External building envelope installer
  • Façade installer

View more information about Curtain wall installer (level 3) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.