Fixed Training Academy
In partnership with some of the largest construction companies in the UK, we’ve designed a training course to help you learn new skills quickly so that you can qualify for some of the most in demand jobs in the UK.
The course consists of CITB-approved modules that will allow you to find work as a Chippie Labourer and IPAF Operator immediately afterwards.
You can earn up to £22 per hour as a Chippie Labourer and this will put you on a path towards becoming a Shuttering Carpenter where you can earn £27 per hour.
Mandatory Requirements
- CSCS Card
- UK Right to Work
- Based in London
Course Duration
5 days (40 hours total), with practical assessments and theory exams.
Qualifications Upon Successful Completion of Fixed Academy Training Course
- Introduction to Formwork
- Fixed Academy Qualification
- Abrasive Wheels
- Manual Handling
- Working at Height
- Scaffold Awareness Course with certification
- System Formwork for Panel Systems, Walls, Shaft, Column
- System Formwork for Panel Systems and Traditional
- IPAF 3a/3b - optional*
*£195 additional cost
Course Modules
Basics of Formwork and Carpentry
Teach trainees how to use basic equipment and tools.
- How to correctly read a tape measure.
- Understanding and importance of correct PPE.
- Practical use of a hammer using nails, ply and timber.
- Understanding engineers' marks.
- Correct equipment to have on site, e.g. tool belt, hammer, chalk line, nails, etc.
Introduction to Formwork (Panel Wall, Decking & Column Formwork)
Familiarise trainees with formwork principles and systems.
- Introduction to formwork types (e.g., wall, slab, decking, column formwork).
- Overview of formwork systems and tools.
- Basic formwork terminology and safety considerations.
- Safe handling and assembly of formwork components.
- Setting up wall, slab, and column formwork.
- Techniques for dismantling and stacking formwork safely.
Course Outcomes
Upon completing the course, participants will:
- Ability to use power tools safely (abrasive wheels).
- Ability to cut timber and ply safely to size and assemble timber and ply formwork using a workbench.
- Basic understanding of formwork systems and their application to a construction site.
- Demonstrate safe, efficient assembly and dismantling of PERI and other formwork systems.
- Operate MEWPs safely and understand emergency protocols.
- Comply with working-at-height safety standards, with the ability to use PPE effectively.
- Safely lifting, carrying and moving objects on site (Manual handling).
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