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The Tile Association is a Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Approved Training Organisation (ATO). TTA is dedicated to developing training courses
with the aim of increasing the understanding and competence of tiling installation. ATO status means that the training courses TTA provides are run to defined and industry-agreed standards.
TTA’s Training Committee focuses on the training requirements and provision for the whole tiling industry.
TTA has worked with the industry and helped develop the Trailblazer Apprenticeship Standard for Wall
and Floor Tile Fixer qualification. The Trailblazer Apprenticeship will play a major role in providing opportunities for young people who are interested in
joining the industry and also in driving up skill levels of new entrants to the industry for the benefit of companies and employers.
TTA has CITB funding to train NVQ assessors for
the industry. TTA aims to provide an assessor infrastructure for the wall and floor tiling sector across the UK which will support quality assured assessment of experienced operatives to NVQL2. Funding is also available for NVQ EWPAR/OSAT training, which is designed to help fixers obtain their CSCS cards.
Having its own NVQ assessors helps TTA strengthen its training activities and also makes it easier for companies and independent fixers to access the training support they need. TTA supports a skilled
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