The document is from a textbook on Painting and Decorating NVQ and Technical Certificate Level 2. It discusses various topics related to construction work including types of construction careers, roles of building team members, communication methods used in construction, common site paperwork, using bar charts to plan work, components of apprenticeship frameworks including NVQs and technical certificates, and what is included in an employment contract. The textbook contains questions to prompt reader interaction with the content.

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The construction industry
What types of construction work are there?

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Many jobs and careers are available within the construction industry.
How many can you name?
Careers in the construction industry

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Do you know the roles
the building team
members play?
The building team

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Verbal communication is
just one form of
communication.
How many different ways
do you communicate?
Communication

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General site paperwork
• Timesheet
• Day worksheet
• Variation order
• Confirmation notice
• Order/requisition
• Delivery note
• Invoice
• Daily record
• Site diary
• Accident report
What site paperwork have you used?

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Bar charts are a
useful way of
communicating and
planning.
What information can
you get from a bar
chart?
Work programme

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Apprenticeship
frameworks are based on
a number of components
designed to prepare
people for work in a
particular construction
occupation.
What units are contained
within the NVQ and
technical certificate?
Apprenticeship framework

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Within two months
of starting a new
job, your employer
must give you a
contract of
employment.
What is included in
a contract of
employment?
Terms of employment