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13-29 Nichols Street
Surry Hills
NSW
2010
Australia
martha@tems.com.au
Phone: 02 9361 6513
Fax: 02 9361 6907
The accreditation system to ensure quality flooring installation and finishing and build consumer confidence.
Get accredited and set yourself apart from the competition!
Note: This ticket is a statement of competency. It does not replace a Contractor’s License but it is available to both licensed contractors and non-licensed workers. If you are contracting to undertake building jobs please refer to Department of Fair Trading to see what your legal requirements are (www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au).
Timber Flooring Installation & Finishing Ticket
The aim of the flooring ticket is to give specialist flooring installers and finishers an accreditation that acknowledges their specialist skills.
The benefit of this ticket is that it will allow the installer and finisher to be distinguished in the marketplace from people who do not have the same level of expertise and experience. Key suppliers and coatings suppliers will also be drawing from accredited flooring ticket holder’s names on our database which will be routinely distributed.
The benefit to the customers is that they will be able to choose accredited trades-people with complete confidence, knowing that they have been endorsed by the industry as having met the high standards required for accreditation.
This ticket does NOT replace your builders licence. It does however count towards your continuing professional development. As per correspondence from the Office of Fair Trading regarding the Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD), the website has now been launched for training providers to register and submit activities. www.citab.com.au –this is the construction industry training advisory board’s website. From this site there is a link to the office of fair trading.
Each specialisation is worth 9 points –3 for theory assessment and 6 for the practical assessment.
Application process
To Apply
As an applicant you must have at least one year* practical industry experience together with two referees who can verify your experience and can be assessed in:
- T&G Strip Flooring Installation
- Parquetry Installation, * two years experience
- Sanding & Finishing Flooring
Application Procedure
- TEMS sends you an application package, containing:
- You return the completed application form, together with evidence of at least 12 month’s experience (24 if parquetry) in the competency you are seeking, and payment for the theory assessment and administration fee
- TEMS processes the application, checks that the experience criteria have been met, and contacts you to confirm a date to sit the written test
Costs
Costs to the applicant for accreditation are as follows: Theory Assessment & Application fee + Practical Assessment fee
Theory Assessment & Application fee
Payable on Submission of the application form and references. The fee is $300 + GST for up to two (2) specialisations, or $400 + GST for three (3) specialisations. Upon receipt of this payment, TEMS will post or email the assessment kit to you.
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Practical Assessment fee
$250+ GST for one (1) specialisation, $350 + GST for two (2) assessments and $450 + GST for three assessments. This fee is payable when the assessor carries out the on-site practical assessment(s). If needed, a re-assessment fee is $250 + GST per specialisation.{mosimage}
Asessment Procedure
In order to be assessed as competent in a particular specialisation area, the applicant will need to fulfill the following requirements:
- Show evidence of sufficient on-the-job experience in the flooring industry.
- Pass a written theory test (or interview**).
- Successfully complete an on-site practical assessment.
** For participants with special language, literacy & numeracy needs only, arranged by appointment.
For the on-the-job practical assessment, the applicant will need to provide all of the materials required and have the tools on hand to undertake and demonstrate the practical tasks. These details will be worked out between the assessor and the applicant before the event.
Theory test (written or interview)
- You sit the theory test at TEMS (or, if literacy is a problem, you do the test verbally with the assessor at the time of the practical demonstration)
- TEMS sends your test paper to the assessor for marking
- The assessor marks the paper and contacts you to advise your result, and to organise the details of the on-the-job demonstration
On-the-job demonstration
You meet the assessor at the job-site, pay the assessment fee, and carry out the practical demonstration
Accreditation
If you are assessed as competent, TEMS issues you with a Timber Flooring Ticket for that specialisation
If you are assessed as not yet competent, you are advised to:
• enrol in the relevant modules of the Timber Flooring Course and/or
• gain more workplace experience
Assessors
Right now we have Alex Mabberly – he is the president of the Timber Flooring and Finishing association of NSW and has 40 years Timber Flooring Experience. In addition TEMS has Bill Durkowyak and Paul Blackshaw from Sydney Flooring. TEMS is interested in expanding its pool of experienced assessors – if you are interested once you have completed the ticket, please let your assessor know.
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