RSTA Training
An important objective of the RSTA is the continued improvement in the competence of the road surfacing industry's workforce. To facilitate this, RSTA has developed a training programme that includes:
Provision of training courses developed for junior engineers and technicians
Seminars for experienced engineers
Pre-season workshops for workforce induction
Details of forthcoming courses and seminars are provided in the Calendar
In addition, to the training programme, RSTA also has 3 training centres based in Dundee, Shrewsbury and Exeter for training in surface dressing practices and plant. Details of the training centres can be obtained from the RSTA office.
The RSTA Assessment Centre enables operatives to achieve NVQ Level 1, 2 and 3. CSCS Experienced Worker cards for surface treatment operatives can only be issued through the RSTA, using the Centre's ‘Golden Portfolio' and verified by the Centre's internal verifiers.
RSTA offers the following NVQ's:
- Surface dressing by machine
- Microsurfacing by machine
- Microsurfacing by hand
- High friction surfacing by machine
- High Friction surfacing by hand
- High friction surfacing hot applied
- High friction surfacing cold applied
- Surface re-texturing
- Velocity patching
- Asphalt Reinforcement
- Road Recycling
RSTA NVQ qualifications are continually updated to meet the latest industry and EU directive requirements.
For further information relating to NVQ’s and Construction Skills grant awards please contact:
Clive Mitchell - Specialist Training Advisor
National Specialist Office
ConstructionSkills
Charnwood Wing
Holywell Park
Ashby Road
Loughborough
Leics
LE11 3GJ