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What Do Glaziers Do? What do Glaziers and Joiners do? Glaziers are specialists whose skill and knowledge is required to install glass and glass products in buildings and related structures “One of the major trends of contemporary architecture is to link interior space to the exterior with minimum compromise.
Thanks to the important technical advances of recent years, glass has come to be regarded as the ideal medium for this concept.
Glass is the material which balances light, transparency and appearance with the practical functions of thermal insulation,
solar control, safety and security, acoustic insulation, fire protection and so on.” Click here to view photos of glaziers at work. For information about Industry Training visit www.itf.org.nz.
Click on the Industry Training Organisations at the top. On the left side there are Employers and Learners Tabs.
Glass employers and apprentices are represented on the video footage. Selecting Suitable Gateway Students for the Joinery or Glass Industry What type of student is suitable for the glass industry? One who pays attention to detail. These students may be creative and do well at technology and design. Their nature will be indicated by an intolerance of
“second best will do”. When it comes to practical activities they may be described as “picky” by others and enjoy being outside.
Those with a head for heights may enjoy commercial glazing. Work in this field involves communicating with clients. What Will The Glass Industry Offer Students? Students will learn practical industry skills and gain industry knowledge
Students will benefit from applying general skills in a workplace context, while gaining industry skills and in many cases,
getting a head start towards a glass qualification. What Unit Standards Can Be Achieved? Students will work on a set practical project at the workplace and also work on distance learning unit standards as listed below. GLASS – National Certificate in Glass and Glazing – Introduction level 2, 44 credits
Please note further unit standards are available for competent students having completed the first three. Finding A Company To Make a Placement By looking on the JITO website you will find companies listed by area. These companies are keen to host a Gateway student. Please phone the contact person to arrange a meeting between the student and the company mentor. The list is regularly updated, however it is strongly recommended that other companies are found in the yellow pages – Glass Merchants, are approached. Click here to find Gateway Companies in your area. Application Form for Students Distance Learning Programme When a work place has been arranged please enroll with JITO for the distance learning programme. The distance learning unit standard workbook will be posted to the student’s school. Each unit standard costs $45 (excl GST). Following completion of the unit standard the student will discuss the work with the workplace mentor who will verify the skills in the workbook. The workbook may then be posted to the assessor in the supplied envelope. Following assessment the workbook will be returned to the student within a week. The results will be reported to JITO. Click here to download an Application for Distance Learning Workbooks How are the Student Results Reported? Following assessment, results will be returned to JITO who will report to NZQA. Schools will be notified of the unit standard achievements. |