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Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Heritage Skills Fully Supported Lead & Hard Metal Roofing and Cladding

Accredited by ProQual

The NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Heritage Skills (Fully Supported Lead and Hard Metal Roofing and Cladding) is the advanced qualification for leadworkers and hard metal roofers working on historic and traditional buildings, and it is the route to the CSCS Gold Advanced Craft card. An NVQ is competence-based: you prove you can already do the work, assessed against national standards from your own projects, with no exams. The whole qualification is completed remotely.

It is aimed at craftspeople working with lead, copper, zinc and other hard metals on fully supported roofing and cladding: forming and fixing sheets, welting, bossing and welding lead, forming traditional details and weatherings, and conserving historic metalwork on listed buildings, churches and traditional properties.

This NVQ is awarded by ProQual and regulated by Ofqual (qualification number 610/0031/6). It is made up of core units covering health and safety, efficient working and resource handling, plus heritage units covering the lead and hard metal work you do.

Completing the NVQ, together with a pass in the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test at the level for your occupation, lets you apply for the CSCS Gold Advanced Craft card. The CSCS Cards guide explains how the card, the qualification and the test fit together.

Slaters and tilers on heritage work should look at the Heritage Roof Slating and Tiling NVQ. For general roofing, the routes are the Level 2 and Level 3 Roofing Occupations NVQs. You can also browse the full range of construction NVQs.

Who it's for

  • Leadworkers forming and fixing fully supported lead roofing and cladding
  • Hard metal roofers working with copper, zinc and stainless steel
  • Craftspeople on listed building, church and conservation projects
  • Roofers who boss, weld and dress lead to traditional details
  • Heritage specialists who need competence evidence for conservation contracts
  • Self-employed leadworkers wanting recognised proof of competence
  • Craftspeople who need the Gold Advanced Craft card

Entry requirements

  • You must be working on lead or hard metal roofing with enough work to evidence your competence
  • Relevant hands-on trade experience is expected
  • Access to live work throughout to gather evidence
  • There are no formal entry qualifications and no written exams
  • You work with a qualified assessor who supports you remotely
  • A commitment to build an online portfolio of evidence from your work
  • For the CSCS card, you also pass the CITB HS&E test at the level for your occupation

What you'll achieve

  • The NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Heritage Skills Fully Supported Lead and Hard Metal Roofing and Cladding, regulated by Ofqual (number 610/0031/6)
  • Nationally recognised proof of heritage leadwork and hard metal competence
  • Eligibility for the CSCS Gold Advanced Craft card, taken with the CITB HS&E test
  • Competence evidence for listed building and conservation contracts
  • Recognition by conservation bodies, architects and main contractors
  • A qualification that matches the specialist experience you already have
  • Completed entirely remotely, with no exams and no time away from work
  • A portfolio of evidence from real heritage projects
  • A stronger position for heritage and ecclesiastical metalwork contracts
  • A foundation for progression to supervision NVQs

What's covered

1
Health, safety and welfare in construction
Working safely at height and with hot works on historic structures.
2
Working efficiently and productively
Planning conservation metalwork and delivering to specification.
3
Moving, handling and storing resources
Handling sheet lead and hard metals safely.
4
Assessing heritage metal roofing
Assessing existing lead and hard metal coverings and defects.
5
Forming and fixing fully supported sheet coverings
Forming, fixing and jointing fully supported sheets.
6
Traditional leadwork techniques
Bossing, lead welding and dressing to traditional details.
7
Details, weatherings and conservation
Forming flashings, weatherings and conserving historic fabric.

How to enrol

  1. 1 Book and pay securely online using the button above. Enrolment is immediate, with no fixed start dates.
  2. 2 We send you a short skill scan form to confirm your experience and that this is the right qualification for you.
  3. 3 We register you with ProQual.
  4. 4 Your assessor gets in touch to get you started and guide you through building your portfolio remotely.

Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Heritage Skills Fully Supported Lead & Hard Metal Roofing and Cladding FAQs

It is a competence-based qualification that proves you can form and fix fully supported lead and hard metal roofing and cladding to conservation standards. You evidence it from your own heritage projects, with no exams. The ProQual qualification number is 610/0031/6.
It is a route to the CSCS Gold Advanced Craft card. To get the card you complete the NVQ and pass the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test at the level for your occupation. CSCS cards are valid for five years.
Yes. The NVQ proves your craft competence and the CITB HS&E test proves your safety knowledge. You need both to apply for the CSCS card.
Lead is the core of the qualification, and fully supported copper, zinc and stainless steel work counts too. You evidence forming, fixing, jointing and detailing on real projects, ideally including heritage and conservation work.
No. Training courses teach techniques; this NVQ proves competence from the work you already do, assessed against national standards, and it is the qualification route to the Gold Advanced Craft card.
It is assessed remotely against national standards. You build an online portfolio of evidence from your day-to-day work, including photographs and videos of your work, and you have professional discussions with your assessor by video call. There are no written exams and no site visits.
Yes. The whole qualification is completed remotely. You build your portfolio online and your assessor supports you by video call and email, so there are no site visits and no time away from work. You can complete it from anywhere in the UK.
Most delegates complete it in around eight to twelve weeks. The pace depends on you: the sooner you can document your evidence with your assessor, the sooner you finish. There are no fixed start dates.
No. The NVQ is assessed remotely from your own workplace, so there are no classes to attend and no time away from the job.
Yes. Self-employed tradespeople are well suited to the NVQ, because you evidence your competence from your own jobs. You just need enough relevant work to cover the qualification standards.
There are no formal entry qualifications. You do need to be working in lead and hard metal roofing with enough hands-on work to evidence your competence.
It is awarded by ProQual and regulated by Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. The qualification number is 610/0031/6.
The price shown on this page includes everything: your ProQual registration, your dedicated assessor, the online portfolio system and your certificate. There are no hidden extras. CITB-registered employers may also be able to claim grant funding towards construction NVQs.
You build an online portfolio from your real work: photographs and videos of your work, records of professional discussions held by video call, and witness statements from colleagues or supervisors.
You enrol online, complete a short skill scan form so we can confirm this is the right qualification for you, get registered with ProQual, and your assessor gets in touch to start building your portfolio. Enrolment is immediate, with no fixed start dates.
Yes. CSCS cards are valid for five years and are then renewed. The NVQ qualification itself does not expire.

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