Tropical hardwood visual strength grading workshops and examinations

All our training and examinations are run on your site.  We are happy to work in any country.

 

Tropical hardwood visual strength grading workshops and examinations range from 2-4 days.  The exam is taken on the last day.

 

Our approach is highly practical.

 

The costs for the tropical hardwood training workshops and examinations are:

 

Delegates

Costs

Time on site

1 grader

£1100 + VAT

2 days

2 graders

£1350 + VAT

2 days

3 graders

£1550 + VAT

2 days

4 graders

£1700 + VAT

3 days

 

CATG is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service for the examination and certification for all timber strength grading schemes.

 

Once you become a qualified visual grader you will need to be assessed every 12 months. CATG will come to your site to complete this assessment.

 

To become a visual strength grader for please contact our office and we can arrange for you to become qualified.

 

CATG welcomes all delegates for examination. Ideally, delegates shall have undergone training or work experience where they have:

 

Visually strength graded timber

Identified timber defects and measured, judged and rated them

Taken moisture readings

Identified species and their origin from the rate of growth

 

Candidates for examinations will be from:

 

Training courses being run by training companies

Individuals seeking re-examination

Employees sent by companies seeking re-examination

 

The required competences for graders are:

 

Select timber

Identify the species

Take moisture readings

Determine knot plots, sizes and/or types

Grade the timber successfully

Allocate a grade or fail the timber

Stamp the timber correctly

Store the timber safely without loss of quality

Record grading activities

Handle complaints

Complete ACDs, DOCs and DOPs

 

In summary

 

Scope of certification

 

Visual grader of tropical hardwoods

 

Job and task description:

 

Select and visually grade the timber, use a moisture meter, keep records and stamp timber

 

Abilities:

 

Select and handle timbers, grade timber, stamp timber, store grade timbers

 

Prerequisites:

 

Knowledge of timber and knowledge of the industry and end use of the timber products and the customer’s needs

 

Code of conduct:

 

Fully meet the requirements of the scheme and relevant standards

 

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