Course Overview
Test Requirements
| Test Level |
Written |
Practical |
| Foreman |
- 1 Hr 10 mins
- Passed 25 MCQ on trade Syllabus
- Passed 10 MCQ on Formwork Safety
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- ½ Hr Kicker construction
- 3 Hrs Installation
- 1 Hr dismantling
- Candidates will be grouped into 4 to 6 per group by BCA Testers depending on class size and the test projects;
- Test candidates will be assigned by Tester to perform the role as Team Leader, Signal man, Rigger, or Helper;
- 1 vertical formwork project (column or wall) and 1 horizontal formwork project (beam or slab) will be tested.
- Candidates to meet installation requirements on Safety, correct setting out and assembly of wall or column formworks, and beam or slab formworks, false work settings to beam/slab, bracings to column/wall, verticality, level, and proper construction of completed projects etc.,
- Individual candidate to construct a 400x400x100(H) kicker to the required dimensions, properly braced and squareness. The ability of constructing this kicker will be one of the key factors affecting the passing of test
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| Tradesman |
- 10 mins
- Passed 10 MCQ on Formwork Safety
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| SEC(K) |
- 1 Hr 10 mins
- Passed 25 MCQ on trade Syllabus
- Passed 10 MCQ on Formwork Safety
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Scope of Training/Assessment
| Test Level |
Written |
Practical |
| Foreman |
- 8 hrs (2 evenings 5.30-9.30pm)
- General knowledge of Formwork;
- Alum Formwork;
- Safety in Alum Formwork;
- Formwork Safety for workers;
- Sample Written Test & review
|
- 3 days (8.30am-5.30pm)
- Test project uses Doka Formwork System, comprising a L-wall, a column, a slab, and a beam;
- Vertical formworks installation for column and L-wall will be assisted by a gantry crane, which will be operated by the trainer.
- Trainees will be briefed on BCA Assessment Criteria for Test Projects;
- Trainers will provide detailed explanation and demonstration on the correct method and sequence of installation of the formwork panels for the various projects and the supporting false works;
- Trainees will learn how to set-out the project, transfer of levels, assembled the formwork panels in proper sequence, control project level & dimensions, verticality, squareness, method of nailing, method of clamping and bracing;
- Trainees will be assigned and trained to perform different roles as Team Leader, Signal man, Rigger, and helper during the duration of trainings;
- Trainees will be grouped in accordance to test arrangements to practice on the formwork installation and dismantling for various projects;
- At the end of trainings, trainees should be able to work as a team to install and dismantle the various projects under different roles, in accordance to BCA test requirements, within the specified test durations.
- Additional trainings will be given to SEC(K) test candidates on the proper construction of the 400x400x100(H) timber kicker.
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| Tradesman |
- 3 hrs
- Formwork Safety for workers;
- Sample Written Test & review
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| SEC(K) |
Similar to Foreman Level |
Remarks
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- suitable for workers with prior formwork installation and scaffold installation experience
- Must passed both written and practical test to be qualified as CoreTrade personnel (Foreman/ Tradesman).
- Must passed both written and practical test to be qualified in SEC(K)
