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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- 5 Hrs Installation
- Candidates will be grouped in pairs by BCA Testers;
- Candidates to meet installation requirements on Safety, correct setting out of wall & column kicker and formworks, clamping to wall, bracing to column, setting out of beam shoring system & working platform, setting out of beam formwork & side bracings, project accuracy, application of nails/screw etc…
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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 5-9pm)
- General knowledge of Timber Formwork;
- Components of Timber Formwork
- Surveying and Calculation of Areas;
- General Safety
- Formwork Safety for workers;
- Sample Written Test & review
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- 1 day (8.30am-5.30pm)
- Test project comprises of fixed module structure 2800x1000x2900(H), with a wall, a column, and a beam;
- Trainees will be briefed on BCA Assessment Criteria for Test Project;
- Trainers will provide detailed explanation and demonstration on the correct method and sequence of installation of the formwork structure and the supporting false works;
- Trainees will learn how to set-out the project, install the pre-fabricated timber kickers, transfer levels, control project level & dimensions, verticality, squareness, assembled the prefabricated formwork panels, method of nailing, method of clamping and bracing;
- Trainees will be grouped in pairs to practice on the formwork installation and dismantling;
- At the end of trainings, trainees should be able to assembled the test project in correct sequence and method, understand the proper clamping, nailings & bracing method, and understand the proper setting out of falseworks and working platform for beam, etc within 5 Hr.
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SEC(K) |
- 8 hrs (2 evenings 5.30-9.30pm)
- General knowledge of Timber Formwork;
- Components of Timber Formwork
- Surveying and Calculation of Areas;
- General Safety
- Formwork Safety for workers;
- Sample Written Test & review
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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).
- Must passed both written and practical test to be qualified in SEC(K)