Decorative finishing and industrial painting occupations
This suite contains standards and Vocational Qualifications relating to:
- Painter
- Painter and decorator
- Industrial painter
- Heritage painter
You can view individual standards on the NOS database (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)
Reviews
National Occupational Standards
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Current structures
CITB manages the structures for vocational qualifications. We base the content for these structures on the relevant National Occupational Standards.
The structures are approved by employers and industry stakeholders. Training organisations base their courses on the structures.
Recommended qualification structures
Structures for NVQs/SVQs
Questions or feedback about these structures
If you would like to suggest changes to the current standards or have a suggestion for the structures, please complete our Standards enquiries form.
You may also be interested in...
- Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)
National accreditation and awarding body in Scotland for qualifications specifically for Scotland - Qualifications Wales (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)
Regulator of non-degree qualifications and the qualifications system in Wales - CITB Northern Ireland (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) (CITBNI)
Industry training board for Northern Ireland in partnership with CITB as the Sector Skills Council for Construction for qualifying the construction workforce activities in Northern Ireland - The ‘Register (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)’ of regulated qualifications in England and Northern Ireland for accredited qualifications.
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