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About WAMITAB
WAMITAB is the industry-renowned organisation that develops and
supports qualifications and skills programmes for those working in
resource management and recycling, cleaning, street cleansing,
facilities management and parking from operative through to
management level.
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We are a charity and not-for-profit organisation dedicated to
supporting technical competence in the industry via quality assured
programmes and accreditation of in-house training.
We have over 20 years of experience developing and quality
assuring qualifications, training and course materials.
We have a dedicated team who work closely with employers to
provide relevant industry advice and guidance.
Enquiries
Should you have any questions or queries about the information
provided or are interested in applying for Validate, please do not
hesitate to contact our Team.
WAMITAB
Peterbridge House
3 The Lakes
Northampton
NN4 7HE
The Work-based Assessment Programme
Tel: 01604 231950
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.wamitab.org.uk
Validate
Why choose Validate?
Validate is designed to assess that employees who have developed the
required skills and knowledge to perform their job to the correct standard.
Validate is an innovative, modular programme to assess workplace
competence with a strong focus on health and safety compliance.
How does it work?
Validate offers significant benefits to employers and individuals.
It is a flexible programme enabling employers and individuals to select the
modules that are most relevant to their job role. The modules can be
taken individually or as part of a programme to demonstrate competence.
Each module is assessed by a competent individual using a combination of
on-the-job observation and question and answer sessions. Certification is
available and up to five modules can be listed on each Validate Certificate.
For employers:
Modules Available
1. Health and Safety
2. Waste Collection Operations
3. Refuse Compaction Vehicle
Operations
4. Green Waste Collection
5. Boxed Recycling Waste Collection
6. Clinical Waste Collection
Operations
7. Bulky Waste Collection
Operations
8. Skip Operations
9. Reversing Operations
10. Reversing Assistants
11. Roll On-Off Operations
12. Front End Loader Operations
13. Cage Tipper Operations
14. Top Loader Operations
15. Tail Lift Operations
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Easy-to-use skills checklist
Supports in-house training activity
Complements company appraisal programmes
Suitable for workplaces of any size
Flexible approach
Cost-effective
For individuals:
16. Manual Street Cleansing Operations
17. Mechanical Street Cleansing
Operations
18. Mechanical Road Sweeping
Operations
19. Electrical Power Washers and Steam
Cleaners
20. Litter Picking (in production)
21. Graffiti Removal Operations
22. Gully Cleansing and Tanker
Operations
23. Waste Collection Using a POD
Vehicle
24. Hiab Lorry Mounted Crane
Operations
25. ADR Security Awareness
26. Bin Chipping Operations
27. Bulk Articulated Trailer Operations
28. Biological Spillage and Biocontaminated Materials
 On-the-job assessment with no classroom exams or tests
 Recognition of experience
 Certificate of achievement