SPRA Council has agreed to push on with a new two-year ‘Specialist Apprenticeship Programme’ for new entrants to single ply roofing. The apprenticeship will be available from 2011 and will include not only key skills and health and safety training but also product-specific training by the manufacturer(s) whose products the candidate’s employer currently installs. The successful candidate will complete the apprenticeship by attainment of NVQ Level 2 in Applied waterproof membranes – single ply roofing.