CERTIFIED MEMORIAL MASONRY TRAINING
2025 Update
During 2024 we delivered a number of training courses and assessments which were tailored to suit the candidates skill set. The HA1J-04 is a National Occupational Standards Award which applies not only to the erecting/fixing of new memorials and headstones also applies to the repair, restoration and re erecting/ fixing of headstones, memorials and monuments. We are pleased to announce that we have now received approval to operate as our own stand alone SQA Test Centre and are now able to offer both the HA1J-04 Fix and Secure Memorial Masonry Award and the SQA J1N8-45 Manage and Maintain Cemetery and Burial Ground Memorials Award (SCQF Level 5)
We ended 2024 with a Dismantle and Re-Fixing Training Course tailored to the requirements of Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which we held at our Kirkcudbright Training Centre at the beginning of December. The weather was very kind to us for the whole of that week, with seven candidates achieving their HA1J-04 awards
Into 2025 and we have completed our Manage and Maintain Cemetery and Burial Ground memorials Training course at Charlestown in Fife, with six candidates achieving their J1N8-45 awards.
2025 Courses
To arrange or organize a training course, please contact us or for more information.
We are now taking bookings for training courses through 2025. There are a number of Memorial Safety Assessment and Inspection, Dismantle and Ref-fix and Memorial Fixing Courses courses already booked, January, February and March are almost full.
NEWS
Our main news is that we can once again assess and award erector/fixer licensees, the assessment for these awards were delayed while we went through our SQA approval process. We are now able to once again register candidates with the SQA and to carry out assessments. If you have not yet contacted us regarding erector/fixer assessments then please do so.
We have also added a new member to our staff and welcome Nick Jackson as an assessor/verifier for both of our awards.
Other news is that any candidates who have previously received a Tomasson Memorial Inspection Competence Certificate (or equivalent award) can now upgrade that certificate (for a reasonable fee) to the SQA J1N-45 Manage and Maintain Cemetery memorial award, provided that the candidate is currently actively involved in memorial testing activities. (Please contact us for more information)
Tomasson Consultants
Although originally based in Glasgow the consultancy provides Memorial Masonry Training anywhere in the UK including Northern Ireland and can deliver SVQ qualifications.
The consultancy employs fully qualified industry experienced memorial masons to deliver a wide range of memorial masonry training courses including headstone or memorial fixing, headstone or memorial repairs and restoration and The Testing and Inspection of Burial Ground memorials.
Training courses and assessments in Memorial masonry can be arranged at your place of work, any cemetery or burial ground, or at our fully equipped training centre.
Courses and training can be tailored to suit individual requirements where a special skill is required, or as part of one of our standard courses.
Tools and equipment are supplied for all courses.Students are required to provide their own PPE. A list is provided for students, which will normally comprise of the following items:
- Overalls or work trousers
- Steel toe capped boots or shoes
- Safety gloves
- Wet weather clothing
- Ear defenders or ear plugs
- Dust masks
- Safety goggles or safety glasses
