Written to the very latest VRQ and NVQ schemes, this new full-colour resource combines an engaging visual style with the highest level of factual accuracy and theoretical rigour. This textbook is one that students will find easy to read and lecturers can trust. Authored by an experienced and practising lecturer, with editorial input from a senior examiner, each topic is written in a clear and accessible style alongside hundreds of photographs and illustrations. A supporting website contains video footage of important technical skills, to help a student to prepare for lessons, catch up with missed work or for use as revision. Multiple-choice questions associated with each chapter are also provided, to help students to practise for the examination.