Apprenticeship - Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations - General

Construction Site Supervision and Management

This Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations -General qualification has been developed for achievement in a real workplace environment which means you need to be employed to undertake this qualification.

This qualification enables you, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding and to demonstrate your competence in a real workplace environment so you can work in a supervisory capacity within the construction industry.

This qualification supports you to attain enabling, fundamental and transferable practical skills with associated underpinning knowledge.

This qualification is supported by federation Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).

Mandatory units are

• Develop and maintain working relationships and personal development in construction

• Operate health, safety and welfare systems in construction

• Operate project information systems in construction

• Prepare programmes and schedules of work in construction

With a further 3 units being selected from the list below

• Assess, plan, and monitor project methods and progress in construction

• Establish and maintain the dimensional control of construction works

• Implement contract work in construction

• Integrate and control project design information in construction

• Monitor, maintain and improve supplies of materials in construction

• Prepare and monitor costs and accounts in construction

• Prepare drawings and schedules in construction

• Prepare and process invitations to tender in construction

• Prepare estimates, bids and tenders in construction

• Prepare for and carry out physical testing in construction

• Prepare for work operations in construction

• Prepare for, collect, analyse and present survey data in construction

• Prepare proposals and obtain feedback for the provision of products and services in construction

• Recommend and monitor supplies of plant and equipment in construction

• Record the condition of property in construction

You will be assessed against a set of performance and knowledge statements which have been derived from National Occupational Standards for your occupational area. You will be assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified assessor whose job is to work with you and help you complete your qualification.

You will be required to produce a Portfolio of Evidence showing how you have met the performance and knowledge criteria for each unit required within the qualification, as directed by your assessor.

This qualification is not graded.

There are no formal entry requirements to take this qualification. This qualification can be undertaken without any previous training or qualifications in this subject area.

On completion of this qualification you will have obtained the skills, knowledge and understanding and demonstrated competence to progress on to a higher level qualification in the same or similar occupational area or enable entry into supervisory and management positions within the workplace.

Industry will accept the qualification on its own as entry to a job role.