The purpose of this National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) is to allow candidates with at least two years site management experience to demonstrate and evidence that they have the required skills and knowledge and are competent to undertake a range of construction management work to industry set criteria.
This qualification is assessed through on-site assessment (OSAT) by experienced and qualified staff involved in this field. On achievement the candidate will be able to apply for the relevant CSCS card (In all cases applicants must also pass the appropriate CITB Health, Safety and Environment test).
The scope of this qualification includes assessing competence against the following NVQ units:
Mandatory Units
- Developing and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the Workplace
- Allocating work and checking people’s performance in the workplace
- Establishing, implementing and maintaining systems for managing health, safety and welfare in the workplace
- Evaluating and selecting work methods to meet project or operational requirements in the workplace
- Monitoring construction related project activities in the workplace
- Controlling project progress against agreed quality standards in the workplace
- Controlling project progress against agreed programmes in the workplace
- Managing personal development in a construction related workplace
- Identifying and enabling learning opportunities for given work teams in the workplace
- Contributing to the identification of work teams in the workplace
- Establishing, controlling and monitoring environmental factors and sustainability in the workplace
- Planning the preparation of the site for the project or operation in the workplace
- Ensuring that work activities and resources meet project work requirements in the workplace
- Identifying, allocating and planning the deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery in the workplace
- Organising, controlling and monitoring supplies of materials in the workplace
- Establishing and monitoring communication systems and organisational procedures in the workplace
- Establishing project dimensional control criteria in the workplace
- Controlling project quantities and costs in the workplace
- Evaluating feedback information and recommending improvements in the workplace
