Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Supervision

This qualification is at Level 4, although some units may be at different levels. Level 4 qualifications are primarily aimed at those who are fully trained and experienced in a wide range of roles and requires the individual to be actively involved in decision making and have a good understanding of problems that can occur on Construction sites and be able to deal with them. Candidates will also be required to prove knowledge of legislation, leading teams and maintaining and improving the standards of work.

Because of the wide range of tasks that take place on Construction sites it is not expected that those who have supervisory responsibilities will all do the same activities; the qualification is structured to ensure that there is a high degree of flexibility within the units available, there are 6 pathways to cover a range of Construction activities that come under the following broad headings:

• Building and Civil Engineering, Highways Maintenance, Residential Development, Traditional and Heritage Building, Tunnelling and Retrofit

There is a group of 10 qualification mandatory units in Group A and then there are 6 pathways; Building and Civil Engineering,  Highways Maintenance, Residential Development, Traditional and Heritage Building, Tunnelling and  Retrofit.

In addition to the qualification mandatory units there are pathway specific routes to completion.

• Developing and maintaining good occupational working relationships in the workplace (8)
• Implementing, maintaining and reviewing systems for health, safety, welfare, wellbeing and environmental protection in the workplace (9)
• Assessing and agreeing work methods in the workplace (11)
• Planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements in the workplace (13)
• Co-ordinating work control in the workplace (12)
• Controlling work progress against agreed programmes in the workplace (9)
• Allocating and monitoring the use of plant equipment or machinery in the workplace (10)
• Implementing communication systems for the project in the workplace (7)
• Controlling work against agreed quality standards in the workplace (10)
• Contributing to the control of work quantities and costs in the workplace (9)

Building and Civil Engineering pathway mandatory units

• Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace (9)
• Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of work in the workplace (10)
• Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace (8)
• Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace (9)

Building and Civil Engineering pathway optional units (minimum of 1 unit if this pathway selected)

• Supervising the pre-installation planning for retrofit works in the workplace (15)
• Supervising the installation, commissioning and handover of retrofit works in the workplace (15)
• Allocating work and monitoring people's performance in the workplace (9)
• Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace (11)
• Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace (8)
• Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace (16)
• Managing your personal development in the workplace (9)

Pathway 2-Highways Maintenance pathway mandatory  units

• Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace (9)
• Planning highways maintenance and repair activities in the workplace (12)
• Supervising highways maintenance or repair activities in the workplace (12)
• Managing your personal development in the workplace (9)

Pathway 2-Highways Maintenance pathway optional  units (minimum of 1 unit if this pathway selected)

• Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of work in the workplace (10)
• Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace (8)
• Allocating work and monitoring people's performance in the workplace (9)
• Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace (11)
• Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace (8)
• Providing customer services in the construction workplace (9)
• Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace (16)
• Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace (9)

Pathway 3-Residential development-pathway mandatory units

• Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace (9)
• Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of work in the workplace (10)
• Handing over property in the workplace (9)
• Providing customer services in the construction workplace (9)

Pathway 3-Residential development- optional  units (minimum of 1 unit if this pathway selected)

• Supervising the pre-installation planning for retrofit works in the workplace (15)
• Supervising the installation, commissioning and handover of retrofit works in the workplace (15)
• Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace (8)
• Allocating work and monitoring people's performance in the workplace (9)
• Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace (11)
• Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace (8)
• Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace (16)
• Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace (9)
• Managing your personal development in the workplace (9)

Pathway 4-Traditional and Heritage Building pathway mandatory  units

• Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace (9)
• Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of work in the workplace (10)
• Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace (16)

Pathway 4-Traditional and Heritage Building pathway optional  units (minimum of 2 units if this pathway selected)

• Supervising the pre-installation planning for retrofit works in the workplace (15)
• Supervising the installation, commissioning and handover of retrofit works in the workplace (15)
• Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace (8)
• Allocating work and monitoring people's performance in the workplace (9)
• Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace (11)
• Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace (8)
• Handing over property in the workplace (9)
• Providing customer services in the construction workplace (9)
• Planning activities to traditional and heritage structures in the workplace (16)
• Planning demolition activities in the workplace (12)
• Supervising demolition activities in the workplace (9)
• Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace (9)
• Managing your personal development in the workplace (9)

Pathway 5-Tunnelling  pathway mandatory  units

• Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace (9)
• Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace (8)
• Supervising tunnelling activities in the workplace (15)
• Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace (9)

Pathway 5-Tunnelling- optional  units (minimum of 1 unit if this pathway selected)

• Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of work in the workplace (10)
• Allocating work and monitoring people's performance in the workplace (9)
• Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace (11)
• Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace (8)
• Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace (16)
• Managing your personal development in the workplace (9)

Pathway 6-Retrofit pathway mandatory  units

• Supervising the pre-installation planning for retrofit works in the workplace (15)
• Supervising the installation, commissioning and handover of retrofit works in the workplace (15)
• Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of work in the workplace (10)

Pathway 6-Retrofit- optional  units (minimum of 2 units if this pathway selected)

• Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace (9)
• Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace (8)
• Allocating work and monitoring people's performance in the workplace (9)
• Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace (11)
• Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace (8)
• Handing over property in the workplace (9)
• Providing customer services in the construction workplace (9)
• Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace (16)
• Managing your personal development in the workplace (9)

• Portfolio of Evidence