Level-6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management : Building and Civil Engineering

Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management: Building and Civil Engineering

The qualification will develop knowledge and skills in areas such as developing and maintaining good occupational working relationships in the workplace; evaluating and confirming work methods in the workplace; and establishing dimensional control criteria in the workplace.

This qualification covers the following areas:

• Building and Civil Engineering

This qualification is designed to train people for a construction site senior management role, such as construction site manager. This qualification is aimed at those who are in work and are looking for recognition of their prior learning and experience in their chosen industry.

Learners can then build on the skills and knowledge gained from achievement of this qualification when working towards achieving another qualification or gaining employment (see Progression).

This is an updated qualification that has been developed in partnership with the CITB sector skills council to ensure it meets the needs of the industry.

Objectives:

The qualification is designed to meet the following objectives:

• Supporting a role in the workplace.
• Confirming knowledge, understanding and skills.

CSCS Black Card:

This qualification is supported by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS).

CSCS provides a registration card scheme acknowledged by industry for those involved in construction. The scheme recognises skills, knowledge and understanding, competence and qualifications.

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification is suitable for:

• Learners in employment who wish to enhance their career prospects.
• Apprentices.
• School leavers.
• Adults returning to education.
• Learners with no prior experience.
• Learners not in employment who wish to enhance their career prospects.
• Workers wishing to progress into a supervisory position.
• People in employment who wish to enhance their career prospects.
• Individuals who wish to start their own business.
• School and college students with a part-time job that enables them to develop the appropriate skills in the workplace

Entry:

This qualification is mainly taken by individuals employed as managers working in a wide range of site- or office-based roles in the construction industry, for example:

• Quantity surveyors.
• Buyers.
• Estimators.
• Planners.
• General contractors.

This qualification is mainly taken by individuals employed or seeking employment in construction contracting operations management.

Progression

Learners may progress from the Level 6 NVQ in Construction Site Management to a range of jobs in the construction industry at a managerial level.

Learners may also progress into further education.