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Streetwork Excavations & Reinstatement (Certificate for Operatives and Certificate for Supervisors) Levels 2 & 3

Who is the qualification for?

This course is designed to raise awareness of the dangers involved in excavating on public highways and private land and train operatives to detect and avoid most buried apparatus.

What are the entry requirements?

There are no entry requirements.

How is the course assessed?

An examination through multiple choice questioning. (paper-based) & observation

How does this qualification improve my career prospects?

By providing a nationally recognized qualification of competency for the industry and allowing the learner access onto industrial sites with the obtaining of a CSCS Card.

What will I study on the course?

The course is flexible and allows the learner to ‘pick & mix’ units according to preference and job requirements.

There are 9 units applicable to operatives (Units 1-9) and 8 units applicable to supervisors (Units 1, 10 – 16). An operative who has achieved Unit 2 also attains a prescribed qualification. Unitary certification is available for each successful unit completed but there are 10 full Street Works qualifications available within the framework .*

* The range of full qualifications is available on request.

Units: 1-16 are listed.

1. Reassessed location & avoidance of underground apparatus.
2. Reassessed Signing, lighting and guarding
3. Reassessed excavation in the highway
4. Reassessed reinstatement & compaction of backfill materials
5. Reassessed reinstatement of sub-base & base (road base) in non-bituminous materials
6. Reassessed reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials
7. Reassessed reinstatement of hot-lay bituminous materials
8. Reassessed reinstatement of concrete slabs
9. Reassessed reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete pathways.
10. Reassessed monitoring signing, lighting and guarding
11. Reassessed monitoring excavation in the highway
12. Reassessed monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
13. Reassessed  monitoring reinstatement of sub-base and base (road base) in non-bituminous materials
14. Reassessed monitoring reinstatement in bituminous materials
15. Reassessed monitoring reinstatement of concrete slabs
16. Reassessed monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

How long will it take?

Each unit takes approximately 3 days to complete.

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