Qualification overview
Develop and prove you have the skills needed to be a knowledgeable, qualified construction site supervisor. This NVQ Level 4 qualification includes health and safety, planning, programming, working with others, maintaining good working relationships and quality control.
You must be working on a construction project and based on construction sites with occasional time in the office so that we can assess you in your place of work. This course is suitable for trainee/assistant site managers and supervisors.
Who the qualification is aimed at
This work-based qualification is aimed at learners who are working, or want to work, in the construction industry.
It could lead to employment as a supervisor or manager within a chosen specialist technical activity, such as building and civil engineering, highways and maintenance repair or residential development.
Qualification content
Those who take this NVQ Level 4 in Construction Site Supervision must complete six mandatory units from Group A, plus one of the two pathways. They must complete 14 mandatory units and 1 optional unit.
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- Developing and maintaining good occupational working relationships in the workplace
- Implementing, maintaining and reviewing systems for health, safety, welfare, wellbeing and environmental protection in the workplace
- Assessing and agreeing work methods in the workplace
- Planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements in the workplace
- Co-ordinating work control in the workplace
- Controlling work progress against agreed programmes in the workplace
- Allocating and monitoring the use of plant, equipment or machinery in the workplace
- Implementing communication systems for the project in the workplace
- Controlling work against agreed quality standards in the workplace
- Contributing to the control of work quantities and costs in the workplace
- Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace
- Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of the work in the workplace in the workplace
- Handing over property in the workplace
- Providing customer service in the construction workplace
- Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace
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You must select two of the following modules:
- Supervising the pre-installation planning for retrofit works in the workplace
- Supervising the installation, commissioning and handover of retrofit works in the workplace
- Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace
- Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace
- Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace
- Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace
- Managing own personal development in the workplace
- Allocating work and monitoring people’s performance in the workplace
- Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace
- Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace
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- Developing and maintaining good occupational working relationships in the workplace
- Implementing, maintaining and reviewing systems for health, safety, welfare, wellbeing and environmental protection in the workplace
- Assessing and agreeing work methods in the workplace
- Planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements in the workplace
- Co-ordinating work control in the workplace
- Controlling work progress against agreed programmes in the workplace
- Allocating and monitoring the use of plant, equipment or machinery in the workplace
- Implementing communication systems for the project in the workplace
- Controlling work against agreed quality standards in the workplace
- Contributing to the control of work quantities and costs in the workplace
- Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace
- Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of the work in the workplace in the workplace
- Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace
- Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace
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You must select two of the following modules:
- Supervising the pre-installation planning for retrofit works in the workplace
- Supervising the installation, commissioning and handover of retrofit works in the workplace
- Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace
- Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace
- Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace
- Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace
- Managing own personal development in the workplace
- Allocating work and monitoring people’s performance in the workplace
- Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace
- Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace
How long does it take?
Most NVQs take 9-12 months to complete, but it is not uncommon for learners to finish earlier. If it takes more than a year, then there may be a charge for each extra month.
Costs and grants
This NVQ Level 4 costs £2,705 +VAT if completed within 12 months.
Where does it lead?
On completion of this NVQ, you could consider taking a higher qualification such as the NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Management (Construction) or the NVQ Level 6 in Construction Contracting Operations Management. Your assessor will be delighted to discuss these and any other options with you.
What level is it?
An NVQ Level 4 is equivalent to three A-Levels.
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