NVQ Level 6 - Construction site management
Develop and prove you have the skills needed to be a knowledgeable, qualified construction site manager. This NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Management will cover health and safety, site set up, pre-start procedures, environmental considerations, planning, resourcing, quality, customer satisfaction and handover.
Who should do it
- Assistant site managers
- Site managers
- Anyone who wishes to progress to these positions
You must be working on a construction site so that we can assess you in your place of work.
What are the benefits?
Completion of this NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Management will show that you can consistently and competently meet industry defined standards. It will enable you to:
- gain a credible qualification
- progress your development and career
- become a more confident site manager
- reinforce technical and communication skills and understand best practice
- apply for a Black CSCS card after taking the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety and Environment Test
- become an Applicant Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and an Associate of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).
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 6 costs £2,295+ VAT if completed within 12 months.
All our NVQs attract CITB grants to assist with the cost of learning - please contact Construction Skills for further details.
Where does it lead?
On completion of this NVQ, you could consider taking a higher qualification such as the Level 6 NVQ in Construction Contracting Operations Management and the Level 7 NVQ in Construction Senior Management. Your assessor will be delighted to discuss these and any other options with you.
What level is it?
An NVQ Level 6 is equivalent to a Bachelors degree.
Course content
Learners must complete the mandatory units from groups A and D1 plus one optional unit from Group D2.
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- 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
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- 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 1
- Controlling project quantities and costs in the workplace
- Evaluating feedback information and recommending improvements in the workplace
- Planning highways maintenance or repair activities in the workplace
- Providing and monitoring construction-related customer service in the workplace
- Managing the handover of the construction project in the workplace
- Planning and scheduling the maintenance or remedial activities of property, systems or services in the workplace
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Learners must choose one of the following:
- Contributing to the identification of work teams in the workplace
- Identifying, allocating and planning the deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery in the workplace
- Controlling project quantities and costs in the workplace
Big thank you to Steve who has been fantastic from start to finish - always there for guidance and support.
Great help provided by Steve. Really appreciate all of the hard work he put in to help me complete the course.
Robert has been a great help all the way through the course and is a great person in general. Hope to work with him again when I do level 7.
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