NVQs
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Work Supervision
For supervisors, foremen and chargehands who run a team on site and need a Gold CSCS Supervisor card. Assessed on your own job, with no exams.
- Assessed
- At work, no dates
- Price
- £950.00 + VAT
ProQual / Level 2
Level 2 Diploma in Ground Works Operations
A Level 2 qualification for experienced groundworkers, assessed on your own work: excavations, drainage, kerbs and concrete. No course dates.
- Level
- Level 2
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 2 Diploma in Ground Works Operations, awarded by ProQual
- Valid for
- The qualification doesn't expire
- Assessment
- A portfolio of evidence from your own work, with questioning and a professional discussion with your assessor. No written exam.
About the course
This Level 2 Diploma is for groundworkers who already set out, dig, lay and pour on site every week. It turns that experience into a recognised qualification, which helps when a principal contractor asks for proof of competence before you start.
Your evidence comes from your current sites across South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. Good evidence includes photos of trenches, drainage runs, kerbs and bases you've built, the drawings and levels you worked to, and statements from your ganger or site manager.
It doesn't take you off site. Once you've enrolled and paid online, we register you and an assessor guides you through the portfolio. Most of the time goes on collecting evidence; the whole NVQ typically takes 6 to 8 weeks.
The certificate doesn't expire. If you're using it for a CSCS card, check the card finder on the CSCS website for your occupation first: CSCS also asks for the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test at the right level, passed within the last two years.
Who it's for
Groundworkers and civils operatives with site experience: excavation, pipe laying, kerbing, concrete bases and reinstatement. You need to be working in the role to gather evidence.
What you'll learn
- Working safely: health, safety and welfare on site
- Productive working practices: drawings, specifications and programmes
- Excavation and working near buried services
- Laying drainage and kerbs
- Placing concrete for bases and foundations
How NVQs work
An NVQ has no course dates. You prove you're competent with evidence from the work you already do, with an assessor guiding you from start to finish.
-
1
Register
Enrol and pay online. We register you for the qualification.
-
2
Meet your assessor
You're assigned an assessor who plans your NVQ with you and guides you through it.
-
3
Build your portfolio
Gather evidence from the work you already do: documents, photos, reports and witness statements.
-
4
Assessment
Your assessor reviews your evidence and confirms you meet each standard of the qualification.
-
5
Certificate and CSCS card
Once you're signed off you receive your certificate and can apply for the CSCS card that goes with it.
Assessment and certificate
- Assessment
- A portfolio of evidence from your own work, with questioning and a professional discussion with your assessor. No written exam.
- Certificate
- Level 2 Diploma in Ground Works Operations, awarded by ProQual
- Valid for
- The qualification doesn't expire
- Awarding body
- ProQual
Training near you
An NVQ has no venue to travel to. It's assessed on the work you already do, so it suits site teams anywhere in Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, North Derbyshire and beyond, with no time off site.
Not sure this is the right level? Check which NVQ you need.
Health and safety training across South Yorkshire: classroom, live online and in-house options for your area.
Questions about the Level 2 Diploma in Ground Works Operations
Something else? Call 07939 593032.
Will this qualification get me a CSCS card as a groundworker?
CSCS issues the Blue Skilled Worker card for construction-related Level 2 qualifications, but it decides which qualifications count for each occupation. Check the card finder on the CSCS website for groundworkers before you rely on it for a card, or call us and we'll talk it through.
Do I have to come to your Rotherham venue?
No. An NVQ is assessed on the work you do, so there are no course dates or classroom sessions. Our venue at Bradmarsh Business Park in Rotherham is used for CITB classroom courses such as SSSTS and SMSTS; for the Level 2 Diploma in Ground Works Operations the evidence comes from your own jobs.
I'm a self-employed groundworker. Can I still do it?
Yes, as long as you're working in the trade and can show evidence from real jobs. Witness statements can come from someone who has seen your work, such as the site supervisor or the contractor you're working for. Your assessor will tell you what's acceptable before you start collecting.
Other NVQs
All NVQsNVQs
Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Supervision
For site supervisors and assistant site managers in building and civil engineering who need a Gold CSCS Supervisor card. Pathway 1, assessed on your own site.
- Assessed
- At work, no dates
- Price
- £1,200.00 + VAT
NVQs
Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management
The site manager's NVQ for a Black CSCS Manager card. For site, project and construction managers who run a site, assessed on your own job with no exams.
- Assessed
- At work, no dates
- Price
- £1,500.00 + VAT
From the blog
Guides and news
Straight answers on choosing courses, NVQs and CSCS cards, and on keeping certificates in date.
All articles-
Training in South Yorkshire
Working on major schemes around Sheffield and Rotherham: the cards and certificates you'll be asked for
-
Course guides
SMSTS or SSSTS: which CITB course do you need?
-
Training a whole team?
We run courses at your site or a venue near you, on dates that suit your programme. Tell us what you need and we'll put together a quote.