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 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations (Processing)
The Processing pathway of the Level 2 NVQ in Plant Operations: for operators running crushers, screeners or batching plant who need the NVQ for a CPCS Blue card. Assessed on site.
- Level
- Level 2
- Pathway
- Pathway 8: Processing
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations, Pathway 8: Processing, awarded by ProQual
- Valid for
- No expiry; the CPCS Blue card lasts 5 years
- Assessment
- Workplace observation of you operating the machine, plus your own site evidence and questioning by your assessor. No written exam.
About the course
This is Pathway 8, Processing, of the Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations. It's for operators who spend their days running crushers, screeners or batching plant, and it's the qualification CPCS asks for when you move from a Red Trained Operator card to a Blue Competent Operator card.
Your evidence comes from real jobs on your own sites around Sheffield and Rotherham. Plant NVQs lean on seeing you work: your assessor will want to observe or see video of you preparing, checking, operating and shutting down the machine, backed by your daily checks, lift or task plans and statements from your supervisor.
An NVQ has no dates to book. You pay in full online, we register you, and your assessor agrees an evidence plan with you and reviews it as you go. Typically it takes 6 to 8 weeks from start to finish.
The NVQ is what CPCS asks for before a Red Trained Operator card can become a Blue Competent Operator card, the card that lets you operate without supervision. CPCS matches the NVQ to the card category, and it sets its own tests and rules, so check the current requirements for your category with CPCS.
Who it's for
Plant operators with a CPCS Red Trained Operator card (or equivalent experience) who are running crushers, screeners or batching plant and need the NVQ for their category. You must be operating the machine regularly to build evidence.
What you'll learn
- Working safely: health, safety and welfare on site
- Productive working practices: drawings, specifications and programmes
- Machine units in this pathway (you're assessed on the one you operate):
- Crushers
- Screeners
- Batching plant
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.
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Register
Enrol and pay online. We register you for the qualification.
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Meet your assessor
You're assigned an assessor who plans your NVQ with you and guides you through it.
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Build your portfolio
Gather evidence from the work you already do: documents, photos, reports and witness statements.
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Assessment
Your assessor reviews your evidence and confirms you meet each standard of the qualification.
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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
- Workplace observation of you operating the machine, plus your own site evidence and questioning by your assessor. No written exam.
- Certificate
- Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations, Pathway 8: Processing, awarded by ProQual
- Valid for
- No expiry; the CPCS Blue card lasts 5 years
- 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.
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Questions about the Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations (Processing)
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Is the Processing pathway the right one for me?
Choose it if most of your work is running crushers, screeners or batching plant. The same qualification also comes in Cranes and Specialist Lifting, Fork-lift Trucks, Extracting, Transporting Loads, Compacting, Loading and Securing, Road/Rail and Excavating pathways, each with its own page. If your work spans more than one, ask us before you enrol and we'll check the pathway against what you actually do.
I'm on a Red CPCS card for a crusher or screener. Is this the NVQ I need?
If the category on your Red card is covered by this pathway, yes: CPCS asks for the NVQ for the category you're applying for before you can move to a Blue Competent Operator card. Red cards are time-limited, so it pays to start the NVQ early. CPCS sets the tests, fees and deadlines, so check the current rules for your category with them.
How long does the Level 2 NVQ in Plant Operations (Processing) take?
Typically 6 to 8 weeks. The biggest factor is how quickly you gather the evidence: if you're working as a plant operator every day and send photos and statements as you go, it moves quickly.
Other NVQs
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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
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