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 4
Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations - Supervising Lifts
For lift and crane supervisors who control lifting operations on site. A Level 4 NVQ assessed on the lifts you supervise, often needed for a CPCS card upgrade.
- Level
- Level 4
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 4 NVQ Diploma certificate, issued by the awarding body, ProQual, once your portfolio has been signed off.
- Valid for
- No expiry
- Assessment
- A portfolio of evidence from your own job, observation of your work (on site or by video) and a recorded professional discussion with your assessor. No exams.
About the course
The Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations (Supervising Lifts) is for lift supervisors and crane supervisors: the people who take charge of a lift on site, make sure it follows the lift plan and control the crane operator, slingers and signallers.
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) require lifting operations to be properly planned, appropriately supervised and carried out safely. This NVQ proves you can do the supervising part, with evidence from real lifts.
Your evidence comes from the lifts you supervise: briefing the lifting team, checking the lift plan and equipment, controlling the lift and dealing with changes such as weather or ground conditions. Your assessor observes you at work and holds a recorded professional discussion with you.
Lift supervisors often take this NVQ to upgrade a red CPCS trained operator card to the blue competent operator card. Check the current CPCS rules for your card category before you enrol. For appointed persons who plan lifts, the Level 5 Planning Lifts NVQ is the matching qualification.
Who it's for
Lift supervisors and crane supervisors who supervise lifting operations on construction sites.
What you'll learn
- Briefing the lifting team
- Checking lift plans and lifting equipment
- Controlling lifting operations safely
- Responding to changing site and weather conditions
- Working with the appointed person and site management
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
- A portfolio of evidence from your own job, observation of your work (on site or by video) and a recorded professional discussion with your assessor. No exams.
- Certificate
- Level 4 NVQ Diploma certificate, issued by the awarding body, ProQual, once your portfolio has been signed off.
- Valid for
- No expiry
- 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.
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Questions about the Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations - Supervising Lifts
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Does it help with my CPCS card?
Lift supervisors often need this NVQ to move from a red CPCS trained operator card to the blue competent operator card. The rules are set by CPCS and can change, so check them for your card category before you enrol.
Supervising Lifts or Planning Lifts?
Supervising Lifts (Level 4) is for the person who controls the lift on site. Planning Lifts (Level 5) is for the appointed person who plans lifting operations and writes the lift plan.
What evidence will I need?
Records from lifts you've supervised, such as lift plans you've briefed, permits and equipment checks, plus observation of you supervising a lift and a recorded professional discussion.
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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