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 5
Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations - Planning Lifts
For appointed persons who plan lifting operations and write lift plans. A Level 5 NVQ assessed on your own lift planning, often needed for a CPCS card upgrade.
- Level
- Level 5
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 5 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 5 NVQ Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations (Planning Lifts) is for appointed persons: the people who plan lifting operations, choose the crane and lifting equipment, assess the risks and write the lift plan and method statement.
LOLER 1998 requires every lifting operation to be properly planned by a competent person, and BS 7121 sets out good practice for the safe use of cranes. This NVQ proves your competence in that planning role with evidence from lifts you've actually planned.
Your evidence comes from your own lift plans, risk assessments, site and ground assessments, equipment selection and how you brief and appoint the lift supervisor and team. Your assessor reviews your portfolio and holds a recorded professional discussion with you.
Appointed persons often take this NVQ to upgrade a red CPCS A61 Appointed Person card to the blue competent operator card. Check the current CPCS rules for your card before you enrol.
Who it's for
Appointed persons (lifting operations) who plan lifts on construction sites, and lift supervisors moving into the planning role.
What you'll learn
- Planning lifting operations
- Assessing site, ground and environmental conditions
- Selecting cranes and lifting equipment
- Writing lift plans, risk assessments and method statements
- Appointing and briefing the lifting team
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 5 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 5 NVQ Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations - Planning Lifts
Something else? Call 07939 593032.
Do I need this NVQ for a blue CPCS A61 card?
Appointed persons usually need it to upgrade a red CPCS A61 card to blue. CPCS sets the rules and time limits, so check the current requirements for your card before you enrol.
What evidence will I need?
Lift plans, risk assessments and method statements you've written, records of site and equipment checks, and how you briefed the lift supervisor. Your assessor also holds a recorded professional discussion with you.
Planning Lifts or Supervising Lifts?
Planning Lifts (Level 5) is for the appointed person who plans the lift. Supervising Lifts (Level 4) is for the person who controls the lift on site.
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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