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Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Manager

For managers in commercial, technical and project roles, such as senior quantity surveyors, contracts managers and planners, who need a Black CSCS Manager card.

Level
Level 6
Duration
6 to 8 weeks
Certificate
Level 6 NVQ Diploma certificate, issued by the awarding body, ProQual, once your portfolio has been signed off.
Valid for
No expiry (CSCS cards are renewed every 5 years)
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 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Management is the management NVQ for people who don't run a site day to day but manage the commercial, technical or project side of construction work: senior quantity surveyors, commercial managers, contracts managers, planning managers, design managers and technical managers.

If you're a site manager, the Level 6 NVQ in Construction Site Management is usually a better fit. This one suits people whose evidence comes from cost and contract control, programming, procurement, design coordination and managing teams in the office as well as on site.

It's assessed on the work you already do, so your evidence might include cost reports and valuations, programmes, tender and procurement records, change control, and how you lead your team and manage health and safety within your area of responsibility. Your assessor holds a recorded professional discussion with you. There's no classroom.

With the NVQ and a pass in the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety and Environment test, you can apply for the CSCS Black Manager card.

Who it's for

Senior quantity surveyors, commercial, contracts, planning, design and technical managers in construction who manage operations rather than a single site, and need a Black CSCS Manager card.

What you'll learn

  • Commercial and cost control
  • Contract administration and change control
  • Programming and project control
  • Procurement and managing the supply chain
  • Leading and developing your team
  • Health, safety and quality in your area of responsibility

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. 1

    Register

    Enrol and pay online. We register you for the qualification.

  2. 2

    Meet your assessor

    You're assigned an assessor who plans your NVQ with you and guides you through it.

  3. 3

    Build your portfolio

    Gather evidence from the work you already do: documents, photos, reports and witness statements.

  4. 4

    Assessment

    Your assessor reviews your evidence and confirms you meet each standard of the qualification.

  5. 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.

Not sure this is the right level? Check which NVQ you need in a minute: four quick questions.

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 6 NVQ Diploma certificate, issued by the awarding body, ProQual, once your portfolio has been signed off.
Valid for
No expiry (CSCS cards are renewed every 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 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Manager

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Is this the right Level 6 NVQ for a quantity surveyor?

Usually, yes, if you're working at a senior or managing level. It's built for people in commercial, technical and project management roles. If you're earlier in your QS career, look at the Level 3 Construction Contracting Operations NVQ (Surveying pathway).

Site Management or Contracting Operations Management?

Choose Site Management if you run a site day to day. Choose Contracting Operations Management if your job is mainly commercial, contractual, planning, design or technical management. Both are Level 6 and both lead to the Black Manager card.

Which CSCS card does it lead to?

The Black Manager card, together with a pass in the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety and Environment test taken within the last two years.

I'm office-based. Can I still get the evidence?

Yes. Much of the evidence is documents and decisions from your role, such as cost reports, programmes and contract correspondence. Your assessor will agree with you how to show the rest, for example through a professional discussion.

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Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Manager course fee

£1,500.00 + VAT
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