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 6
Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Senior Site Inspection
For clerks of works, senior site inspectors and quality managers who inspect construction work for a client or contractor. Assessed on your own job.
- 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
- 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 Senior Site Inspection is for people whose job is to check that construction work is built as designed and specified: clerks of works, senior site inspectors, quality managers and client-side inspectors on building and civil engineering projects.
Your evidence comes from the inspections you carry out: checking work against drawings and specifications, recording and reporting defects and non-conformances, keeping inspection records, reporting to the client or project team, and checking that health, safety and environmental requirements are being met on the sites you inspect.
There's no classroom and no exam. You build your portfolio from your own inspection work, your assessor observes you on site or by video, and you finish with a recorded professional discussion.
Senior Site Inspection is a construction technical NVQ at Level 6. CSCS lists construction management and technical NVQs at Level 4 to 7 for the Black Manager card, together with the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety and Environment test, so check CSCS's card finder for your occupation before you apply.
Who it's for
Clerks of works, senior site inspectors, quality managers and client-side inspectors who inspect construction work against designs and specifications.
What you'll learn
- Inspecting work against drawings and specifications
- Recording and reporting defects and non-conformances
- Inspection records and quality documentation
- Reporting to clients and project teams
- Health, safety and environmental compliance on site
- Working relationships with contractors and designers
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 6 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 6 NVQ Diploma in Senior Site Inspection
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Who is the Senior Site Inspection NVQ for?
People who inspect construction work rather than build or manage it: clerks of works, senior site inspectors, quality managers and client-side inspectors.
Does it lead to a Black CSCS card?
CSCS accepts construction management and technical NVQs at Level 4 to 7 for the Black Manager card, with a pass in the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety and Environment test. Check CSCS's card finder for your occupation before you apply.
What evidence will I need?
Records from your own inspections, such as inspection reports, defect and snagging records, non-conformance reports, photos with notes, and reports to the client. Your assessor also observes you inspecting, on site or by video.
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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