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 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.
- 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 Site Management is the qualification most site managers take for the CSCS Black Manager card. It's for people who run a site now: site managers, senior site managers, project managers and construction managers on anything from housing developments to commercial, industrial and civil engineering schemes.
Level 6 sits at the same level as an honours degree on the national qualifications framework, but there are no lectures or exams. You prove your competence with evidence from the site you're running: programmes and progress reports, health and safety documents such as RAMS reviews, site inductions and inspections, quality records, meeting minutes, and how you manage subcontractors and the site team.
Your assessor maps your day-to-day work against the qualification, observes you on site or by video and holds a recorded professional discussion with you. Because there's nothing to travel to, it works for managers on sites anywhere around Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and North Derbyshire.
With the NVQ and a pass in the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety and Environment test, you can apply for the Black Manager card. Many site managers also hold SMSTS, which covers the safety side of running a site, but CSCS doesn't accept SMSTS on its own for a card.
Who it's for
Site managers, senior site managers, project managers and construction managers who are currently responsible for running a site and need a Black CSCS Manager card.
What you'll learn
- Planning and controlling the site programme
- Managing health, safety, welfare and the environment on site
- Leading the site team and managing subcontractors
- Quality control and inspection
- Managing resources, budgets and progress
- Working relationships with clients, designers and stakeholders
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 (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.
Health and safety training across South Yorkshire: classroom, live online and in-house options for your area.
Related courses
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Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management
The step up to senior management
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Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Supervision
For site supervisors
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SMSTS
The CITB course for site managers
Guides
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Working on major schemes around Sheffield and Rotherham: the cards and certificates you'll be asked for
Big regeneration and industrial schemes across South Yorkshire mean plenty of work, and plenty of inductions. Here's what principal contractors usually check, role by role, and how to get it sorted before you start.
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Which NVQ do I need for my CSCS card?
Most CSCS cards now depend on a recognised qualification. Here's how NVQ levels line up with the card colours, and how to work out which one fits your role.
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How NVQ assessment works: portfolio, observation and discussion
A construction NVQ has no exams and no classroom days. Here's how the assessment works, step by step, and what counts as evidence.
Questions about the Level 6 NVQ
Something else? Call 07939 593032.
What do I need for a Black CSCS card?
A construction management or technical NVQ at Level 4 to 7, such as this Level 6 NVQ in Construction Site Management, plus a pass in the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety and Environment test taken within the last two years. You then apply to CSCS for the card.
What are the entry requirements?
There are no formal entry qualifications. What matters is your role: you need to be managing a site now, so you can show evidence of planning, safety, quality, people and progress. If you're a supervisor stepping up, the Level 4 Site Supervision NVQ may suit you better for now.
What is a Level 6 NVQ equivalent to?
On the national qualifications framework (RQF), Level 6 is the same level as a bachelor's degree with honours. It's a different kind of qualification, though: it proves competence in your job rather than academic study.
What kind of evidence will I need?
Things you produce or use while running your site: programmes and look-aheads, progress reports, RAMS reviews and briefings, inductions, inspection and quality records, minutes of meetings and correspondence that shows decisions you've made. Witness statements from a contracts manager or client help too. Remove other people's personal details before you upload anything.
Do I need SMSTS as well?
Not for the NVQ or the card, but many principal contractors expect site managers to hold an in-date SMSTS too. It runs in our Rotherham classroom and live online, so you can book it alongside your NVQ.
Level 6 or Level 7?
Level 6 is for people running a site. Level 7 in Construction Senior Management is for directors and senior managers who set the direction across several sites or the business. Both lead to the Black Manager card.
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 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management
For directors, operations directors and senior managers who lead across sites or a whole business. A route to the Black CSCS Manager card, assessed on your own work.
- Assessed
- At work, no dates
- Price
- £1,800.00 + VAT
From the blog
Guides and news
Straight answers on choosing courses, NVQs and CSCS cards, and on keeping certificates in date.
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Training in South Yorkshire
Working on major schemes around Sheffield and Rotherham: the cards and certificates you'll be asked for
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Course guides
SMSTS or SSSTS: which CITB course do you need?
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Training a whole team?
We run courses at your site or a venue near you, on dates that suit your programme. Tell us what you need and we'll put together a quote.