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 7
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.
- Level
- Level 7
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Certificate
- Level 7 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 senior role, supported by a recorded professional discussion and observation where it fits. No exams.
About the course
The Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management is for people at the top of a construction business or division: directors, operations and regional directors, senior contracts managers and senior project managers who are responsible for strategy, several sites or a whole organisation.
Level 7 sits at the same level as a master's degree on the national framework. Your evidence comes from senior-level work: business and project strategy, health and safety policy and leadership, financial and commercial control, managing people and performance, and how you deal with clients and other stakeholders.
As with every NVQ, there are no exams or lectures. You build a portfolio from the decisions and documents you already produce, and your assessor holds a recorded professional discussion with you. It suits senior people who can't step away from the business.
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
Directors, operations and regional managers, senior contracts managers and senior project managers in construction who lead across several sites or a business and need a Black CSCS Manager card.
What you'll learn
- Setting and reviewing business or project strategy
- Leading health, safety and wellbeing across the organisation
- Financial, commercial and contractual control
- Leading and developing people and teams
- Managing client and stakeholder relationships
- Sustainability and continuous improvement
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 senior role, supported by a recorded professional discussion and observation where it fits. No exams.
- Certificate
- Level 7 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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Related courses
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Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management
For site managers
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Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Manager
For contracting operations managers
Guides
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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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Level 6 NVQ in Construction Site Management: requirements, evidence and the Black card
The Level 6 NVQ is the usual route to the CSCS Black Manager card for site managers. Here's who can take it, what counts as evidence, how long it takes and how the card application works.
Questions about the Level 7 NVQ
Something else? Call 07939 593032.
Who is the Level 7 NVQ for?
Senior people who set direction rather than run a single site: directors, operations and regional managers, and senior contracts or project managers. If you manage one site day to day, the Level 6 Construction Site Management NVQ is usually the better fit.
Does it lead to the Black CSCS card?
Yes. With the NVQ and a pass in the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety and Environment test taken within the last two years, you can apply for the Black Manager card.
What is Level 7 equivalent to?
On the national qualifications framework (RQF), Level 7 is the same level as a master's degree. It's assessed on your competence at work, not by academic study or exams.
How much time will it take from my week?
Most of the evidence already exists in your day-to-day work, such as board reports, policies, tender reviews and performance meetings. Setting aside an hour or two a week for your portfolio keeps it moving. NVQs typically take 6 to 8 weeks.
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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