CABWI
    Level 2
    QN: 603/6054/9
    Curriculum Active

    CABWI Level 2 Diploma in Water Operations

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CABWI. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1923 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    CABWI
    Syllabus Units
    60 Units
    Guided Hours
    1923 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Address and resolve customers’ water distribution related enquiries

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Determine the details of the enquiry, Provide information and advice to customers, Agree a course of action to re
    • solve customer concerns and enquiries
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to address and re
    • solve customers’ water distribution related enquiries
    2

    Assess the configuration of the metered area on the water supply network

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Assess the configuration of the metered area
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to assess the configuration of the metered area
    3

    Carry out first line maintenance on processing plant and equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Carry out first line maintenance work
    • Use and communicate data and information on first line maintenance
    • solve problems which arise from first line maintenance
    • Know and understand first line maintenance on processing plant and equipment
    4

    Carry out inspection and operational maintenance of sewers and ancillaries

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare sewers and ancillaries for inspection and maintenance
    • Carry out inspection and maintenance of sewers and ancillaries
    • Identify and report condition of sewers and ancillaries outside the scope of the job holder
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of carrying out inspection and operational maintenance of sewers and ancillaries
    5

    Carry out on-site sampling and testing to maintain the quality of treatment processes and final product

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare test equipment and materials
    • Take samples as required
    • Carry out on-site tests on samples
    • Communicate data and information
    • Know and understand on-site sampling
    6

    Carry out sampling operations: bacteriological, chemical spot and flush

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare for simple sampling, Obtain representative sample
    • Maintain integrity of sample
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of simple sampling operations
    7

    Carry out valve operations on the water distribution network

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Assess the implications of valve operations, Access and operate valves, Restore the system to normal operations
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of valve operations on the water distribution net
    8

    Cleanse water mains

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare the system for cleansing
    • Carry out cleansing operations
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cleansing water mains
    9

    Communicate information for sewerage maintenance operations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • record and transmit information, Liaise with customers
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to communicate information during sewerage maintenance operations
    10

    Deliver customer service for sewerage and drainage operations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • record and transmit information, Liaise with customers
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to deliver customer service during sewerage and drainage operations
    11

    Determine the exact location of water loss using acoustic listening techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Trace the route of water pipes and locate surface fittings
    • Identify the location of the leak
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of leak location by acoustic listening
    12

    Determine the location of water loss

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Determine the exact location of water loss (leak-noise correlation techniques)
    • Determine the exact location of water loss (acoustic listening techniques)
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of locating water loss
    13

    Develop Productive Working Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Develop productive working relationships
    • Know and understand how to develop productive relationships
    • Know and understand the industry or sector context in which productive relationships are developed
    14

    Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety in the water industry

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Identify risks in the workplace, Reduce risks in the workplace
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the workplace policies and procedures relating to health and safety
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of their responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace.
    15

    First Line Maintenance of Sewage Pumping Station Plant and Equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Carry out first line maintenance in sewage pumping station operations
    • Use and communicate data and information on first line maintenance
    • Understand the first line maintenance of sewage pumping stations
    16

    Handle and store sludge for processing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Handle sludge for processing
    • Store sludge for processing
    • Use and communicate data and information on process operations
    • Know and understand sludge treatment processes
    17

    Inspect asset using CCTV equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare to inspect asset using CCTV equipment, Monito CCTV camera images and report findings
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of inspecting assets using CCTV equipment
    18

    Install equipment for safe working on sites for utilities network construction

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare, segregate and protect the work site
    • Prepare resources for site works
    • Use and communicate data and information, Re
    • solve problems which could arise from preparing the site and resource requirements
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding for utilities net
    • work construction operations
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of installing equipment for safe working on site
    19

    Install equipment for safe working on the highway for utilities network construction

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Set out temporary signing, lighting and guarding traffic control equipment in line with industry Codes of Practice and current legislation
    • Prepare resources for highway works
    • Use and communicate data and information, Re
    • solve problems which could arise from work on the highway
    • Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding for utilities net
    • work construction operations
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of installing equipment for safe working on the highway
    20

    Locate and avoid supply apparatus for utilities network construction

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Locate supply apparatus
    • Maintain the safety and integrity of supply apparatus
    • Use and communicate data and information, Re
    • solve problems which could arise from work on the highway
    • Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding for utilities net
    • work construction operations
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the different types of utility apparatus
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of equipment and techniques used for locating supply apparatus
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of roles, responsiblities and communication requirements for locating utilities apparatus
    21

    Maintain a safe working environment working with treatment processes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Maintain the safety of personnel, plant, equipment and the working environment
    • Use and communicate data and information
    • Know and understand the application of general health and safety requirements in the working environment
    • Know and understand health and safety for the treatment process environment
    22

    Measure system performance using flow and pressure equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Determine the nature and scope of an investigation
    • Use data measuring equipment, Collect and evaluate data
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of using flow and pressure equipment to measure system performance
    23

    Monitor asset using CCTV equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare to monitor asset using CCTV equipment
    • Monitor CCTV camera images and report findings
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of monitoring assets using CCTV equipment
    24

    Operate odour treatment processes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate odour treatment processes
    • Understand odour treatment operations
    25

    Operate sludge treatment processes: digestion

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate sludge digestion processes
    • Understand the operation of sludge digestion processes
    26

    Operate sludge treatment processes: lime stabilisation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate lime stabilisation processes
    • Understand the lime stabilisation process
    27

    Operate sludge treatment processes: mechanical sludge dewatering and thickening

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate mechanical sludge dewatering and thickening processes
    • Understand mechanical sludge dewatering and thickening processes
    28

    Operate sludge treatment processes: pasteurisation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate sludge pasteurisation processes
    • Understand the sludge pasteurisation process
    29

    Operate sludge treatment processes: sludge drying

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Carry out sludge dryer start up
    • Maintain the steady operation of a sludge dryer
    • Carry out a planned sludge dryer shut down
    • Deal with sludge dryer plant failures
    • Deal with an emergency shut down
    • Take samples and carry out the analyses
    • Use and communicate data and information
    • Apply general knowledge when working in sludge dryer operations
    • Know and understand how to work with sludge dryers
    30

    Operate Treatment Processes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate processes to maintain the quality of the material being treated
    • Understand how to operate treatment processes
    31

    Operate treatment processes: UV disinfection

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate UV disinfection processes
    • Understand the operation of UV disinfection processes
    32

    Operate waste water treatment processes: activated sludge

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate activated sludge processes
    • Understand the operation of activated sludge processes
    33

    Operate waste water treatment processes: aerated biological filters

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate aerated biological filters
    • Understand the operation of aerated biological filters
    34

    Operate waste water treatment processes: biological nutrient removal

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate biological nutrient removal processes
    • Understand biological nutrient removal processes
    35

    Operate waste water treatment processes: biological percolating filters

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate biological percolating filters
    • Understand the operation of biological percolating filters
    36

    Operate waste water treatment processes: preliminary treatment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate preliminary treatment processes
    • Understand the operation of preliminary treatment processes
    37

    Operate waste water treatment processes: primary sedimentation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate primary sedimentation processes
    • Understand the operation of primary sedimentation processes
    38

    Operate waste water treatment processes: rotating biological contactors (RBCs)

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate rotating biological contactors
    • Understand the operation of rotating biological contactors
    39

    Operate waste water treatment processes: tertiary treatment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate tertiary treatment processes
    • Understand the operation of tertiary treatment processes
    40

    Operate water treatment processes: abstraction, raw water management and pre-treatment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate abstraction, raw water management and pre-treatment processes
    • Understand the operation of abstraction, raw water management and pre-treatment processes
    41

    Operate water treatment processes: adsorption

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate adsorption processes
    • Understand the operation of adsorption processes
    42

    Operate water treatment processes: biological filtration (slow sand filtration)

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate biological filtration processes
    • Understand the operation of biological filtration processes
    43

    Operate water treatment processes: chemical dosing and control

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate chemical dosing and control processes
    • Understand the operation of chemical dosing and control processes
    44

    Operate water treatment processes: clarification

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate clarification processes
    • Understand the operation of clarification processes
    45

    Operate water treatment processes: control of supply to distribution, including storage points and pumping

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Control water supply to distribution
    • Understand the control of water supply to distribution including storage points and pumping processes
    46

    Operate water treatment processes: controlling infestation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Control infestation in water treatment
    • Understand the control of infestation in water treatment
    47

    Operate water treatment processes: disinfection

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate disinfection processes
    • Understand the operation of disinfection processes
    48

    Operate water treatment processes: filtration

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate filtration processes
    • Understand the operation of filtration processes
    49

    Operate water treatment processes: membranes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate membrane filtration processes
    • Understand the operation of membrane filtration processes
    50

    Operate water treatment processes: ozone

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate ozonation processes
    • Understand ozonation processes
    51

    Operate water treatment processes: selective ion exchange

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Operate selective ion exchange processes
    • Understand selective ion exchange processes
    52

    Operation and Maintenance of Sewage Pumping Stations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Monitor sewage pumping station operations
    • solve issues in sewage pumping station operations
    • Understand the safe operation and maintenance of sewage pumping stations
    53

    Provide and maintain emergency water supplies

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare and deploy emergency water supplies
    • Maintain emergency water supplies
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of providing and maintaining emergency water supplies
    54

    Receive, store and handle processing chemicals, reagents and other consumables

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare for chemical, reagent and other consumable material deliveries
    • Receive deliveries
    • Handle chemicals, reagents, other consumables and equipment safely
    • Store chemicals, reagents and other consumable materials
    • solve problems which arise
    • Know and understand how to receive, store and handle chemicals, reagents and other consumables
    55

    Recognise and deal with customer queries, requests and problems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • recognise and deal with customer queries and requests
    • recognise and deal with customer problems
    • know how to recognise and deal with customer queries, requests and problems
    56

    Removing materials or deposits from sewers and drains by water jetting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relation to the work and resources when removing materials or deposits by water jetting
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures when removing materials or deposits by water jetting
    • Maintain safe working practices when removing materials or deposits by water jetting
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to remove materials or deposits by water jetting, Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when removing materials or deposits by water jetting
    • Complete the work wihtin the allocated time when removing materials or deposits by water jetting
    • Comply with the given contract information to remove materials or deposits by water jetting to the required specification
    57

    Restore sewers and ancillaries to a working condition

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare sewers and ancillaries for work activities, Conduct work activities to restore sewers and ancillaries to an appropriate condition
    • Identify and report the condition of sewers and ancillaries outside the scope of their role
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of restoring sewers and ancillaries to a working condition
    58

    Setting Up and Preparing Water Jetting Equipment in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when setting up and preparing water jetting equipment.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures when setting up and preparing water jetting equipment.
    • Maintain safe working practices when setting up and preparing water jetting equipment., Request resources to sustain equipment operations when setting up and preparing water jetting equipment., Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when setting up and preparing water jetting equipment.
    • Carry out pre-use preparation inspections on equipment in accordance with given procedures when setting up and preparing water jetting equipment., Start-up and operate equipment in accordance with safe working practices when setting up and preparing water jetting equipment
    59

    Sewerage and drainage essential knowledge

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know and understand sewerage legislation and its impact on work activities
    • Understand and identify basic sewerage and drainage layouts, components and operational planning
    • Know and understand the hazards, controls and hygiene requirements associated with sewerage and drainage operations
    • Know basic sewerage and drainage techniques and maintenance
    • Understand the use of tools and equipment associated with sewerage and drainage operations
    60

    Trace the route of water pipes and locate surface fittings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Trace the route of water pipes and locate surface fittings
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of tracing the route of water pipes and locate surface fittings

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/6054/9
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    CABWI
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Jul 2020