GQA
Level 2
QN: 610/6655/2
Curriculum Active
GQA Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by GQA. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 991 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
GQA
Syllabus Units
17 Units
Guided Hours
991 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Comply with all workplace health, safety and welfare legislation requirements
- Recognise hazards associated with the workplace that have not been previously controlled and report them in accordance with organisational procedures
- Comply with organisational policies and procedures to contribute to health, safety and welfare
- Work responsibly to contribute to workplace health, safety and welfare whilst carrying out work in the relevant occupational area
- Comply with and support all organisational security arrangements and approved procedures
2
Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Communicate with others to establish productive work practices
- Follow organisational procedures to plan the sequence of work
- Maintain relevant records in accordance with the organisational procedures
- Maintain good working relationships when conforming to productive working practices
3
Excavate, prepare and form foundations for vehicle restraint systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely in line with legislation and codes of practice
- Be able to excavate ground for vehicle restraint systems
- Be able to form foundations for vehicle restraint systems
- Know the relevant legislation and codes of practice
- Know how to excavate foundations for vehicle restraint systems
4
Forming and finishing excavations manually in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when forming and finishing excavations manually.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when forming and finishing excavations manually.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when forming and finishing excavations manually.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to form and finish excavations manually.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when forming and finishing excavations manually.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when forming and finishing excavations manually.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to form and finish excavations manually to the required specification.
5
Identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to identify and mark the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to Identify and mark the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures to the required specification.
6
Installing and removing emergency temporary traffic management on motorways, high speed dual carriageways or rural and urban roads
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing and removing emergency temporary traffic management.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing and removing emergency temporary traffic management.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing and removing emergency temporary traffic management.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install and remove emergency temporary traffic management.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing and removing emergency temporary traffic management.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing and removing emergency temporary traffic management.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to install and remove emergency temporary traffic management to the required specification.
7
Installing street ironwork in the workplace (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing street iron
- work (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials).2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing street iron
- work (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials).3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing street iron
- work (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials).4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install street iron
- work (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials).5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing street iron
- work (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials).6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing street iron
- work (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials).7.
- Comply with the given contract information to install street iron
- work (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials) to the required specification.
8
Laying flexible pavement materials in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when laying flexible pavement materials.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when laying flexible pavement materials.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying flexible pavement materials.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay flexible pavement materials.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying flexible pavement materials.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when laying flexible pavement materials.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to lay flexible pavement materials to the required specification.
9
Laying modular pavement in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when laying modular pavement
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when laying modular pavement.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying modular pavement.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay modular pavement.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying modular pavement.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when laying modular pavement.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to lay modular pavement to the required specification.
10
Laying preformed kerbs and channels in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when laying preformed kerbs and channels.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when laying preformed kerbs and channels.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying preformed kerbs and channels.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay preformed kerbs and channels.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying preformed kerbs and channels.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when laying preformed kerbs and channels.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to lay preformed kerbs and channels to the required specification.
11
Locating and excavating to expose buried utility services in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services.7.
- Comply with the given contract information when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services to the required specification.
12
Place and fix vehicle restraint systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work safely in line with legislation and codes of practice
- Be able to place and fix posts and vehicle restrain systems
- Know the relevant legislation and codes of practice
- Know how to place and fix vehicle restrain systems
13
Preparing and operating powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the preparation and use of powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance to prepare and use powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when preparing for and using powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources to prepare for and sustain powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment., Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when preparing to and using powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment
- Complete the work within the allocated time when preparing to and usingpowered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment
- Comply with the given contract information to operate powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment to the required specification.
14
Preparing maintenance response teams’ vehicles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when preparing maintenance response teams’ vehicles.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when preparing maintenance response teams’ vehicles.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when preparing maintenance response teams’ vehicles.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to prepare maintenance response teams’ vehicles
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when preparing maintenance response teams’ vehicles.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when preparing maintenance response teams’ vehicles.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to prepare maintenance response teams’ vehicles to the required specification.
15
Reinstating trenches in paved surfaces in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when reinstating trenches in paved surfaces.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when reinstating trenches in paved surfaces.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when reinstating trenches in paved surfaces.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to reinstate trenches in paved surfaces.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when reinstating trenches in paved surfaces.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when reinstating trenches in paved surfaces.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to reinstate trenches in paved surfaces to the required specification.
16
Responding to and assisting with road-related incidents in operational circumstances
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when responding to and assisting with road-related incidents.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when responding to and assisting with road-related incidents.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when responding to and assisting with road-related incidents.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to respond to and assist with road-related incidents.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when responding to and assisting with road-related incidents.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when responding to and assisting with road-related incidents.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to respond to and assist with road-related incidents to the required specification
17
Setting out secondary dimensional work control in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to setting out dimensional control of the work.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance to set out dimensional control of the work.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when setting out dimensional control of the work.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources to set out dimensional control of the work.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when setting out dimensional control of the work.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when setting out dimensional control of the work.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to set out dimensional control of the work to the required specification.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/6655/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- GQA
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Nov 2025