GQA
    Level 2
    QN: 601/8294/5
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    GQA Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Construction Operations and Civil Engineering - Highways Maintenance

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by GQA. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 634 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    GQA
    Syllabus Units
    16 Units
    Guided Hours
    634 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    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

    Erecting and Striking Proprietary Formwork in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when erecting and striking proprietary form
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when erecting and striking proprietary form
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when when erecting and striking proprietary form
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources to erect and strike proprietary form
    • work., Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when when erecting and striking proprietary form
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when when erecting and striking proprietary form
    • Comply with the given contract information to erect and strike proprietary form
    • work to the required specification
    4

    Establishing Work Area Protection and Safety in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when establishing work area protection and safety
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when establishing work area protection and safety
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when establishing work area protection and safety
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to establish work area protection and safety, Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when establishing work area protection and safety
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when establishing work area protection and safety
    • Comply with the given contract information to establish work area protection and safety to the required specification
    5

    Excavating Holes and Trenches Manual Digging in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to excavate holes and trenches by manual digging, Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
    • Comply with the given contract information to excavate holes and trenches by manual digging to the required specification.
    6

    Installing Drainage in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing drainage.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing drainage.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when linstalling drainage.
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install drainage, Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing drainage.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when installing drainage.
    • Comply with the given contract information to install drainage to the required specification
    7

    Laying Flexible Pavements in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when laying flexible pavements
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when laying flexible pavements.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying flexible pavements
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay flexible pavements., Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying flexible pavements.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when laying flexible pavements.
    • Comply with the given contract information to lay flexible pavements to the required specification.
    8

    Laying Kerbs and Channels in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when laying kerbs and channels
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when laying kerbs and channels.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying kerbs and channels
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay kerbs and channels, Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying kerbs and channels
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when laying kerbs and channels
    • Comply with the given contract information to lay kerbs and channels 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
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying modular pavement
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay modular pavement, Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying modular pavement
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when laying modular pavement
    • Comply with the given contract information to lay modular pavement to the required specification
    10

    Locating and Protecting Utilities Apparatus and Sub-structures in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when locating and protecting utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when locating and protecting utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when locating and protecting utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to locatie and protect utilities apparatus and sub-structures., Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when locating and protecting utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when locating and protecting utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
    • Comply with the given contract information to locate and protect utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
    11

    Moving, Handling and Storing Resources in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Comply with given information when moving, handling and/or storing resources
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when moving, handling and/or storing resources
    • Maintain safe working practices when moving, handling and/or storing resources
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to move, handle and/or store occupational resources, Prevent the risk of damage to occupational resources and surrounding environment when moving, handling and/or storing resources
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when moving, handling and/or storing resources.
    • Comply with the given occupational resource information to move, handle and/or store resources to the required guidance
    12

    Placing and Finishing Non-specialist Concrete in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to place and finish non-specialist concrete., Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
    • Comply with the given contract information to place and finish non-specialist concrete to the required specification
    13

    Pouring Concrete to Form Structures in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when pouring concrete to form structures.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when pouring concrete to form structures.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when when pouring concrete to form structures.
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to pour concrete to form structures., Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when when pouring concrete to form structures.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when when pouring concrete to form structures.
    • Comply with the given contract information to pour concrete to form structures to the required specification
    14

    Reinstating Excavation and Highway Surfaces in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to reinstate excavation and highway surfaces., Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
    • Comply with the given contract information to reinstate excavation and highway surfaces to the required specification.
    15

    Segregating the Area for Highways Works in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when segregating the area for highways works
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when segregating the area for highways works
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when segregating the area for highways works
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to segregate the area for highways works, Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when segregating the area for highways works
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when segregating the area for highways works
    • Comply with the given contract information to segregating the area for highways works to the required specification
    16

    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.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance to set out dimensional control of the work
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when setting out dimensional control of the work.
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources to set out dimensional control of the work, Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when setting out dimensional control of the work.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when setting out dimensional control of the work.
    • Comply with the given contract information to set out dimensional control of the work to the required specification

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    601/8294/5
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    GQA
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Feb 2016