GQA
Level 2
QN: 610/3323/6
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GQA Level 2 NVQ in Substructure Occupations-Underpinning Operations - Excavated Underpinning
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by GQA. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 458 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
GQA
Syllabus Units
12 Units
Guided Hours
458 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
Erecting and striking underpinning formwork in the workplace (Unit endorsements: One of the following endorsements required (i.e. own area of work): Excavated underpinning, Basement Construction – Exc
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when erecting and striking underpinning form
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when erecting and striking underpinning form
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when erecting and striking underpinning form
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to erect and strike underpinning form
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when erecting and striking underpinning form
- Complete the work within the allocated time when erecting and striking underpinning form
- Comply with the given contract information to erect and strike underpinning form
- work to the required specification.
4
Excavating and providing temporary support to pits and trenches in the workplace (Unit Endorsements: One of the following endorsements required: Timber, Trench sheet, Frames, Support systems)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when excavating and providing temporary support to pits and trenches.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when excavating and providing temporary support to pits and trenches.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when excavating and providing temporary support to pits and trenches.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to excavate and provide temporary support to pits and trenches
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when excavating and providing temporary support to pits and trenches.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when excavating and providing temporary support to pits and trenches.
- Comply with the given contract information to excavate and provide temporary support to pits and trenches to the required specification.
5
Excavating for underpinning in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when excavating for underpinning.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when excavating for underpinning.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when excavating for underpinning.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to excavate for underpinning.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when excavating for underpinning.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when excavating for underpinning.
- Comply with the given contract information to excavate for underpinning to the required specification.
6
Installing drypacking in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing dry packing.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing dry packing.
- Maintain safe working practices when installing dry packing.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install dry packing.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing dry packing.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing dry packing.
- Comply with the given contract information to install dry packing to the required specification.
7
Installing reinforcement steel for underpinning in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing reinforcement steel for underpinning.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing reinforcement steel for underpinning.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing reinforcement steel for underpinning.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install reinforcement steel for underpinning.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing reinforcement steel for underpinning.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing reinforcement steel for underpinning.
- Comply with the given contract information to install reinforcement steel for underpinning to the required specification.
8
Installing, constructing, maintaining, dismantling and removing temporary works in the workplace (Unit endorsements: Four of the following endorsements required: Protective screens, hoardings and cove
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing, constructing, maintaining, dismantling and removing temporary works.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing, constructing, maintaining, dismantling and removing temporary works.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing, constructing, maintaining, dismantling and removing temporary works.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install, construct
- maintain, dismantle and remove temporary works.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing, constructing, maintaining, dismantling and removing temporary works.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing, constructing, maintaining, dismantling and removing temporary works.
- Comply with the given contract information to install, construct
- maintain, dismantle and remove temporary works to the required specification.
9
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.
10
Placing and compacting concrete in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when placing and compacting concrete.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when placing and compacting concrete.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when placing and compacting concrete.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to place and compact concrete.Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when placing and compacting concrete.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when placing and compacting concrete.
- Comply with the given contract information to place and compact concrete to the required specification.
11
Repairing sub-structure after underpinning in the workplace (Unit Endorsements: Two of the following endorsements required: Brickwork, Blockwork, Concrete, Timber, Facings, Linings, Waterproofing syst
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when repairing sub-structure after underpinning.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when repairing sub-structure after underpinning.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when repairing sub-structure after underpinning.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to repair sub-structure after underpinning.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when repairing sub-structure after underpinning.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when repairing sub-structure after underpinning.
- Comply with the given contract information to repair sub-structure after underpinning to the required specification.
12
Setting out and marking positions for underpinning sequence in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when setting out and marking positions for underpinning sequence.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when setting out and marking positions for underpinning sequence.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when setting out and marking positions for underpinning sequence.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to set out and mark positions for underpinning sequence.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when setting out and marking positions for underpinning sequence.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when setting out and marking positions for underpinning sequence.
- Comply with the given contract information to set out and mark positions for underpinning sequence to the required specification.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/3323/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- GQA
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Nov 2023