GQA
Level 3
QN: 610/6645/X
Curriculum Active
GQA LEVEL 3 NVQ IN ACCESSING OPERATIONS & RIGGING (CONSTRUCTION) - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION TECHNICIAN
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by GQA. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 738 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
GQA
Syllabus Units
13 Units
Guided Hours
738 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Confirming the occupational method of work in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Assess available project data accurately to determine the occupational method of work.2. Obtain additional information from alternative sources in cases where the available project data is insufficient.3.
- Identify work methods that will make best use of resources and meet project, statutory and contractual requirements.4. Confirm and communicate the selected work method to relevant personnel.
2
Confirming work activities and resources for an occupational work area in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify work activities
- assess required resources and plan the sequence of work
- Obtain clarification and advice where the resources required are not available
- Evaluate the work activities and the requirements of any significant external factors against the project requirements
- Identify work activities which influence each other and make the best use of the resources available
- Identify changed circumstances that require alterations to the work programme and justify them to decision makers
3
Conforming to general workplace health, safety and welfare in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Comply with all workplace health, safety and welfare legislation requirements.2.
- Recognise hazards associated with the workplace that have not been previously controlled and report them in accordance with organisational procedures.3.
- Comply with organisational policies and procedures to contribute to health, safety and welfare.4.
- Work responsibly to contribute to workplace health, safety and welfare whilst carrying out work in the relevant occupational area.5.
- Comply with and support all organisational security arrangements and approved procedures
4
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.3.
- Maintain relevant records in accordance with the organisational procedures.4.
- Maintain good working relationships when conforming to productive working practices.
5
Developing and maintaining good occupational working relationships in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- maintain and encourage working relationships to promote good will and trust.
- Inform relevant people about work activities in an appropriate level of detail, with the appropriate level of urgency
- Offer advice and help to relevant people about work activities and encourage questions/requests for clarification and comments
- Clarify proposals with relevant people and discuss alternative suggestions
- solve differences of opinion in ways that minimise offence and maintain goodwill, trust and respect
6
Installing and setting up fall protection systems in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing and setting up fall protection systems.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing and setting up fall protection systems.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing and setting up fall protection systems.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to installing and setting up fall protection systems.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing and setting up fall protection systems.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing and setting up fall protection systems.7.
- Comply with the given contract information to installing and setting up fall protection systems to the required specification.
7
Installing construction anchors in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing construction anchors.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing construction anchors.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing construction anchors.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work for installing construction anchors.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing construction anchors.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing construction anchors.7.
- Comply with the given contract information for installing construction anchors to the required specification.
8
Monitoring progress of work against schedules in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Monitor progress of planned programmes against work schedules
- record and report inappropriate specified resources and suggest suitable alternatives.
- Identify and quantify deviations from planned progress which have or may occur, and which could alter the programme.
- Confirm the circumstances of any deviations, seek advice and implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Identify and report options which may help the contract progress.
- Report progress, any changes to the operational programme and resource needs.
9
Moving, handling and storing resources in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Comply with given information when moving, handling and/or storing resources.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when moving, handling and/or storing resources.3.
- Maintain safe working practices when moving, handling and/or storing resources.4.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to move, handle and/or store occupational resources.5. 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.7.
- Comply with the given occupational resource information to move, handle and/or store resources to the required guidance.
10
Preparing and operating boom-type mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP) (Mobile elevated working platform boom self-propelled) or (Mobile elevated working platform boom vehicle-mounted)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the preparation and using boom-type MEWPs to access areas to carry out the work.2.
- Organise with others the sequence and operation in which accessing operations using boom-type MEWPs are to be carried out.3.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out accessing operations using boom-type MEWPs.4.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when preparing for and carrying out accessing operations using boom-type MEWPs.5. Request and select the required quantity and quality of resources to prepare for and carry out accessing operations using boom-type MEWPs.6. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when preparing to and accessing work areas.7.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when preparing to and accessing work areas using boom-type MEWPs.8.
- Comply with the given contract information to access areas to carry out work using boom-type MEWPs to the required specification.
11
Preparing and operating scissor-type mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP) in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the preparation and use of scissor-type MEWPs to access areas to carry out the work.2.
- Organise with others the sequence and operation in which accessing operations using scissor-type MEWPs are to be carried out.3.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out accessing operations using scissor-type MEWPs.4.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when preparing for and carrying out accessing operations using scissor-type MEWPs.5. Request and select the required quantity and quality of resources to prepare for and carry out accessing operations using scissor-type MEWPs.6. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when preparing to and accessing work areas.7.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when preparing to and accessing work areas using scissor-type MEWPs.8.
- Comply with the given contract information to access areas to carry out work using scissor-type MEWPs to the required specification.
12
Site testing of construction fixings in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when carrying out site testing of construction fixings.2.
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out site testing of construction fixings.3.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when carrying out site testing of construction fixings
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work for site testing of construction fixings.5. Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when carrying out site testing of construction fixings.6.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when carrying out site testing of construction fixings.7.
- Comply with the given contract information for site testing of construction fixings to the required specification.
13
Utilising the provision of fall protection systems in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when utilising the provision of fall protection systems
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when utilising the provision of fall protection systems
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when utilising the provision of fall protection systems.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to utilise provision of fall protection systemsMinimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when utilising the provision of fall protection systems
- Complete the work within the allocated time when utilising the provision of fall protection systems
- Comply with the given contract information to utilise the provision of fall protection systems to the required specification
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/6645/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- GQA
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Nov 2025