Highfield
    Level 2
    QN: 610/5069/6
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    Highfield Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations (Extracting) (RQF)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Highfield. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 441 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    Highfield
    Syllabus Units
    8 Units
    Guided Hours
    441 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

    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
    4

    Operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities in the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities
    • Organise with others the sequence in which the work is to be carried out when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities
    • Know how to comply with relevant, current legislation, special legal status documents, official guidance and organisational procedures when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities
    • Request and select the required quantity and quality of resources to operate plant or machinery for non-operational activities
    • Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when operating plant or machinery for non-operational activities
    • Comply with the given contract information to operate plant or machinery for non-operational activities to the required specification
    5

    Preparing and operating loader compressors to extract loose materials in the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the preparation and use of loader compressors for extracting operations
    • Organise with others the sequence and operation in which extracting operations using loader compressors are to be carried out
    • Know how to follow relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out extracting operations using loader compressors
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when preparing for and carrying out extracting operations using loader compressors
    • Request and select the required quantity and quality of resources to prepare for and carry out extracting operations using loader compressors
    • Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when preparing to and extracting materials
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when preparing to and extracting materials
    • Comply with the given contract information to extract materials using loader compressors to the required specification
    6

    Preparing and operating skid steer loaders to extract loose materials in the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the preparation and use of skid steer loaders for extracting operations
    • Organise with others the sequence and operation in which extracting operations using skid steer loaders are to be carried out
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out extracting operations using skid steer loaders
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when preparing for and carrying out extracting operations using skid steer loaders
    • Request and select the required quantity and quality of resources to prepare for and carry out extracting operations using skid steer loaders
    • Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when preparing to and extracting materials
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when preparing to and extracting materials
    • Comply with the given contract information to extract materials using skid steer loaders to the required specification
    7

    Preparing and operating suction and vacuum excavators to extract in the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the preparation and operation of suction and vacuum excavators to extract
    • Organise with others the sequence and operation in which suction and vacuum excavator operations to extract are to be carried out
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out suction and vacuum excavator operations to extract
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when preparing for and carrying out suction and vacuum excavator operations to extract
    • Request and select the required quantity and quality of resources to prepare for and carry out suction and vacuum excavation operations to extract
    • Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when preparing to and carrying out suction and vacuum excavation operations to extract
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when preparing to and carrying out suction and vacuum excavation operations to extract
    • Comply with the given contract information to carry out suction and vacuum excavations operations to extract to the required specification
    8

    Preparing and operating wheeled loading shovels to extract loose materials in the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the preparation and use of wheeled loading shovels for extracting operations
    • Organise with others the sequence and operation in which extracting operations using wheeled loading shovels are to be carried out
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out extracting operations using wheeled loading shovels
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when preparing for and carrying out extracting operations using wheeled loading shovels
    • Request and select the required quantity and quality of resources to prepare for and carry out extracting operations using wheeled loading shovels
    • Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when preparing to and extracting materials
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when preparing to and extracting materials
    • Comply with the given contract information to extract materials using wheeled loading shovels to the required specification

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    610/5069/6
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Highfield
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Nov 2024