Highfield
Level 2
QN: 610/5654/6
Curriculum Active
Highfield Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Construction and Civil Engineering Operations (Excavation) (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Highfield. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 351 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
Highfield
Syllabus Units
8 Units
Guided Hours
351 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
Controlling, directing and guiding the operation of plant or machinery in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to controlling, directing and guiding the operation of plant or machinery
- Organise with others the sequence and operation in which directing and guiding operations are to be carried out
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when carrying out controlling, directing and guiding operations of plant or machinery
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when controlling, directing and guiding the operation of plant and machinery
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources to direct and guide the operation of plant and machinery
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when controlling, directing and guiding the operation of plant and machinery
- Complete the work within the allocated time when controlling, directing and guiding the operation of plant and machinery
- Comply with the given contract information to control, direct and guide the operation of plant or machinery to the required specification
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
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when forming and finishing excavations manually
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when forming and finishing excavations manually
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to form and finish excavations manually
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when forming and finishing excavations manually
- Complete the work within the allocated time when forming and finishing excavations manually
- 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
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures
- 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
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures
- Complete the work within the allocated time when identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures
- Comply with the given contract information to identify and mark the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures to the required specification
6
Installing, maintaining and removing work area protection and safety equipment in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing, maintaining, and removing work area protection and safety equipment
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing, maintaining, and removing work area protection and safety equipment
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing, maintaining, and removing work area protection and safety equipment
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install
- maintain and remove work area protection and safety equipment
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing, maintaining, and removing work area protection and safety equipment
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing, maintaining, and removing work area protection and safety equipment
- Comply with the given contract information to install
- maintain, and remove work area protection and safety equipment to the required specification
7
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
- Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services
- Complete the work within the allocated time when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services
- Comply with the given contract information when locating and excavating to expose buried utility services to the required specification
8
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 using powered 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
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/5654/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Highfield
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2025