Highfield
Level 4
QN: 610/5379/X
Curriculum Active
Highfield Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Supervision (Retrofit) (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Highfield. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1057 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
Highfield
Syllabus Units
29 Units
Guided Hours
1057 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Allocating and monitoring the use of plant, equipment or machinery in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Produce clear requests for plant, equipment or machinery which meets the needs of projects or operations Confirm and record that plant, equipment or machinery meets operational and statutory requirements prior to use in the workplace and allocate to suitable operations
- Identify hazards and assess risks arising from the use of plant, equipment or machinery and implement measures that protect people and the environment
- Maintain records of how and when plant, equipment or machinery was utilised during the project
- Recommend alternative types of plant, equipment or machinery to decision makers when existing plant, machinery or equipment is deemed less suitable for use on site Issue instructions for the use of plant, equipment or machinery to operators Check and confirm that operators of plant, equipment or machinery are trained, certificated and authorised for the relevant type, and monitor for safe working
- Ensure the appropriate storage, servicing and maintenance of plant, equipment or machinery meets organisational requirements Inform decision makers when plant, equipment or machinery is no longer required
2
Allocating work and monitoring people's performance in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Confirm the programmes, and schedules
- identify priorities and critical activities, and plan how the work will be undertaken Allocate work to team members, taking into account their skills, knowledge and experience Check the validity of team member’s documentation Brief team members on the quality standards and outcomes expected
- Monitor both the progress and quality of the work Provide prompt and constructive feedback Motivate team members to complete the work they have been allocated and provide additional support
- Identify unacceptable or poor performance
- discuss the ca
- use(s) and agree ways of improving performance with team members
- Recognise exceptional performance by individuals and/or by the team and advise stakeholders
3
Assessing and agreeing work methods in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify and assess available project data to inform the work methods
- Examine and assess project data Obtain and record additional information from other sources where available project data is insufficient
- Evaluate work methods against relevant technical and project criteria Agree and recommend work methods and inform stakeholders
- Ensure a method statement has been prepared and approved prior to the commencement of work
4
Co-ordinating preparation for site operations in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify and use relevant information to prepare the project plans, clarify any unclear information and update for production planning purposes
- Identify factors which may affect proposed works or operations and pass onto the people who may be affected Confirm access points for sites and works or operations which are safe including works traffic and pedestrian segregation which minimise disruption Confirm arrangements for adequate site safety, welfare and security before work or operations start, and throughout the construction programme Confirm available resources for projects or operations before work starts
- Implement the site or work area layout plans for operational purposes and inform the relevant people who will be working onsite
- Implement the storage and use of materials, equipment, components and consumables so that materials handling and movement is efficient and wastage is minimised Place and maintain notices which provide accurate information about the works and which conform to organisational requirements
- Ensure notice has been given to all people who will be affected by the work or operation, about when the work will start, how long it will take and when it will be finished
5
Contributing to the control of work quantities and costs in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Contribute to your organisational requirements in relation to controlling work quantities and costs Collate
- evaluate and report quantities and cost data, passing it on, in time, to people who need to use the data
- Identify opportunities for cost savings and recommend findings to the people responsible
- Investigate variations and agree and implement appropriate corrective actions with those responsible
6
Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify any significant factors which will affect the number, type and availability of people and services
- Evaluate and record the quality and reliability of people or services, and notify relevant stakeholders Negotiate and agree proposals which are likely to produce an effective team membership
- Follow rules and organisational procedures for obtaining people and services
7
Controlling work against agreed quality standards in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Confirm quality standards from available information before work starts
- Communicate the responsibilities that individuals have for maintaining quality
- Implement systems to inspect and control the quality of work and record the outcomes
- Implement specified checks to ensure that work conforms to the design requirements and the agreed quality standards
- Identify work and materials which do not conform to the specified quality standards and implement corrective action
- Identify and report variations in quality and their programme and safety implications
- Implement improvements from feedback received and recommend them to stakeholders
8
Controlling work progress against agreed programmes in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Implement systems to monitor and record progress of work against agreed programmes
- Identify any deviations from planned progress which has or may occur, that could disrupt programmes and schedules
- Investigate circumstances of any deviations thoroughly and agree and implement appropriate corrective actions
- Recommend measures most likely to reduce increases in cost and time to help work progress, and communicate onto the people responsible Inform people responsible regularly about progress and suggest decisions and actions that need to be taken
- Identify improvements from feedback received and recommend to the people responsible
9
Coordinating work control in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Collate and review relevant information used in the preparation of project or operational plans Clarify information which is unclear
- Communicate and agree programmes, methods and attendance that will coordinate construction operations
- Plan and obtain sufficient resources and attendance of the appropriate type which meets project requirements and timescales
- Organise work activities and implement work measures that take into account appropriate factors and influences
10
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 Re
- solve differences of opinion in ways that minimise offence and maintain goodwill, trust and respect
11
Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Promote the benefits of accessing learning by giving positive and constructive feedback on work performance regularly
- Work with the team to identify and prioritise learning needs and identify and obtain information on a range of possible learning activities
- Discuss and plan development needs with team members
- Support team members in undertaking learning activities by making efforts to overcome barriers to learning
- Communicate the outcomes of the learning activity undertaken with team members to ensure the desired outcomes have been achieved and organisational standards have been maintained Update development plans with team members and ensure records of plan are kept updated
12
Handing over property in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Record and confirm procedures and time for handing over the property
- Analyse completed work against property specifications
- identify and record any discrepancies Take appropriate action to re
- solve any problems that emerge from an inspection of the property
- Ensure the property is clean and tidy, all redundant materials are removed, and records are kept of all preparation activities Observe organisational procedures appropriate to the work environment Provide the recipient with all relevant documents, materials, information and keys or access media Advise the recipient of the procedure for contacting the appropriate people in the event of any problems arising after handover
13
Implementing communication systems for the project in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Implement organisational communication systems for projects
- Maintain methods of communication, reporting, recording and retrieving information between stakeholders, that may have an interest, appropriate to the needs of the project
- Investigate evidence of procedural change to communication methods implementing the actions taken
- Implement organisational systems to record and provide feedback
14
Implementing, maintaining and reviewing systems for health, safety, welfare, wellbeing and environmental protection in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Implement organisational initiatives Promote a culture of health, safety, welfare and environmental awareness
- Identify and implement opportunities for improving health, safety, welfare, wellbeing and the environment on site
- Implement and record checks carried out to verify the competence of those under your control
- Maintain accurate and appropriate statutory notices and hazard warnings
- Ensure the serviceability of health, safety, welfare and environmental protection equipment and resources in order to comply with current legislation and organisational requirements
- Implement current organisational requirements for the identification of hazards and the reduction of risks
- Implement systems for reporting accidents and emergencies and preventing recurrence
- Monitor health, safety, welfare and environmental protection systems regularly in accordance with organisational requirements
- record and report any site conditions which do not comply with organisational requirements
15
Maintaining supplies of materials to meet project requirements in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Supervise the storage and use of materials and components so that material handling and movement is efficient, and wastage minimised
- Calculate and keep accurate records of deliveries and stock position and pass the information on to decision makers
- Identify and record problems with supply
- discuss the information with suppliers of materials and pass on to decision makers Check stock records regularly and calculate what replacement stock will be needed
- Identify opportunities for improving the use of stock and stock turnover and recommend improvements to decision makers
16
Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of work in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Ensure the workforce is provided with sufficient clear and accurate information to enable them to position, align or level the work
- Ensure that organisational checks on the dimensional controls have been carried out and record results to meet quality standards
- Identify any deviations in positions, alignments or levels and take corrective actions to promptly correct them
- Implement revised work practices and procedures to minimise deviations and to allow for different circumstances and conditions
17
Managing your personal development in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Define your aims and objectives for undertaking personal development Contact sources of support and guidance to identify recognised standards for you to manage your personal development
- Analyse the current level of your knowledge and performance
- Develop a profile of your competence and personal development needs
- Prepare a development plan for achieving identified development needs
- Undertake development activities aimed at achieving identified development needs, reviewing the effectiveness of the activities Obtain, accept and record feedback from people who can judge your performance
- Review the cycle of personal development aims and objectives to revise and update aims and objectives to suit changing circumstances
18
Planning activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Confirm the project requirements against the information supplied when planning activities for traditional and heritage buildings
- Explain why information from a range of sources must be used when planning activities to traditional and heritage building project requirements
- Review the impacts of heritage issues on the planning of work activities
- Review and record information sourced from guidance materials
- Prioritise activities by assessing and accounting for a range of heritage issues
- Review priorities; make recommendations and record the decisions made when circumstances change
- Prepare plans or programmes and negotiate and agree them with stakeholders
19
Planning demolition activities in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Confirm the work requirements when planning demolition activities against the information supplied
- review and record influencing factors and guidance materials in relation to the work environment
- Prioritise demolition activities by assessing, recording and accounting for all the influencing factors
- Amend priorities to take account of changing circumstances whilst maintaining consistency with the influencing factors
- Prepare plans or schedules and negotiate and agree them with decision makers
20
Planning highways maintenance and repair activities in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Confirm and record the work requirements of planning highway maintenance activities on controlled roads
- Identify and review influencing factors about the work environment Consult with guidance materials
- Prioritise and record the maintenance activities by assessing and accounting for all the influencing factors
- Amend priorities to take account of changing circumstances whilst maintaining consistency
- Prepare plans or schedules of maintenance activities and negotiate and agree them with decision makers
- Prepare risk assessments and method statements
- Prepare plans and schedules
21
Planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Organise work activities to make the most efficient use of the available resources
- Recommend alternative methods, resources and systems to meet programmes and schedules Obtain clarification or advice from various sources where the resources required are not available
- Examine work activities against project data or operational data and the requirements of external factors Update existing programmes and schedules of planned activities and inform stakeholders
- Implement systems to monitor and record works against programmes and schedules
22
Providing customer services in the construction workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify and use organisational procedures to implement systems or processes that will deliver and improve customer service Give a consistent and reliable service that promotes a customer’s confidence
- Work with others to re
- solve customer services problems and communicate with customers
- Communicate with customers to provide information, check and record their satisfaction
- Solve problems within existing systems or procedures that may affect customers before the customer becomes aware of them Confirm that the service given meets the customer’s needs and expectations Inform and record any changes to customer service systems or procedures to those people responsible Share information to maintain and improve standards of service delivery
23
Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Carry out supervision activities which will minimise disruption and maintain optimum performance Observe organisational requirements appropriate to the protection of the workforce Check the validity of team members’ documentation
- Identify and assess defects, faults and issues
- recommend and implement corrective action which conforms to safe working methods and practices
- Keep accurate records of work progress checks, defects, problems, corrective action and quantities involved
- assess and record the necessary resources for work activities for traditional and heritage buildings and structures
24
Supervising demolition activities in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Supervise demolition site activities which will minimise disruption and maintain optimum performance Observe organisational requirements appropriate to the work environment for the protection of everyone
- Identify and assess faults and problems and recommend and implement corrective action which conforms to safe working methods and practices Conduct pre-work demolition checks to meet organisational requirements and maintain safe working methods and practices Give reasons why pre-work demolition checks must be carried out
- assess and maintain the necessary resources for demolition activities
25
Supervising highways maintenance or repair activities in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Supervise programmed maintenance or repair activities which will minimise disruption and maintain optimum performance Observe organisational requirements appropriate protection of the work environment and the workforce
- Identify and assess faults and problems
- Recommend and implement corrective action which conforms to safe working methods and practices Update maintenance recording systems
- implement them and monitor their use Conduct pre-work inspections to meet organisational requirements and maintain performance using safe working methods and practices
- Keep accurate records of work progress checks, faults, problems, corrective action and quantities involved
- assess and maintain the necessary resources for maintenance activities
26
Supervising the installation, commissioning and handover of retrofit works in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Observe and apply organisational requirements appropriate for the protection of people and the environment Supervise implementation of the retrofit plan ensuring effective and efficient working practices
- Review and record works progress against the project programme and take corrective action when required
- Recognise and report defects in installation Check
- record and report that ventilation is not compromised
- Carry out specified checks of the retrofit works
- record and implement agreed corrective actions when required Schedule and coordinate the inspection testing and commissioning and communicate the outcomes for retrofit works
- implement and record agreed corrective actions for retrofit works
- Contribute to the project handover on completion of retrofit works
27
Supervising the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interpret and confirm the relevance of the information in relation to the installation, maintenance and removal of temporary works Observe current legislation and official guidance to the work environment to ensure protection and safety of the workforce
- assess and maintain resources for temporary works Confirm that all materials, equipment and tooling is correct prior to installation Supervise the installation of the temporary works in accordance with the programme of works
- Keep accurate records of work progress checks completed Handover the temporary works in accordance with organisational procedures Supervise the removal of the temporary works in accordance with the programme of works
28
Supervising the pre-installation planning for retrofit works in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Supervise the workforce to conduct pre-installation checks in accordance with organisational requirements Supervise the workforce to conduct external and internal pre-installation building inspections Supervise control measures against identified risks arising from external and internal pre-installation building inspections Supervise control measures against identified technical and procedural risks
- Interpret and utilise information sources against on-site conditions
- Report issues with the planned retrofit works and suggest corrective actions
- Assess the project programme and contribute to the planning and sequencing of works
- Contribute to the planning for the efficient use of the resources required for retrofit works
29
Supervising tunnelling activities in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Supervise tunnelling activities and provide input into the programmes, plans or schedules which will minimise disruption and maintain optimum performance Observe current legislation, regulations and official guidance appropriate to the work environment for protection and safety of everyone
- Identify and assess common tunnelling defects and problems and recommend and implement corrective action which conforms to safe working methods and practices
- Keep accurate records of work progress checks and quantities involved
- assess and record the acquisition and maintenance for the necessary resources for tunnelling activities
- Comply with the given contract information when supervising tunnelling activities to carry out the work efficiently to the required specification
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/5379/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Highfield
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Feb 2025