NOCN
Level 2
QN: 600/8628/2
Curriculum Active
NOCN Level 2 Diploma in Highways Maintenance – Excavation Operations (Construction)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NOCN. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 589 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
NOCN
Syllabus Units
8 Units
Guided Hours
589 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Establish work area protection and safety on highways
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to prepare for installing protection and safety equipment.
- Be able to prepare for installing protection and safety equipment.
- Know how to install protection and safety equipment.
- Be able to install protection and safety equipment.
- Be able to adapt protection and safety equipment as the work progresses.
- Know how to remove protection and safety equipment.
- Be able to remove protection and safety equipment.
2
Excavate holes and trenches on the highway
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the different types of highway categories and structure.
- Know how to excavate the highway.
- Be able to excavate the highway.
- Know how to support and protect underground apparatus during excavation.
- Be able to support and protect underground apparatus during excavation.
- Know how to select and store excavated materials for re
- use or disposal.
- Be able to select and store excavated materials for re
3
Health, safety and welfare in construction and associated industries
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the health and safety regulations, roles and responsibilities.
- Know the accident and emergency procedures and how to report them.
- Know how to identify hazards on construction sites.
- Know about health and hygiene in a construction environment.
- Know how to handle and store materials and equipment safely.
- Know about basic working platforms and access equipment.
- Know how to work safely around electricity in a construction environment.
- Know how to use personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly.
- Know the fire and emergency procedures.
- Know about signs and safety notices.
4
Locate and protect utility apparatus and sub-structures
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to read plans showing location of underground apparatus.
- Be able to interpret plans showing location of underground apparatus.
- Know how to identify types of underground apparatus encountered during excavation.
- Be able to identify types of underground apparatus encountered during excavation.
- Know how to identify the risks and implications of damage to underground apparatus.
- Be able to identify risks and implications of damage to underground apparatus.
- Know how to use pipe and cable location equipment.
- Be able to use pipe and cable location equipment.
5
Reinstate excavation and highway surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to select materials for reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
- Be able to select materials for reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
- Know how to backfill excavations.
- Be able to backfill excavations.
- Know how to reinstate the pavement structure.
- Be able to reinstate the pavement structure.
- Know how to reinstate highway surfacing materials.
- Be able to reinstate highway surfacing materials.
- Know how to dispose of surplus materials.
- Be able to dispose of surplus materials.
6
Segregate the area of highway works for single carriageway roads
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to carry out risk assessments to establish the requirements for the control of pedestrians and traffic on single carriageway roads.
- Be able to carry out risk assessments to establish the requirements for the control of pedestrians and traffic on single carriageway roads.
- Know how to protect pedestrians, vehicular traffic and site personnel.
- Be able to protect pedestrians, vehicular traffic and site personnel.
- Know how to provide and operate positive traffic control systems.
- Be able to provide and operate positive traffic control systems.
7
Understand information, quantities and communication with others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to interpret and produce information relating to construction.
- Understand how to estimate quantities of resources.
- Understand how to communicate workplace requirements efficiently.
8
Understanding civil engineering technology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of civil engineering methods and construction technology.
- Understand the principles of additional construction work.
- Understand about delivery and storage of construction materials.
- Understand the principle of sustainability within construction.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/8628/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NOCN
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2013