Smart Awards Ltd
    Level 2
    QN: 610/2687/6
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    Smart Awards Level 2 NVQ in Construction and Civil Engineering (Excavation and Reinstatement)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Smart Awards Ltd . Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 414 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    Smart Awards Ltd
    Syllabus Units
    9 Units
    Guided Hours
    414 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    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.
    • 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.2 Follow organisational procedures to plan the sequence of work.3 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. 3.
    • 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
    9

    Reinstating ground condition in the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when reinstating ground condition.
    • Know how to comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when reinstating ground condition.
    • Maintain safe and healthy working practices when reinstating ground condition.
    • Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to reinstate ground condition.
    • Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when reinstating ground condition.
    • Complete the work within the allocated time when reinstating ground condition.
    • Comply with the given contract information to reinstate ground condition to the required specification.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    610/2687/6
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Smart Awards Ltd
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    May 2023