Are you safety qualified for construction and maintenance of roads in the UK?

NRSWA are modular courses, which means that individuals or companies can tailor the training to their specific needs. They are divided into units and qualifications, with a group of units counting as a qualification. There are six units available for both operatives and supervisors and they are as follows. 

The operatives units include : Unit 001 Location and avoidance of underground apparatus, Unit 002 Signing, lighting and guarding, Unit 003 Excavation in the road/highway, Unit 004 Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials, Unit 005 Reinstatement of sub-base and road-base in non-bituminous materials, Unit 006 Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials, Unit 007 Reinstatement of hot-lay bituminous materials, Unit 008 Reinstatement of concrete slabs and Unit 009 Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways. 

The Supervisors units include: Unit 001 Location and avoidance of underground apparatus, Unit 010 Monitoring signing, lighting and guarding, Unit 011 Monitoring excavation in the road/highway, Unit 012 Monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials, Unit 013 Motoring reinstatement of sub-base and road-base in non-bituminous materials, Unit 014 Monitoring reinstatement of bituminous materials, Unit 015 Monitoring reinstatement of concrete slabs, and Unit 016 Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways.

This modular structure allows candidates to save time and money, by only choosing the relevant elements of training. It also address the difference in roles between the operative and supervisors, providing tailored training to enable them to do their job effectivly and minimise risk. This in turn, allows the company to fulfil their legal and moral requirement for the preservation of safety. 

The NRSWA scheme offers six qualifications for both supervisors and operatives and cards are now available for the successful complete of a single module. The units combinations to gain a qualification are as follows: 

The choice of qualifications for NRSWA operatives include: Excavation in the road/highway consisting of units 001, 002 and 003, Excavation, backfilling and reinstatement – cold lay consisting of units 001, 002, 003, 004, 005 and 006, Reinstatement – hot and cold lay bituminous materials consisting of units 001, 002, 006 and 007 S3, 04 Reinstatement of concrete slabs consisting of units 001, 002 and 008, 05 Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways consisting of units 001, 002 and 009 and 06 and Signing, lighting and guarding consisting of unit 002. 

The qualifications for supervisors include: S1 Monitor excavation in the road/highway consisting of units 001, 010 and 011, S2 Monitor excavation, backfilling and reinstatement - construction layers consisting of units 001, 010, 011, 012, 013 and 014, Monitor reinstatement – hot and cold lay bituminous materials consisting of units 001, 010 and 014, S4 Monitor reinstatement of concrete slabs consisting of units 001, 010 and 015, S5, Monitor reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways consisting of units 001, 010 and 016 and S6 Monitor signing, lighting and guarding consisting of unit 010. 

This structure benefits the individual in that it allows them to gain a card for all the qualifications they complete. In addition it means that companies can be sure that their employees are qualified to the required level. The SWQR register holds information of qualifications ensuring that it is quick and easy to find out if potential employees have the necessary qualifications. 

So get qualified to work on streets and roads in the UK by doing a NRSWA course today!