NVQ courses in:
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

NVQ courses in Building & Construction are designed to provide practical, work-based training for individuals pursuing careers in the construction industry. These qualifications focus on developing hands-on skills and knowledge essential for various roles in construction, from entry-level positions to advanced technical and supervisory roles.

NVQ courses in Building & Construction are available at various levels to suit different stages of career development:

LEVEL 1: covering basic construction principles and techniques.

LEVEL 2: focusing on fundamental skills and competencies required for specific trades.

LEVEL 3: dealing with more complex tasks and responsibilities, often including some supervisory elements.

LEVEL 4 and above: aimed at senior roles, management positions, and specialised technical functions in construction.

The core components of NVQ courses in Building & Construction typically include:

• HEALTH & SAFETY: Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and safe working practices on construction sites.

• CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY: Understanding construction methods, materials, and techniques.

• TRADE SKILLS: Developing specific skills for various trades such as carpentry, bricklaying, plumbing, electrical work, and painting and decorating.

• SITE PREPARATION: Learning how to prepare construction sites, including groundworks, foundation laying, and site clearance.

• STRUCTURAL WORK: Building and assembling structural components, including walls, roofs, and frameworks.

• FINISHING WORK: Completing finishing tasks such as plastering, tiling, and installing fixtures and fittings.

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Basics of managing construction projects, including planning, scheduling, and resource management.

• QUALITY CONTROL: Ensuring that work meets the required standards and specifications.

AVAILABLE COURSES:

Accessing & Rigging
Asbestos Awareness
Avoidance & Location of Buried Services
Bench Joinery
Board & Skeleton Support Systems for Excavations
Bricklaying
Building Control
Building Control Technical Support
Building Services Engineering
Carpentry & Joinery
Carving Occupations
Chimney Engineering
Civil Engineering
Cladding
Cold Formed Steel Frame
Confined Spaces in the Water Industry
Conservation
Conservation Technical Support
Construction
Construction & Building Crafts
Controlling Lifting Operations
Creating Interiors
Curtain Wall Installation
Decorative Finishing
Defence Engineering
Demolition
Directional Drilling
Domestic Heating
Domestic Plumbing
Dry Stone Walling
Ductwork Installation
Electrical Installation Skills
Emergency Rescue & Recovery of Casualties from Confined Spaces in the Water Industry
Employee Rights & Responsibilites
Energy Awareness
Environmental Technology Systems
Excavation & Reinstatement
Facade Technology
Fascia Soffit & Bargeboard Installation
Felt Roofing
Fenestration Installation
Fire Resistant Glazing
Fitted Interiors
Floorcovering
Formwork
Fuel Consumption in the Home
Fuel Debt Advice in the Community
Gas Emergency First Call Operative
Gas Safety Management
Gas Safety Management in Social Housing
Gas Utilisation
Gas Utilisation Installation & Maintenance
Glazing
Handling & Storing Construction Materials & Components
Health & Safety
Heating & Ventilating Skills
Heritage Skills
Highway Electrical Work
Highways Maintenance
Highways Maintenance of Kerbs & Channels
Hire & Rental Operations
Infrared Thermography
Installation & Maintenance of Air Source Heat Pumps
Installation & Maintenance of Heat Pumps Systems
Installation & Maintenance of Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Installation & Maintenance of Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems
Installation & Maintenance of Water Harvesting & Re-use Systems
Installation of Heat Pumps Systems
Installing & Commissioning Refrigeration Systems
Installing & Servicing Signal Reception Systems in Single Dwelling Units
Installing Electrotechnical Systems & Equipment
Installing Water Meters & Proprietary Boundary Boxes
Insulation & Building Treatments
Land Drilling Operations
Landscaping
Lightning Conductor Engineering
Machinery Maintenance
Maintenance of Wood Pellet Burning Appliances
Marine Cartography
Mastic Asphalting
Mechanical Support Systems for Excavations
Network Construction Gas Operations
Non-hazardous Wastes
Occupational Work Supervision
Onshore Survival in Hostile Environments
Piling Operations
Plant Maintenance
Plant/vehicle Operations
Plastering
Plumbing & Heating
Plumbing Skills
Post Tensioning
Precast Concrete Operations
Preperation & Application of Paint Systems
Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Skills
Refrigeration Air Conditioning & Heat Pump Systems
Removal of Hazardous Waste
Rendering Operations
Renewable Electricity
Roadbuilding
Roof Sheeting & Cladding
Roof Slating & Tiling
Servicing Highway Electrical Systems
Sheet Piling Support Systems for Excavations
Shopfitting Bench Joinery
Shopfitting Joinery
Sign Making Operations
Site Carpentry
Site Inspection
Site Logistics
Site Supervision
Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems
Sprayed Concrete
Steelfixing
Steeplejacking
Stone Masonry Operations
Stonemasonry
Sub-structure Work
Super-structure Work
Surveying, Property & Maintenance
Sustainable
Team Leadership
Temporary Traffic Management
Thermal Insulation
Thermal Internal Wall Insulation
Town Planning
Town Planning Technical Support
Trowel Occupations
Tunnel Entry & Associated Emergency Procedures
Tunnelling Operations
Utility Mapping & Surveying
Wall & Floor Tiling
Waterproof Membrane Roofing Systems
Winter Services
Wood Preserving
Woodmachining
Work in Confined Spaces