NRSWA Streetworks Re-Assessment training course

A 2 day training course designed for operatives/supervisors who need to renew their SWQR (Streetworks Qualifications Register) in line with the 2nd Edition Specification for Reinstatement of Openings in the Highway and the New Roads and Streetworks Act 1991, revised 2002 Code of Practice.

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N.B. Learners will complete the units they currently hold. The individual attending will be able to complete the Operatives or Supervisor Units during this course.

Benefits of attending for the learner

• A refresher NRSWA training course helps to revisit existing skills.
• Achieves compliance with SWQR registration scheme.
• Confidence in the supervision of employees and contractors (for Supervisors).

Benefits of attending for the employer

• Improved safety and compliance.
• Improved planning of works in the highway.
• Better reinstatement, right first time.
• Employees feel their employer has made an investment in them.

What you will learn

• You will revisit the skills and knowledge to carry out / supervise work to the standards required by the Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways (Second Edition 2002).
• You will revisit the risks associated with striking underground apparatus, to recognise the signs of underground services and interpret utility plans.
• You will look again at signing, lighting and guarding the workplace and the erection of temporary traffic signals.
• The methods of excavation, safety measures and the use of road drills and saws, and how to support utility apparatus within the excavation.
• The storage of excavated materials for re-use.
• Placing and compaction of backfill and sub-base materials.
• Laying and compaction of cold-lay bituminous materials.

What qualifications will you achieve?

• This course incorporates assessment and certification under the Awarding Body scheme (Units 1-6 and 9 for Operatives and Units 1, 10-14 and 16 for Supervisors).
• The re-assessment training course also supports registration with SWQR (Streetworks Qualifications Register).

How is this training delivered?

• Theory surrounding the course is delivered in the classroom but there is an emphasis on practicing skills in and around the highway in a low risk, supervised and controlled situation. Learners tell us they value the opportunity to practice skills in a real live situation.
• Excavations/reinstatement is undertaken in purpose-built training facilities.
• The Awarding Body qualification is assessed through written tests and observation of practical exercises.

What do I need to bring with me?

• Learners must bring their existing SWQR card showing: Units 1-6 and 9 for Operatives, or, Units 1, 10-14 and 16 for Supervisors.
• Learners can bring with them any materials used by their own employer, copies of risk assessments or management systems so that they can see how their materials fit in to the context of the training.