Skip navigation

Monitor, maintain and improve supplies of materials in construction

Reference
D/505/9995
Level
Level 3
Credit Value
15
Guided Learning Hours
40
 
Aim
This unit is about the identification of material requirements and changes thereto, monitoring and recording the supply of materials, identifying and rectifying problems and liaising with suppliers. You will need to analyse project information and develop a purchasing plan, identifying opportunities for improvement.

You will need to prepare orders, develop monitoring systems, and evaluate and identify changes. You will need to keep records, checking for variations and identify and deal with problems.

You will need to monitor suppliers’ performance, identify problems and identify changes which will improve performance. You will need to liaise with suppliers regarding improvement of supply.


Assessment guidance and/or requirements
The following ranges apply:
Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
• Users:
- principal contractors
- sub/works/trade contractors
- direct labour organisations
- clients
- own colleagues
- facilities/asset manager
• Materials supplies:
- raw materials
- manufactured materials
- components
- systems
- prefabricated components
• Project information:
- information (including models, documents, drawings, electronic, graphical and non-graphical data files)
- labour, plant and equipment, materials
- employer's information requirements
- services
- finance including cash flow
• Supply requirements:
- specification
- price
- quantity
- availability and lead time
- delivery
- maintenance & servicing
- storage and handling facilities
- environmental issues (including sustainability)
- health and safety issues
- transportation
- deterioration and damage
- loss and theft
- after sales-service
- payment terms
- cash flow
- waste management
- off-site manufacture and assembly
Learning Outcomes 3 and 4
• Delivery position:
- time
- quantity
- quality
- location
- communications
• Problems with supply:
- specification
- price
- quantity
- availability and lead time
- delivery
- maintenance & servicing
- storage and handling facilities
- environmental issues (including sustainability)
- health and safety issues
- transportation
- deterioration and damage
- loss and theft
- after sales-service
- payment terms
- cash flow
- waste management
- off-site manufacture and assembly
• Suppliers of:
- raw materials
- manufactured materials
- components
- systems
- prefabricated components
Learning Outcomes 5 and 6
• Suppliers of:
- raw materials
- manufactured materials
- components
- systems
- prefabricated components
• Supply requirements:
- specification
- price
- quantity
- availability and lead time
- delivery
- maintenance & servicing
- storage and handling facilities
- environmental issues (including sustainability)
- health and safety issues
- transportation
- deterioration and damage
- loss and theft
- after sales-service
- payment terms
- cash flow
- waste management
- off-site manufacture and assembly
• Interested Parties:
- line managers
- contract/site management
- suppliers
This unit must be assessed in a work environment, in accordance with the ConstructionSkills‘ Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment. Please refer to the hyperlink for clarity - https://www.citb.co.uk/qualifications-standards/qualification-framework/
Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of relevant occupational expertise and knowledge, and must use a combination of assessment methods as defined in the Consolidated Assessment Strategy.
Workplace evidence of skills cannot be simulated.

Qualifications offering this unit

Reference Title Sector Level