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Preparing and Operating Specialist Tunnelling Plant to Form Tunnels in the Workplace

Reference
Y/506/6587
Level
Level 2
Credit Value
74
Guided Learning Hours
247
 
Aim
The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in operating plant or machinery to construct or form in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry


Assessment guidance and/or requirements
This unit must be assessed in a work environment, in accordance with the ConstructionSkills Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment.
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.
This unit must be assessed against ONE of the endorsements in EACH of the TWO groups:
Group 1 (ONE Required):
- Construction plant or machines
- Formation plant or machines
- Receiving plant or machine
-Transporting plant or machines
AND
Group 2 (ONE Required)
- Unshielded rock tunnel boring machine
- Shielded rock tunnel boring machine
- Shield mounted hydraulic excavating arm
- Road header above 50te
- Road header below 50te
- Road header bucket below 50te
- Pre vault method
- Drill rig (rail, gantry or truck mounted)
- Excavator
- Sprayed concrete plant and equipment
- Remote and/or pedestrian control operation.