Street Works - Operatives Awards

This course teaches the skills operatives need to carry out work to the standards of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 - the legal framework for street works.

Our Street Works qualifications meet the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSW) which requires work involving the installation, renewal, maintenance and inspection of underground apparatus in the highway to be under the control of competent persons who are in possession of a valid Street Works card.

Deliver this course

Complete our simple form to Become an Approved NOCN SiteRight Centre. Alternatively, if you an existing NOCN Centre you can register for Street Works via Horizon or call our Business Development Team on 0300 999 1177.

Please download the unit specification for the Operatives Awards below or via vLearn.

Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with a Cold-lay Bituminous Surface

• Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus
• Signing, Lighting and Guarding
• Excavation in the Road/Highway
• Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials
• Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-Bituminous Materials
• Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials

Excavation in the Road/Highway

• Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus
• Signing, Lighting and Guarding
• Excavation in the Road/Highway

Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs

• Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus
• Signing, Lighting and Guarding
• Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs

Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Hot-lay and Cold-lay Bituminous Materials

• Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus
• Signing, Lighting and Guarding
• Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials
• Reinstatement in Hot-lay Bituminous Materials

Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - SCQF Level

• Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus
• Signing, Lighting and Guarding
• Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways

Certificate in Signing, Lighting and Guarding

• Signing, Lighting and Guarding