Pearson Education Ltd · Level 5
EDEXCEL Level 5 NVQ in Construction Project Management
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelLevel 5
- Total credits15
- Guided learning98 hours
- Units in this qualification17
Awarded by Pearson Education Ltd · on the Ofqual register
What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
This NVQ assesses competence in construction project management. Individuals will develop skills in areas such as securing statutory consents, managing tenders, and controlling project costs. It is intended for construction professionals in project management roles.
These are the units Pearson Education Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Advise on and co-ordinate project design developmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand fundamental project design principles and their application in construction projects
- Advise clients and stakeholders on project design options, considering feasibility and cost-effectiveness
- Co-ordinate the development of project designs, ensuring collaboration between different disciplines
- Know relevant regulations, codes of practice, and industry standards applicable to project design
- Manage communication with stakeholders throughout the project design process, addressing concerns and providing updates
Advise on and secure statutory consentsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the statutory consent requirements relevant to specific projects or activities
- Know the relevant legislation, regulations, and guidance relating to statutory consents
- Advise clients or stakeholders on the processes involved in obtaining statutory consents
- Secure the necessary statutory consents in a timely and efficient manner
Advise on problems and solutionsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand a range of problem-solving techniques and methodologies
- Analyse problems to identify root causes and contributing factors
- Advise on potential solutions, considering their feasibility and impact
- Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented solutions in resolving identified problems
- Communicate advice clearly and concisely to relevant stakeholders
Agree procurement and contract proceduresReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different procurement procedures and their implications for project delivery
- Understand contract procedures and the legal obligations of all parties involved
- Agree procurement procedures that are fair, transparent, and compliant with relevant regulations
- Agree contract procedures that protect the interests of all parties and minimise risk
- Know relevant legal requirements relating to procurement and contract law
Assess and manage project risksReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental processes involved in project risk management.
- Identify potential risks that may affect a project's success.
- Assess the potential impact of identified risks on project objectives and outcomes.
- Develop effective risk mitigation strategies to minimise the impact of potential risks.
- Monitor and control project risks throughout the project lifecycle.
Chair and Participate in MeetingsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and objectives of different types of meetings commonly used in a professional context.
- Prepare effectively for meetings, including setting agendas and distributing relevant materials.
- Chair meetings effectively, guiding discussions and ensuring productive outcomes.
- Participate constructively in meetings, contributing ideas and supporting collaborative decision-making.
- Manage meeting administration, including recording minutes and following up on action items.
Co-ordinate project handover and evaluationReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the established procedures for project handover to ensure a smooth transition.
- Co-ordinate project handover activities, ensuring all necessary documentation and resources are transferred.
- Gather feedback from stakeholders on project outcomes to assess overall satisfaction.
- Evaluate project success against pre-defined objectives and key performance indicators.
- Document lessons learned from the project to inform future projects and improve organisational practices.
Control project cost, quality and progressReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand various project cost control methods and techniques
- Understand quality assurance processes and standards relevant to project delivery
- Understand project progress monitoring techniques and reporting mechanisms
- Control project costs by implementing effective budgeting and cost management strategies
- Maintain project quality by adhering to established quality assurance procedures
- Monitor project progress against agreed timelines and milestones, taking corrective action as necessary
Develop self and othersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the core principles of personal development and continuous improvement.
- Identify own development needs through self-assessment and feedback.
- Create a personal development plan with specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
- Support the development of others through coaching, mentoring, and providing opportunities for growth.
- Understand different learning styles and how to adapt development approaches to suit individual needs.
- Provide constructive feedback to others to support their development and improve performance.
Enhance working relationshipsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining effective working relationships in a professional environment
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders
- Enhance working relationships through proactive communication and collaboration
- Understand conflict resolution techniques and their application in resolving workplace disputes
Establish and monitor project teamsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand team dynamics and the factors that contribute to effective team performance
- Establish project teams with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures
- Monitor project team performance against agreed objectives and timelines
- Delegate tasks effectively, considering individual skills and workload
- Understand conflict management strategies and their application in resolving team disputes
Establish criteria for project briefsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and function of project briefs in defining project scope and objectives
- Establish clear and measurable criteria for project briefs, ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations
- Define project objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)
- Understand stakeholder requirements and how to incorporate them into project briefs
Evaluate and advise on development factors and potential design solutionsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the various development factors that influence design solutions
- Evaluate potential design solutions based on feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability
- Advise on design solutions, considering client needs, regulatory requirements, and best practices
- Know relevant regulations and standards pertaining to building design and construction
Implement tenders and conclude contractsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the tendering process, including pre-qualification, submission, and evaluation stages
- Evaluate tenders against pre-defined criteria, considering factors such as cost, quality, and experience
- Implement tenders in accordance with organisational policies and legal requirements
- Conclude contracts, ensuring that all terms and conditions are clearly defined and agreed upon
- Understand the fundamental principles of contract law and their application to tendering and contracting processes
Manage project briefsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and importance of project briefs in defining project scope and objectives.
- Develop clear and concise project briefs that accurately reflect project requirements.
- Manage the approval process for project briefs, ensuring all stakeholders are in agreement.
- Communicate project brief requirements effectively to all relevant stakeholders.
- Understand the importance of a well-defined project brief in ensuring project success and minimising potential issues.
Manage the Performance of Teams and IndividualsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand principles of performance management and their application in a team environment
- Know methods for setting performance objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)
- Monitor team and individual performance against agreed objectives and standards
- Provide feedback and coaching to team members to support their performance and development
- Address performance issues promptly and effectively, following established procedures
- Understand legal and ethical considerations related to performance management, including fairness and equality
Select Personnel for ActivitiesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand personnel selection processes, including recruitment, interviewing, and assessment techniques
- Identify personnel requirements for specific activities, including skills, experience, and qualifications
- Evaluate candidate suitability based on their qualifications, experience, and performance in interviews and assessments
- Make personnel selection decisions based on objective criteria and organisational needs
- Understand relevant legislation and regulations relating to personnel selection, including equal opportunities and data protection
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
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Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
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Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
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Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
- Advise on the selection and modification of a design proposal
- Assess and advise on regulatory factors affecting potential developments
- Assess, plan and control capital costs for development
- Determine project scope
- Establish and monitor the project requirements of the project management team
- Evaluate and advise on environmental technology system designs
- Identify, analyse and plan responses to project risks
- Improve own knowledge and skills in building products leadership
Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your own work
Learners will gain knowledge of project design principles and their application in construction projects. They will advise on design options, co-ordinate development activities, ensure compliance with regulations, and manage stakeholder communication.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for EDEXCEL Level 5 NVQ in Construction Project Management
17 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Advise on and co-ordinate project design development
- Advise on and secure statutory consents
- Advise on problems and solutions
- Agree procurement and contract procedures
- Assess and manage project risks
- Chair and Participate in Meetings
and 11 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
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