Qualifications Scotland · RQF Level 3
SQA Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits115
- Guided learning205.5 hours
- Units in this qualification14
Awarded by Qualifications Scotland · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
These are the units Qualifications Scotland 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.
Carry Out Detailed Inspections and Examinations on Plant and Equipment to Establish Operational Serviceability in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when inspecting and examining plant and equipment for operational serviceability.
- Carry out preparation activities to inspect and examine plant and equipment for operational serviceability.
- Inspect and examine a range of plant or equipment in the workplace or on site to establish operational serviceability.
- Establish defects or variations to given specifications and take appropriate corrective actions.
- Deal with problems promptly and effectively and report those that cannot be solved.
Carrying out Familiarisation or Handover Activities to Users of Plant and Equipment in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when carrying out familiarisation/handover activities.
- Establish the relevant operating and using procedures on plant or equipment relevant to the occupational area.
- Familiarise users with the operating and safe use of a range of plant or equipment relevant to the occupational area.
- Record successful completion of the familiarisation process and handover the use of plant or equipment to others.
- Deal with problems promptly and effectively and report those that cannot be solved.
Conducting Tests and Analysing Results on Plant and Equipment Following Repairs in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when testing plant and equipment.
- Carry out preparation activities to test plant and equipment.
- Undertake a range of tests on a range of plant and equipment relevant to the occupational area, in the workplace.
- Collect and collate data taken from a range of tests.
- Investigate results taken from tests against relevant specifications.
Configuring Plant or Equipment for Operational Activities in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when configuring plant or equipment.
- Carry out preparation activities to configure plant or equipment.
- Configure or re-configure a range of plant or equipment relevant to the occupational area, in the workplace
- Carry out functional checks to ensure the configured plant or equipment operates to specification.
- Deal with problems promptly and effectively and report those that cannot be solved.
Contributing to the Co-ordination of Plant Maintenance Activities in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Plan plant maintenance work activities in accordance with given instructions.
- Co-ordinate given plant maintenance work activities under the guidance of others according to the level of responsibility.
- Communicate plant maintenance work activities to relevant people.
- Understand effective work relationship issues when maintaining plant.
Controlling the Use of Allocated Resources for Plant Maintenance and Repair Activities in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when controlling and dealing with resources
- Ensure that sufficient resources are available for the relevant tasks
- Control and communicate about the use of resources whilst taking changes to planned use into account.
Diagnosing and Determining the Cause of Faults and Problems on Plant and Equipment in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when diagnosing and determining faults and problems in plant and equipment.
- Carry out preparation activities to diagnose plant and equipment and determine faults and problems in plant and equipment.
- Undertake a range of fault diagnostic tests on a range of plant and equipment relevant to the occupational area, in the workplace.
- Investigate the results taken from diagnostic tests on plant and equipment against relevant specifications.
- Determine actions required from diagnostic test results on plant and equipment and communicate to appropriate people.
Installing Plant or Equipment for Operational Activities in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when installing plant or equipment for operational purposes.
- Carry out preparation activities on the area and relevant plant or equipment prior to carrying out installation activities.
- Install a range of types of plant or equipment in the workplace relevant to the occupational area.
- Undertake necessary checks to ensure the installed plant or equipment meets the required specifications.
- Deal with problems promptly and effectively and report those that cannot be solved.
Moving Plant Related Loads by Manual Lifting and Using Manually Operated Load Handling Equipment in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely and at all times when moving plant related loads manually and using load handling equipment.
- Identify the characteristics on a range of loads relevant to the occupational area.
- Prepare loads, the working area and load handling equipment for load movement.
- Move a variety of plant related loads to various destinations in the workplace by manual handling and using load handling equipment.
- Place and leave loads safely at the required destination.
- Deal with problems promptly and effectively and report those that cannot be solved.
Producing or Modifying One-off Components for use with Plant or Equipment in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely and at all times when producing or modifying one-off components.
- Interpret specifications when producing or modifying one-off components for use with plant or equipment.
- Prepare to carry out fabrication activities to produce or modify one-off components.
- Carry out manufacturing or fabrication operations in the workplace to produce or modify a range of one-off components to use on plant or equipment.
- Deal with problems promptly and effectively and report those that cannot be solved.
Providing Technical Information and Advice to Users of Plant and Equipment in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when providing technical information and advice.
- Establish the technical information and support required on plant or equipment relevant to the occupational area.
- Communicate technical information on the use of a range of plant relevant to the occupational area with given timescales.
- Provide support to users of plant and equipment to maintain operational requirements.
- Document information on information and support provided in accordance with organisational requirements.
- Deal with problems promptly and effectively.
Repairing Plant and Equipment by Soldering and Welding Ferrous and Non-ferrous Materials in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when soldering and welding plant or equipment ferrous and non-ferrous components or parts.
- Carry out soldering and welding preparation activities on materials and thermal joining equipment.
- Join ferrous and non ferrous materials by welding and soldering in the workplace on a range of plant or equipment components or parts using thermal joining equipment.
- Carry out shut down and cleaning procedures following welding and soldering joining activities.
- Deal with problems promptly and effectively and report those that cannot be solved.
Repairing and/or Overhauling Plant or Equipment to Return to Operational Use in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when repairing/overhauling plant and equipment.
- Follow the relevant specifications to allow the assessment, repair and/or overhaul of plant or equipment components.
- Identify wear and/or damage to a range of plant or equipment relevant to the occupational area.
- Determine and communicate repair and/or overhaul work requirements to enable the plant or equipment to meet operational requirements.
- Carry out preparation procedures for the repairing and/or overhauling of plant or equipment components.
- Undertake repairing and/or overhauling activities on a range of compone
Servicing, Maintaining and Adjusting Components on Plant and Equipment in the WorkplaceReal unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely at all times when servicing, maintaining and adjusting plant and equipment.
- Follow the relevant maintenance and servicing schedules to carry out the required work.
- Service and maintain a range of plant and equipment relevant to the occupational area in both operational and non-operational situations.
- Adjust components on a range of plant and equipment relevant to the occupational area to ensure operational condition.
- Comply with the procedures for non-planned occurrences when servicing and maintaining plant and equipment.
- Comply with organisational servicing and maintenance re
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- Co-ordinate Plant Maintenance Work Activities
- Control allocated resource to achieve requirements in diverse situations
- Determine and advise on the viability of repair or replacement for returning plant or machinery to service
- Determine and complete service to maintain plant or machinery
- Diagnose and determine the causes of faults in electrical plant and equipment
- Diagnose and determine the causes of faults in mechanical plant and equipment
- Diagnose and rectify faults in complex oil-fired systems and equipment
- Movement of loads in the electricity power utilities environment
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.
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Applied to your own work
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Built for SQA Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF)
14 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Qualifications Scotland.
- Carry Out Detailed Inspections and Examinations on Plant and Equipment to Establish Operational Serviceability in the Workplace
- Carrying out Familiarisation or Handover Activities to Users of Plant and Equipment in the Workplace
- Conducting Tests and Analysing Results on Plant and Equipment Following Repairs in the Workplace
- Configuring Plant or Equipment for Operational Activities in the Workplace
- Contributing to the Co-ordination of Plant Maintenance Activities in the Workplace
- Controlling the Use of Allocated Resources for Plant Maintenance and Repair Activities in the Workplace
and 8 more in the full unit list below.
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- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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Why the companion is worth £70 a month
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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.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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