Cskills Awards · RQF Level 2
Cskills Awards Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Construction Operations and Civil Engineering Services - Highways Maintenance (Construction)(QCF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits41
- Guided learning79 hours
- Units in this qualification16
Awarded by Cskills Awards · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
These are the units Cskills Awards 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.
Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace.Real unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Comply with all workplace health, safety and welfare legislation requirements.
- Recognise hazards associated with the workplace that have not been previously controlled and report them in accordance with organisational procedures.
- Comply with organisational policies and procedures to contribute to health, safety and welfare.
- Work responsibly to contribute to workplace health, safety and welfare whilst carrying out work in the relevant occupational area.
- Comply with and support all organisational security arrangements and approved procedures.
Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate with others to establish productive work practices.
- Follow organisational procedures to plan the sequence of work.
- Maintain relevant records in accordance with the organisational procedures.
- Maintain good working relationships when conforming to productive working practices.
Erecting and Striking Proprietary Formwork in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when erecting and striking proprietary formwork.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when erecting and striking proprietary formwork.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when erecting and striking proprietary formwork.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to erect and strike proprietary formwork.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when erecting and striking proprietary formwork.
- Complete the work within the allocated t
Establishing Work Area Protection and Safety in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when establishing work area protection and safety.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when establishing work area protection and safety.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when establishing work area protection and safety.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to establish work area protection and safety.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when establishing work area protection and safety.
- Complete the work within the
Excavating Holes and Trenches - Manual Digging in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to excavate holes and trenches by manual digging.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when excavating holes and trenches by manual digging.
- Complete the
Installing Drainage in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when installing drainage.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when installing drainage.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when installing drainage.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to install drainage.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when installing drainage.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when installing drainage.
- Comply with the given contract information to install drainage to the required spe
Laying Flexible Pavements in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when laying flexible pavements.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when laying flexible pavements.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying flexible pavements.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay flexible pavements.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying flexible pavements.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when laying flexible pavements.
- Comply with the given contract information to
Laying Kerbs and Channels in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when laying kerbs and channels.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when laying kerbs and channels.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying kerbs and channels.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay kerbs and channels.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying kerbs and channels.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when laying kerbs and channels.
- Comply with the given contract information to
Laying Modular Pavement in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when laying modular pavement.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when laying modular pavement.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when laying modular pavement.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to lay modular pavement.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when laying modular pavement.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when laying modular pavement.
- Comply with the given contract information to lay modular
Locating and Protecting Utilities Apparatus and Sub-structures in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when locating and protecting utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when locating and protecting utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when locating and protecting utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to locate and protect utilities apparatus and sub-structures.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when locat
Moving, Handling and Storing Resources in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Comply with given information when moving, handling and/or storing resources.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when moving, handling and/or storing resources.
- Maintain safe working practices when moving, handling and/or storing resources.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to move, handle and/or store occupational resources.
- Prevent the risk of damage to occupational resources and surrounding environment when moving, handling and/or storing resources.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when moving, handl
Placing and Finishing Non-specialist Concrete in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to place and finish non-specialist concrete.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when placing and finishing non-specialist concrete.
- Complete the work within
Pouring Concrete to Form Structures in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when pouring concrete to form structures.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when pouring concrete to form structures.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when pouring concrete to form structures.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to pour concrete to form structures.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when pouring concrete to form structures.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when pouring concrete to form
Reinstating Excavation and Highway Surfaces in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to reinstate excavation and highway surfaces.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when reinstating excavation and highway surfaces.
- Complete the work within the all
Segregating the Area for Highways Works in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when segregating the area for highways works.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance when segregating the area for highways works.
- Maintain safe and healthy working practices when segregating the area for highways works.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources for the methods of work to segregate the area for highways works.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when segregating the area for highways works.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when seg
Setting Out Secondary Dimensional Work Control in the WorkplaceReal unit · Cskills Awards
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret the given information relating to setting out dimensional control of the work.
- Comply with relevant legislation and official guidance to set out dimensional control of the work.
- Maintain safe working practices when setting out dimensional control of the work.
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources to set out dimensional control of the work.
- Minimise the risk of damage to the work and surrounding area when setting out dimensional control of the work.
- Complete the work within the allocated time when setting out dimensional control of the work.
- Comply wi
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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.
- Erect and Strike Proprietary Formwork
- Locate and identify utilities Legacy
- Segregate the area for highways works
Where this can lead
Compliance, Quality, Health & Safety Specialist
Your journey here as a CQHS Specialist is just the beginning. We're committed to providing the opportunities and support for you to build a truly impactful and rewarding career, whether you aim for leadership, deep technical specialisation, or even a move into a different sector. It's about building a legacy of safety and quality.
See the whole journey →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 work in any of these jobs
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Cskills Awards Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Construction Operations and Civil Engineering Services - Highways Maintenance (Construction)(QCF)
16 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Cskills Awards.
- Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace.
- Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace
- Erecting and Striking Proprietary Formwork in the Workplace
- Establishing Work Area Protection and Safety in the Workplace
- Excavating Holes and Trenches - Manual Digging in the Workplace
- Installing Drainage in the Workplace
and 10 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.
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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