GQA Qualifications Limited · RQF Level 6

GQA Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management (Construction)

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LevelRQF Level 6
Total credits221
Guided learning667 hours
Units in this qualification30

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This occupational qualification is intended for construction site managers. It covers the skills and knowledge required to manage construction projects, including planning, organising, and controlling resources. Learners will develop competence in areas such as demolition activities, highways maintenance, and supply chain management.

These are the units GQA Qualifications Limited 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.

Allocating work and monitoring people’s performance in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

This unit equips learners to allocate work to team members by confirming programmes and schedules, identifying priorities, and planning work execution. You'll consider team members' skills and experience, monitor performance against quality standards, and provide constructive feedback to support development.

What you'll be able to do

Confirm the programmes and schedules, identify priorities and critical activities, and plan how the work will be undertaken.
Allocate work to team members, taking into account their skills, knowledge, and experience.
Check the validity of team member’s documentation.
Brief team members on the quality standards and outcomes expected.
Monitor both the progress and quality of the work.
Provide prompt and constructive feedback to team members.
Motivate team members to complete the work they have been allocated and provide additional support.
Identify unacceptable or poor performance, discuss the cause(s), and agree ways of improving performance with team members.
Recognise exceptional performance by individuals and/or by the team and advise stakeholders.

Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

It teaches you to contribute to identifying a work team by considering factors affecting personnel and service requirements. You'll evaluate the quality and reliability of potential team members or services, negotiate proposals, and agree on effective team composition to support project needs.

What you'll be able to do

Identify any significant factors which will affect the number, type, and availability of people and services for a work team.
Evaluate and record the quality and reliability of people or services, and notify relevant stakeholders.
Negotiate and agree proposals which are likely to produce an effective team membership.
Follow rules and organisational procedures for obtaining people and services.

Controlling project progress against agreed programmes in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll develop and implement systems to monitor and record project progress against agreed programmes. The unit includes collecting and summarising progress information, identifying resource inadequacies, recommending alternatives, and quantifying deviations to support effective project control.

What you'll be able to do

Develop and implement systems to monitor and record the progress of the project against the agreed programme(s).
Collect progress information regularly and summarise it for stakeholders.
Identify inadequate or inappropriate resources, recommend alternative resources and inform stakeholders.
Identify and quantify any identified or predicted deviations from planned progress which have occurred, or which may occur, that could disrupt the programme.
Investigate the circumstances of any deviations thoroughly and agree and implement appropriate corrective actions.
Recommend options to stakeholders that allow the programme to be maintained.
Inform stakeholders about changes to the operational programme.
Suggest and implement the decisions and actions that need to be taken to maintain progress.
Identify and record improvements to the programme from feedback received and inform stakeholders.

Controlling project progress against agreed quality standards in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

It teaches you to control project progress against agreed quality standards by identifying and interpreting standards, specifying roles and responsibilities, and establishing inspection and control systems. You'll ensure quality standards are implemented and maintained throughout project execution.

What you'll be able to do

Identify and interpret quality standards from available information and ensure their implementation before work commences.
Specify clearly and unambiguously the roles and responsibilities related to maintaining quality standards and allocate them to appropriate individuals.
Establish systems to inspect and control the quality of the work being undertaken.
Regularly check that inspections are carried out effectively to ensure that the work consistently conforms to the specified quality standards.
Identify and record any work which fails to meet the requirements and specified quality standards, and implement appropriate corrective action.
Inform stakeholders about any variations observed in quality standards and recommend solutions and actions they need to take to address them.
Identify any conflicts between different quality standards and refer them to relevant stakeholders for resolution.
Identify potential improvements based on feedback received, and record and recommend them to relevant stakeholders for consideration.

Controlling project quantities and costs in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll implement and manage systems for controlling project quantities and costs, providing early warnings of potential overruns. The unit covers regular collection, accurate recording, and timely dissemination of quantity and cost data to stakeholders to support informed decision-making within project environments.

What you'll be able to do

Implement quantity and cost control systems which can provide early warning of potential problems.
Ensure that quantity and cost data is regularly collected, recorded and passed on to the responsible stakeholders in a timely manner, allowing them to effectively utilise the information.
Ensure that work values, quantities and cost data are accurately prepared.
Ensure that accurate quantities and cost data are prepared and presented in a format which facilitates informed decision-making by the responsible stakeholders.
Ensure that variations and trends in quantities and cost data are identified, specified, quantified, costed and recorded accurately.
Ensure that any variations are thoroughly investigated, agreed upon, and meticulously recorded.
Identify opportunities for cost efficiencies and recommend them to relevant stakeholders.

Developing and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the WorkplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll develop and maintain positive occupational working relationships by promoting goodwill and trust. They will communicate work activities appropriately, offer advice, and encourage questions to support collabouration within the workplace.

What you'll be able to do

Develop working relationships to promote goodwill and trust within the workplace.
Maintain working relationships to promote goodwill and trust within the workplace.
Encourage working relationships to promote goodwill and trust within the workplace.
Inform relevant people about work activities in an appropriate level of detail.
Inform relevant people about work activities with the appropriate level of urgency.
Offer advice to relevant people about work activities.
Offer help to relevant people about work activities.
Encourage questions and requests for clarification regarding work activities.
Encourage comments regarding work activities.
Clarify proposals with relevant people.
Discuss alternative suggestions with relevant people.
Resolve differences of opinion in ways that minimise offence.
Resolve differences of opinion in ways that maintain goodwill.
Resolve differences of opinion in ways that maintain trust.
Resolve differences of opinion in ways that maintain respect.

Enabling learning opportunities in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll learn to enable learning opportunities in the workplace by promoting the benefits of learning, providing constructive feedback, and collabourating with teams to identify and prioritise learning needs. The unit includes planning development activities and supporting team members in undertaking learning.

What you'll be able to do

Promote the benefits of accessing learning by providing regular positive and constructive feedback on work performance.
Collaborate with the team to identify and prioritise learning needs, and identify and obtain information on a range of possible learning activities.
Discuss and plan development needs with team members.
Support team members in undertaking learning activities by making efforts to overcome barriers to learning.
Communicate the outcomes of learning activities undertaken with team members to ensure desired outcomes have been achieved and organisational standards have been maintained.
Update development plans with team members and ensure records of the plan are kept updated.

Ensuring that work activities and resources meet project work requirements in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

This unit covers identifying major project activities and resource needs, preparing draft work programmes and schedules. You'll evaluate alternative methods and resources to select optimal solutions that fulfil project work requirements.

What you'll be able to do

Identify major activities from the information available.
Determine the resources needed from the information available.
Prepare draft work programmes.
Prepare draft schedules.
Evaluate alternative methods in order to select the best solution to meet project requirements.
Evaluate alternative resources in order to select the best solution to meet project requirements.
Evaluate alternative systems in order to select the best solution to meet project requirements.
Obtain clarification where the resources needed are not available.
Obtain advice where the resources needed are not available.
Analyse the activities against project requirements.
Analyse the activities against the requirements of external factors.
Determine how long each activity will take.
Identify activities which influence each other.
Sequence activities logically and realistically so that they make the best use of the resources available.
Ensure the production of detailed programmes of planned activities are consistent with the complexity of the project.
Ensure the production of detailed schedules of planned activities are consistent with the complexity of the project.
Develop a system to monitor the works programmes.
Develop a system to monitor the schedules.
Use the results to improve production.
Use the results to improve planning.
Identify alterations to the works programmes to ensure they will meet changed circumstances.
Identify alterations to the schedules to ensure they will meet changed circumstances.

Establishing dimensional control criteria in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll obtain, establish, and record dimensional control information to ensure accuracy and currency for construction projects. The unit includes identifying and notifying variations promptly and implementing monitoring systems to maintain dimensional control throughout the project lifecycle.

What you'll be able to do

Obtain pre-construction information, specifically in relation to dimensional control, ensuring that it is up to date and accurate.
Establish and record the relevant dimensional control information for the project.
Ensure that any variations in dimensional control are promptly identified, accurately recorded, and notified to relevant stakeholders.
Ensure the implementation of a dimensional control monitoring system, which effectively ensures dimensional controls are consistently maintained.
Ensure that all measuring and recording equipment is properly maintained to meet the specified accuracy criteria.

Establishing, controlling and monitoring environmental factors and sustainability in the workplace.Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

It teaches you to establish, control, and monitor environmental factors and sustainability in the workplace. You'll identify environmental management considerations, develop sustainable work methods, promote environmental awareness, examine relevant policies, and delegate responsibilities to support sustainability.

What you'll be able to do

Identify the environmental management considerations.
Establish methods of work that will support sustainability by examining project data.
Promote a culture of environmental awareness and support for sustainability in the workforce.
Examine and record the policies adopted for environmental management and sustainability.
Delegate and record assigned duties for environmental management and monitoring of sustainable work methods.
Assess the significance of environmental factors as they affect the project and take appropriate action.
Monitor project work against sustainability requirements and take appropriate action to ensure progress.
Record good practice in environmental management and sustainable methods of work and make recommendations to people responsible.

Establishing, implementing and maintaining organisational systems for managing health, safety, welfare and wellbeing in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll establish, implement, and maintain organisational systems for managing health, safety, welfare, and wellbeing in the workplace. The unit includes fostering a positive safety culture, delegating responsibilities, ensuring effective site inductions, and maintaining hazard warnings and compliance with organisational requirements.

What you'll be able to do

Establish a culture of health, safety, welfare and wellbeing on site, and identify and implement improvements
Delegate health, safety, welfare and wellbeing responsibilities which comply with current organisational requirements and ensure site inductions consistently inform people of those responsibilities
Ensure accurate and appropriate notices and hazard warnings, that conform to current organisational requirements, are maintained and observed
Ensure health, safety and welfare equipment and resources are available and sufficient to meet current organisational requirements
Implement systems which meet current organisational requirements to identify hazards, reduce risks and maintain the health, safety, welfare and wellbeing of people
Ensure hazards are assessed to identify the residual risks, apply the principles of prevention and provide information to the appropriate people
Monitor health, safety, welfare and wellbeing systems regularly for compliance with current organisational requirements

Evaluating and confirming work methods in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

This unit equips learners to evaluate project data and identify suitable work methods that optimise resource use and meet project and organisational requirements. You'll obtain additional information when necessary and select methods based on technical, environmental, and project criteria to ensure effective work practices.

What you'll be able to do

Evaluate project or operational data in order to identify work methods
Obtain additional information from other sources in cases where the available project data is insufficient
Identify work methods which will make the best use of resources and materials and meets project and current organisational requirements
Evaluate identified work methods against technical, environmental and project criteria and select appropriate methods
Ensure method statements and risk assessments are current, accurate, agreed and acceptable to all stakeholders
Recommend and promote the selected work method for the project

Evaluating feedback and making recommendations in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

This unit covers the implementation of systems for collecting workplace feedback, ensuring it is obtained, investigated, recorded, and analysed. You'll evaluate feedback to recommend improvements, justify these to stakeholders, and promote the adoption of recommendations.

What you'll be able to do

Implement systems for the collection of feedback.
Ensure feedback is obtained, investigated, recorded and analysed.
Recommend improvements by evaluating feedback received and justify the recommendations to stakeholders.
Summarise recommendations from feedback analysis and promote them for adoption and use.
Evaluate feedback systems to ensure that recommendations have been implemented.

Identifying and maintaining communication systems and organisational procedures in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll identify organisational and communication needs for projects and establish compatible communication systems aligned with clients, supply chains, and stakeholders. The unit covers producing accurate project information, issuing it appropriately, and implementing inclusive communication methods to support effective collabouration.

What you'll be able to do

Identify the organisational and communication needs for the project.
Establish and maintain systems which are compatible with those used by the client, customer or their representative, the supply chain and other stakeholders.
Ensure project information is produced, accurate and issued to relevant stakeholders.
Implement inclusive methods of communication for reporting and retrieving information between the project team, organisations and stakeholders.
Monitor communication systems and organisational procedures for effectiveness.
Identify and investigate breakdowns, conflicts or opportunities for improvement and take action to restore effective communication and organisation.
Implement and record any action taken to improve or restore effective communication systems and organisational procedures.
Prepare for and manage meetings with colleagues and stakeholders.
Ensure post meeting activities are carried out.

Identifying, allocating and planning the deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll identify, allocate, and plan the deployment of plant, equipment, or machinery to meet project requirements. They will assess specifications for compliance with legislation and ensure competent operation, maintenance, and setup of selected resources.

What you'll be able to do

Ensure that the specification of the selected plant meets the needs of the project before deployment.
Ensure that the specification of the selected equipment meets the needs of the project before deployment.
Ensure that the specification of the selected machinery meets the needs of the project before deployment.
Confirm that the plant to be deployed complies with current legislation.
Confirm that the equipment to be deployed complies with current legislation.
Confirm that the machinery to be deployed complies with current legislation.
Confirm that the plant will be set up by competent people.
Confirm that the equipment will be set up by competent people.
Confirm that the machinery will be set up by competent people.
Confirm that the plant will be operated by competent people.
Confirm that the equipment will be operated by competent people.
Confirm that the machinery will be operated by competent people.
Confirm that the plant will be maintained by competent people.
Confirm that the equipment will be maintained by competent people.
Confirm that the machinery will be maintained by competent people.
Implement a system to update the deployment and allocation of plant as the project progresses, or changes occur.
Implement a system to update the deployment and allocation of equipment as the project progresses, or changes occur.
Implement a system to update the deployment and allocation of machinery as the project progresses, or changes occur.
Implement a system to update the deployment and allocation of operators as the project progresses, or changes occur.
Identify hazards arising from the use of plant.
Identify hazards arising from the use of equipment.
Identify hazards arising from the use of machinery.
Assess risks arising from the use of plant.
Assess risks arising from the use of equipment.
Assess risks arising from the use of machinery.
Mitigate risks arising from the use of plant.
Mitigate risks arising from the use of equipment.
Mitigate risks arising from the use of machinery.
Implement measures that protect people when using plant, equipment or machinery.
Implement measures that protect the environment when using plant, equipment or machinery.
Ensure that plant operations are planned.
Ensure that equipment operations are planned.
Ensure that machinery operations are planned.
Ensure that plant operations are appropriately supervised.
Ensure that equipment operations are appropriately supervised.
Ensure that machinery operations are appropriately supervised.
Ensure that plant operations are conducted in accordance with current legislation.
Ensure that equipment operations are conducted in accordance with current legislation.
Ensure that machinery operations are conducted in accordance with current legislation.
Ensure the suitable storage of plant has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Ensure the suitable storage of equipment has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Ensure the suitable storage of machinery has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Ensure the servicing of plant has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Ensure the servicing of equipment has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Ensure the servicing of machinery has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Ensure the maintenance of plant has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Ensure the maintenance of equipment has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Ensure the maintenance of machinery has been arranged to meet organisational requirements.
Identify the competency requirements for supervisors of plant, equipment or machinery.
Identify the competency requirements for operators of plant, equipment or machinery.
Identify the competency requirements for users of plant, equipment or machinery.
Record the competency requirements for supervisors of plant, equipment or machinery.
Record the competency requirements for operators of plant, equipment or machinery.
Record the competency requirements for users of plant, equipment or machinery.
Promote opportunities to suggest improvements in plant operations.
Promote opportunities to suggest improvements in equipment operations.
Promote opportunities to suggest improvements in machinery operations.
Record opportunities to suggest improvements in plant operations.
Record opportunities to suggest improvements in equipment operations.
Record opportunities to suggest improvements in machinery operations.
Ensure that plant which is no longer needed is returned or removed.
Ensure that equipment which is no longer needed is returned or removed.
Ensure that machinery which is no longer needed is returned or removed.
Ensure records are maintained for plant which is no longer needed.
Ensure records are maintained for equipment which is no longer needed.
Ensure records are maintained for machinery which is no longer needed.

Managing installation, commissioning and handover of retrofit works in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

This unit focuses on managing the installation, commissioning, and handover of retrofit works. You'll apply organisational requirements to protect all stakeholders and oversee effective working practices throughout the retrofit process.

What you'll be able to do

Observe organisational requirements for the protection of the workforce.
Observe organisational requirements for the protection of sub-contractors.
Observe organisational requirements for the protection of suppliers.
Observe organisational requirements for the protection of consultants.
Observe organisational requirements for the protection of occupants.
Observe organisational requirements for the protection of visitors.
Observe organisational requirements for the protection of the general public.
Observe organisational requirements for the protection of the environment.
Apply organisational requirements for the protection of the workforce.
Apply organisational requirements for the protection of sub-contractors.
Apply organisational requirements for the protection of suppliers.
Apply organisational requirements for the protection of consultants.
Apply organisational requirements for the protection of occupants.
Apply organisational requirements for the protection of visitors.
Apply organisational requirements for the protection of the general public.
Apply organisational requirements for the protection of the environment.
Manage the implementation of the retrofit plan ensuring effective working practices for a given occupational area.
Manage the implementation of the retrofit plan ensuring efficient working practices for a given occupational area.
Review works progress against the project programme.
Record works progress against the project programme.
Recognise defects in installation.
Report defects in installation.
Record that ventilation is not compromised.
Report that ventilation is not compromised.
Record that ventilation complies with all relevant standards.
Report that ventilation complies with all relevant standards.
Check that the retrofit works conform to quality.
Check that the retrofit works conform to standards.
Check that the retrofit works conform to compliance with the retrofit design.
Record that the retrofit works conform to quality.
Record that the retrofit works conform to standards.
Record that the retrofit works conform to compliance with the retrofit design.
Recommend corrective actions when required.
Record corrective actions when required.
Implement corrective actions when required.
Manage the scheduling of inspection for retrofit works.
Manage the scheduling of testing for retrofit works.
Manage the scheduling of commissioning for retrofit works.
Manage the coordination of inspection for retrofit works.
Manage the coordination of testing for retrofit works.
Manage the coordination of commissioning for retrofit works.
Recommend any required corrective actions for retrofit works.
Record any required corrective actions for retrofit works.
Implement any required corrective actions for retrofit works.
Manage the project handover on completion of retrofit works.

Managing the installation, maintenance, monitoring and removal of temporary works in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

It teaches you to supervise the installation, maintenance, monitoring, and removal of temporary works. You'll interpret relevant information, ensure safety compliance with legislation and guidance, and identify risks to protect the workforce and public.

What you'll be able to do

Interpret information when supervising the installation, maintenance and removal of temporary works.
Confirm the relevance of information when supervising the installation, maintenance and removal of temporary works.
Ensure the protection and safety of the workforce by observing current legislation.
Ensure the protection and safety of the workforce by observing official guidance.
Ensure the protection and safety of the general public by observing current legislation.
Ensure the protection and safety of the general public by observing official guidance.
Ensure the protection and safety of visitors by observing current legislation.
Ensure the protection and safety of visitors by observing official guidance.
Ensure the protection and safety of the environment by observing current legislation.
Ensure the protection and safety of the environment by observing official guidance.
Identify resources for temporary works.
Assess resources for temporary works.
Maintain resources for temporary works.
Confirm that all materials are correct prior to installation.
Confirm that all equipment is correct prior to installation.
Confirm that all tooling is correct prior to installation.
Manage the installation of temporary works in accordance with the programme of works.
Manage the installation of temporary works to meet organisational procedures.
Manage the installation of temporary works to meet stakeholder procedures.
Keep accurate records of work progress during the installation of temporary works.
Maintain safe working methods during the installation of temporary works.
Maintain safe working practices during the installation of temporary works.
Handover the temporary works in accordance with the organisational procedures.
Manage the removal of the temporary works in accordance with the programme of works.

Managing the project handover in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll manage the project handover process by confirming requirements, consulting stakeholders, and developing a handover programme. They will verify completion status, conduct inspections and tests, and arrange satisfactory project closure.

What you'll be able to do

Confirm project requirements
Consult with stakeholders
Develop a handover programme
Agree a handover programme
Record a handover programme
Check that project requirements have been met
Record outstanding work
Agree a satisfactory completion
Arrange a satisfactory completion
Record a satisfactory completion
Carry out handover inspections, relevant tests and commissioning activities ensuring they are recorded and certificated
Record stakeholder concerns during inspection
Agree any required actions
Record any required actions
Ensure that stakeholders’ respective responsibilities are recorded, accepted and adopted on handover
Assemble relevant documentation in accordance with the project
Record relevant documentation in accordance with the project
Hand over relevant documentation in accordance with the project

Managing your personal development in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll manage their personal development by defining aims and objectives, identifying support sources and recognised standards, and analysing current knowledge and performance. The unit includes developing a competence profile, identifying development needs, and preparing a personal development plan to support ongoing growth.

What you'll be able to do

Define your aims and objectives for undertaking personal development.
Contact sources of support and guidance to identify recognised standards for you to manage your personal development.
Analyse the current level of your knowledge and performance.
Develop a profile of your competence and personal development needs.
Prepare a development plan for achieving identified development needs.
Undertake development activities aimed at achieving identified development needs, reviewing the effectiveness of the activities.
Obtain, accept and record feedback from people who can judge your performance.
Review the cycle of personal development aims and objectives to revise and update aims and objectives to suit changing circumstances.

Monitoring project activities in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

It teaches you to monitor project activities by providing adequate notice to stakeholders, agreeing work programmes, and recording information requirements. You'll communicate effectively to integrate operations and manage project progress.

What you'll be able to do

Give adequate notice to all stakeholders who will be affected about when work will start, how long it will take and when it will finish
Communicate and agree a programme and method with people who will be doing the work that integrates operations
Identify information requirements before work starts
Record information requirements before work starts
Obtain information requirements before work starts
Organise attendance for sub-contractors in accordance with project and contractual agreements
Organise meetings and communications with sub-contractors and keep records
Plan and obtain sufficient resources of the appropriate type which will meet the project requirements and timescales
Organise and control the site and resources so that conditions are safe
Organise and control the site and resources so that the site is tidy
Organise and control the site and resources so that a record of maintenance activities is maintained
Develop contingency plans to meet special requirements to minimise disruption to those likely to be affected by the works programme
Maintain records to show how disruption has been minimised for special requirements and contingencies

Organising, controlling and monitoring supplies of materials in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

It teaches you to organise, control, and monitor material supplies by analysing project requirements, developing delivery schedules, and maintaining records. You'll also identify alternative materials and implement traffic management to ensure timely and efficient material delivery aligned with project timelines.

What you'll be able to do

Analyse project requirements in line with operational plans to ensure quantities and supplies of materials meet organisational requirements and develop a delivery schedule
Ensure records of delivery schedule and traffic management are maintained through analysis of delivery and lead times
Identify and record alternatives to the supply of materials
Ensure orders are prepared in line with organisational and/or project requirements to meet the delivery schedule
Promote goodwill and trust with suppliers and users to ensure the delivery schedule is maintained through positive negotiation
Implement systems for monitoring the delivery schedule, materials and supplier performance to ensure they meet the project specification
Analyse records of factors used in materials control
Identify problems with supply, record them and take action to resolve them
Identify and record revisions to the delivery schedule to facilitate change or minimise disruption to the programme

Planning Tunnelling activities in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll learn to plan tunnelling activities by determining and recording tasks based on supplied information. They will identify and review environmental influencing factors, prioritise activities accordingly, and amend priorities using relevant guidance materials.

What you'll be able to do

Determine the tunnelling activities based on the information supplied.
Record the determined tunnelling activities.
Identify the influencing factors relating to the work environment.
Review the identified influencing factors relating to the work environment.
Prioritise activities by assessing all the influencing factors.
Prioritise activities by accounting for all the influencing factors.
Identify relevant guidance materials.
Review relevant guidance materials.
Amend priorities to take account of changing circumstances.
Maintain consistency with the influencing factors when amending priorities.
Prepare plans and programmes for tunnelling activities.
Negotiate plans and programmes with stakeholders.
Agree plans and programmes with stakeholders.
Record the agreed plans and programmes with stakeholders.

Planning activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

It teaches you to plan activities for traditional and heritage buildings and structures by confirming project requirements and reviewing potential impacts. You'll assess heritage considerations, identify influencing factors, and prioritise activities to ensure sensitive and compliant work planning.

What you'll be able to do

Confirm project requirements against supplied information when planning activities for traditional and heritage buildings.
Identify, review, and record the potential impact of a range of factors on traditional and heritage buildings.
Review the impacts of heritage issues on the planning of work activities.
Review and record information sourced from guidance materials relating to traditional and heritage buildings.
Prioritise activities by assessing and accounting for a range of heritage issues.
Review priorities, make recommendations, and record decisions made when circumstances change.
Prepare plans or programmes, negotiate, and agree them with stakeholders.

Planning and scheduling the maintenance activities of property, services or systems in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

This unit provides learners with the knowledge and skills to plan and schedule maintenance activities for property, services, or systems. You'll implement inspections, identify influencing factors and guidance materials, prioritise maintenance tasks, and record changes affecting maintenance requirements.

What you'll be able to do

Implement and record regular inspections to confirm the project requirements for the maintenance activities for property, services or systems.
Identify, review and record influencing factors and guidance material relevant to the property, service or system to be maintained.
Prioritise and record the maintenance activities, taking into account identified influencing factors while maintaining consistency.
Identify and record changing circumstances that may impact maintenance activities.
Ensure maintenance activity records of actions carried out and data collected are current and accurate.
Identify, assess and obtain the necessary resources required for effective maintenance activities.
Prepare plans and schedules of maintenance activities and negotiate and agree them with relevant stakeholders.

Planning demolition activities in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

This unit covers the planning of demolition activities by confirming work requirements, identifying and reviewing influencing factors and guidance materials, and prioritising demolition tasks. You'll learn to prepare and agree plans or schedules that account for environmental and site-specific considerations.

What you'll be able to do

Confirm the work requirements when planning demolition activities against the information supplied
Identify, review and record influencing factors and guidance materials in relation to the work environment
Prioritise demolition activities by assessing, recording and accounting for all the influencing factors
Amend priorities to take account of changing circumstances whilst maintaining consistency with the influencing factors
Prepare plans or schedules and negotiate and agree them with decision makers

Planning highways maintenance and repair activities in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll learn to plan highway maintenance and repair activities on controlled roads by confirming work requirements, identifying influencing factors, and consulting guidance materials. The unit includes prioritising maintenance tasks, amending plans as needed, and preparing schedules to ensure effective work delivery.

What you'll be able to do

Confirm and record the work requirements of planning highway maintenance activities on controlled roads
Identify and review influencing factors about the work environment
Consult with guidance materials
Prioritise and record the maintenance activities by assessing and accounting for all the influencing factors
Amend priorities to take account of changing circumstances whilst maintaining consistency
Prepare plans or schedules of maintenance activities and negotiate and agree them with decision makers
Prepare risk assessments and method statements
Prepare plans and schedules

Planning the installation of retrofit works in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll plan the installation of retrofit works by conducting pre-installation checks and building inspections to identify technical and procedural risks. The unit includes recording and reporting findings to stakeholders and implementing control measures to mitigate identified risks effectively.

What you'll be able to do

Evaluate and implement pre-installation checks to identify potential technical and procedural risks.
Implement external and internal pre-installation building inspections, and record and report the findings to relevant stakeholders.
Implement and record suitable and sufficient control measures to mitigate risks arising from external and internal pre-installation building inspections.
Implement and record suitable and sufficient control measures to mitigate identified technical and procedural risks.
Identify, review and confirm information sources against the planned retrofit works.
Record and report any issues identified with the planned retrofit works and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
Contribute to the project programme and plan the sequence of works for the installation of retrofit works.
Plan the efficient use of resources required for the successful completion of retrofit works.

Planning the preparation of the site for the project in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll plan site preparation for projects by assembling, reviewing, and clarifying information. They will identify and record key factors, including traffic management, to ensure safe and efficient site access and operation.

What you'll be able to do

Assemble and review information used in the preparation of the project plan
Clarify information which is not clear and update it for production planning purposes
Identify factors for consideration
Record factors for consideration and distribute them to people who may be affected
Plan for traffic management, identifying access and egress points for the site and works which are safe, convenient and which minimise disruption
Organise the resources required for the preparation of site operations
Give accurate details about the proposed work to the utility and emergency services
Make arrangements for adequate site safety and welfare, reviewing as work progresses
Implement procedures and arrangements for environmental protection and security
Implement and record the procedures and arrangements for temporary works
Plan the site or area layout for operational purposes and pass information about the plans to the people on the site
Ensure notices to people, which provide information and comply with current organisational requirements
Ensure the notices are placed correctly and implement a maintenance schedule

Providing customer services in the construction workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

You'll implement and improve customer service systems in the construction workplace by following organisational procedures. The unit includes delivering consistent and reliable service, resolving customer service problems, and communicating effectively with customers to maintain confidence and satisfaction.

What you'll be able to do

Identify and use organisational procedures to implement systems or processes that will deliver and improve customer service
Give a consistent and reliable service that promotes a customer’s confidence
Work with others to resolve customer services problems and communicate with customers
Communicate with customers to provide information, check and record their satisfaction
Solve problems within existing systems or procedures that may affect customers before the customer becomes aware of them
Confirm that the service given meets the customer’s needs and expectations
Inform and record any changes to customer service systems or procedures to those people responsible
Share information to maintain and improve standards of service delivery
Inform the people responsible about changes to customer service systems or procedures that will reduce the chance of problems being repeated
Share and record information with people responsible to maintain and improve standards of service delivery

Supervising activities to traditional and heritage buildings and structures in the workplaceReal unit · GQA Qualifications Limited

This unit equips learners to supervise activities related to traditional and heritage buildings and structures by minimising disruption and maintaining performance. You'll ensure workforce protection, validate team documentation, identify and address defects, and maintain compliance with organisational requirements.

What you'll be able to do

Carry out supervision activities which will minimise disruption and maintain optimum performance
Observe organisational requirements appropriate to the protection of the workforce
Check the validity of team members documentation
Identify and assess defects, faults and issues, recommend and implement corrective action which conforms to safe working methods and practices
Keep accurate records of work progress checks, defects, problems, corrective action and quantities involved
Identify, assess and record the necessary resources for work activities for traditional and heritage buildings and structures

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

Your passport

Every credit is a stamp you keep

Level 6 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.

Allocating work and monitoring people’s performance in the workplaceContributing to the identification of a work team in the workplaceControlling project progress against agreed programmes in the workplaceControlling project progress against agreed quality standards in the workplaceControlling project quantities and costs in the workplaceDeveloping and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the WorkplaceEnabling learning opportunities in the workplaceEnsuring that work activities and resources meet project work requirements in the workplace

Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.

Who’d teach you this

The Evidence Evaluator

Assessor

Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.

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Where this connects

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.

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GQA Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management (Construction)

Allocate and monitor the progress and quality of work in your area of responsibility
Allocate and monitor work activities
Assess requirements and plan service provision for maintenance
Assess, plan and control capital costs for development
Co-ordinate and Manage Temporary Workers
Contribute to management of quality in maintaining, repairing and modifying Hard Facilities systems
Control Project Progress Against Agreed Quality Standards
Control Projects in Construction Management

This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

Where this can lead

Maintenance Planner / Coordinator

This role is a solid foundation for a rewarding career in facilities management. We're looking for someone who wants to learn, grow, and genuinely contribute to keeping our properties in top shape. If you're organised, reliable, and eager to get stuck in, we'd love to hear from you.

See the whole journey →

Opens the roleMaintenance Planner / CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleLead Maintenance PlannerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleSenior Maintenance CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleLead Building Services CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleInternational Maintenance PlannerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleMaintenance ManagerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →

Showing 6 roles, drawn from 59 job records mapped to this qualification.

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.

Allocate and monitor the progress and quality of work in your area of responsibilityAllocate and monitor work activitiesAssess requirements and plan service provision for maintenanceAssess, plan and control capital costs for developmentCo-ordinate and Manage Temporary WorkersContribute to management of quality in maintaining, repairing and modifying Hard Facilities systemsControl Project Progress Against Agreed Quality StandardsControl Projects in Construction ManagementControl project quantities and costs LegacyDevelop and implement property management planDevelop and implement property management plansDevelop and maintain working relationshipsEnable Learning Opportunities LegacyEnable people to learn and benefit from your experienceEnsure that work activities and resources meet project work requirementsEstablish Dimensional Control CriteriaEstablish and maintain the dimensional control of construction worksEstablish, control, and monitor environmental factors and sustainability+18 more

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.

One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.

Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.

Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.

Allocating work and monitoring people’s performance in the workplaceLevel 6

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

Which job do you mean?

Maintenance Planner / Coordinator Lead Maintenance Planner Senior Maintenance Coordinator Lead Building Services Coordinator International Maintenance Planner Maintenance Manager

This unit equips learners to allocate work to team members by confirming programmes and schedules, identifying priorities, and planning work execution. Learners will consider team members' skills and experience, monitor performance against quality standards, and provide constructive feedback to support development.

How the thinking builds

Remember
Understand
Apply
Analyse
Evaluate
Create

An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

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Built for GQA Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management (Construction)

30 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited.

Allocating work and monitoring people’s performance in the workplace
Contributing to the identification of a work team in the workplace
Controlling project progress against agreed programmes in the workplace
Controlling project progress against agreed quality standards in the workplace
Controlling project quantities and costs in the workplace
Developing and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the Workplace

and 24 more in the full unit list below.

These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

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

Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with you, on your real work, is for.

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.

Build my plan, free

No card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.