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- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer GQA Qualifications Limited has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and GQA Qualifications Limited awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from GQA Qualifications Limited.
This Level 6 NVQ Diploma is for construction professionals in contracting operations management roles. It allows candidates to demonstrate competence in areas such as preparing valuations, developing work programmes, establishing property conditions, and controlling contract work.
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. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with GQA Qualifications Limited. It does the teaching and the mapping. GQA Qualifications Limited sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Controlling contract work in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Control contract work against agreed contract quality standards and guidance
- Maintain contract and statutory compliance
Coordinating project designs in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and coordinate the methods for preparing initial project designs, ensuring alignment with project requirements
- Select appropriate materials, components, and systems for project designs, considering factors such as cost, performance, and sustainability
- Analyse, select, and present detailed design solutions, ensuring they meet project specifications and client expectations
Developing a procurement plan and optimising supplier and service provider performance in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse supply requirements for a specific project or organisation
- Develop a detailed procurement plan to meet identified supply needs
- Monitor the implementation of the procurement plan and make necessary adjustments
- Optimise the performance of suppliers and service providers through effective management techniques
Developing a programme of works and a procurement programme in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Develop a comprehensive programme of works, taking into account project requirements, resources, and timelines.
- Develop a detailed procurement programme, outlining the process for sourcing and acquiring necessary materials and services.
Developing and maintaining working relationships in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Develop and maintain positive and productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Practice in an ethical manner, adhering to professional standards and organisational guidelines
Establishing the condition of property in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Establish the condition of property in the workplace.
Evaluating enquiries and submitting tenders in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate tender enquiry documentation to determine project feasibility and identify key requirements
- Finalise and submit a tender that is competitive, compliant and accurately reflects project costs and timelines
Evaluating work methods and developing a programme of works in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate different work methods applicable to the workplace
- Select appropriate work methods based on evaluation criteria
- Develop a comprehensive programme of works, considering all relevant factors
Identifying, assessing and evaluating project requirements in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify, assess and agree project requirements and stakeholder preferences to establish clear project objectives
- Identify, assess and evaluate resource procurement factors to ensure efficient and effective resource allocation
Implementing strategic and integrated supply chain management and sourcing partnerships in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate and agree the benefits and risks of strategic sourcing
Leading meetings and taking decisions in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Organise and prepare for meetings effectively, ensuring all necessary resources are available
- Lead meetings in a professional and productive manner, facilitating discussion and achieving objectives
- Take decisions based on meeting outcomes and process actions accordingly, ensuring implementation and follow-up
Maintaining construction health, safety and welfare systems in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Establish a culture of health, safety, welfare and wellbeing in the workplace and identify and implement opportunities for improvements to promote a positive and safe working environment
- Ensure that an organisational system or procedure is implemented for the selection of personnel and those selected are competent for the role to ensure a skilled and safe workforce
- Implement systems which meet organisational and statutory requirements for identifying hazards, reporting accidents and emergencies and preventing reoccurrence to minimise risks and ensure compliance
- Check health, safety and welfare systems regularly, in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements to identify and record any special workplace conditions and situations which do not comply and take appropriate action to maintain a safe working environment
- Make recommendations for improving the work environment clearly and promptly to the appropriate people to facilitate continuous improvement
- Identify hazards and assess risks in the work place arising from construction work products, processes and equipment to minimise potential harm
- Identify and implement methods and procedures to reduce risk to protect workers and prevent accidents
Managing the performance of teams and individuals in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Allocate work tasks effectively to teams and individual employees
- Agree on clear and achievable work plans with teams and individual employees
- Assess the performance of teams and individuals, and provide constructive feedback to improve performance
Managing your own personal development in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
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
Obtaining tenders and appointing contractors in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Shortlist tenderers
- Select documents
- Obtain tenders
- Evaluate tenders and appoint contractors
Optimising contract progress and controlling costs in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Optimise contract progress through effective planning, monitoring and control measures
- Control contract costs by implementing cost management strategies and monitoring expenditure against budget
Planning surveys in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the requirements for investigations related to workplace projects
- Identify the specific requirements for conducting surveys in the workplace
- Select appropriate survey processes and operational methods for workplace projects
- Investigate and evaluate specific factors relevant to the project being surveyed
Preparing and agreeing interim valuations, entitlements and final accounts in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare interim valuations and final accounts in accordance with relevant regulations and contractual agreements.
- Agree interim valuations and final accounts with relevant stakeholders, addressing any discrepancies or disputes.
- Process entitlements for reimbursement for loss and expense, ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with contractual terms.
Specifying production document requirements and ensuring the control and maintenance of project information in the workplace Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Specify production document requirements in accordance with project needs and organisational standards
- Monitor and control the preparation of prescriptive specifications to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Control and maintain project information to ensure accessibility, security and version control
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Capture project requirements
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Control contract work
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Coordinate project designs
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Develop a procurement plan and optimise supplier and service provider performance
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Develop a programme of works and a procurement programme
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Develop and maintain working relationships
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Develop, implement and monitor plans for ethical employment and working practices with suppliers
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Evaluate enquiries and submit tenders in construction contracting operations management
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Evaluate work methods and develop a programme of works
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Identify, assess and evaluate project requirements
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Lead meetings and take decisions
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Maintain construction health, safety and welfare systems
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Manage service providers for residential blocks
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Manage the performance of teams and individuals
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Obtain tenders and appoint contractors
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Optimise Contract Progress and Control Costs
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Plan and administer a canvass in order to gather information for the electoral register
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Prepare and agree interim valuations, entitlements, and final accounts
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The jobs these credits are mapped to
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Where this can lead
Supplier Development Manager
This role can lead to managing a team of supplier development staff, or into a director role covering supplier development and quality across a wider business.
See the whole journeyThe credits, and who awards them
Level 6 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited rather than by Zavmo. 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 have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Controlling contract work in the workplaceCoordinating project designs in the workplaceDeveloping a procurement plan and optimising supplier and service provider performance in the workplaceDeveloping a programme of works and a procurement programme in the workplaceDeveloping and maintaining working relationships in the workplaceEstablishing the condition of property in the workplaceEvaluating enquiries and submitting tenders in the workplaceEvaluating work methods and developing a programme of works in the workplace
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Coach · your practice partner Illustration - Pitch it Evaluate
“Evaluating enquiries and submitting tenders in the workplace” gets practised as a pitch. You make the case out loud, Zavmo asks the question the room would ask, and you make it again.
- Bring your own plan Create
For “Coordinating project designs in the workplace” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Draft the real one Create
You do “Preparing and agreeing interim valuations, entitlements and final accounts in the workplace” on a real document of your own. Zavmo works on the draft you have to send anyway, so the coursework and the job are the same piece of work.
- Map a live decision Analyse
“Evaluating work methods and developing a programme of works in the workplace” runs on a decision you are facing now. Zavmo maps it with you and shows what the second-order effect looks like before you find out the slow way.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Capture project requirements
- Control contract work
- Coordinate project designs
- Develop a procurement plan and optimise supplier and service provider performance
- Develop a programme of works and a procurement programme
- Develop and maintain working relationships
- Develop, implement and monitor plans for ethical employment and working practices with suppliers
- Evaluate enquiries and submit tenders in construction contracting operations management
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Controlling contract work in the workplace, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
This unit covers monitoring contract work to ensure compliance with quality standards and statutory requirements. Learners will identify deviations, implement corrective actions, and maintain accurate records to uphold contract compliance.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for GQA Level 6 NVQ Diploma In Construction Contracting Operations Management V2
19 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited.
- Controlling contract work in the workplace
- Coordinating project designs in the workplace
- Developing a procurement plan and optimising supplier and service provider performance in the workplace
- Developing a programme of works and a procurement programme in the workplace
- Developing and maintaining working relationships in the workplace
- Establishing the condition of property in the workplace
and 13 more in the full unit list below.
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