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Construction and civil engineering operations 

This suite contains National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the following occupational areas:  

  • Modular pavement construction
  • Laying kerbs and channels
  • Drainage construction
  • Structural concreting
  • Non-structural concreting
  • Construction operations
  • General construction
  • Excavation and reinstatement
  • Excavation
  • Reinstatement
  • Construction and civil engineering operations.

You can view individual standards on the NOS database, or by emailing the Standards team.

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CITB manages the structures for vocational qualifications. We base the content for these structures on the relevant National Occupational Standards.

The structures are approved by employers and industry stakeholders. Training organisations base their courses on the structures.

See the current recommended qualification structure and national vocational qualification structure for this occupational area.

Recommended qualification structures

RQS

Recommended Qualification Structure for Construction and civil engineering operations (Construction) Level 1 v4 (PDF 11KB)

Recommended Qualification Structure for Construction and civil engineering operations (Construction) Level 2 v6 (PDF, 105KB)

Structures for NVQs/SVQs

NVQ Diploma in Construction and Civil Engineering Operations (Construction) Level 1 v3 11/16 (PDF 14KB)

NVQ Certificate in Construction and civil engineering operations (Construction) Level 2 v1 (PDF 76KB)

NVQ Diploma in Construction and civil engineering operations (Construction) Level 2 v6 (PDF 53KB)

You can view individual standards on the NOS database, or by emailing the Standards team.

If you would like to suggest changes to the current standards or have a suggestion for the structures, please complete our Standards enquiry form.

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