SVQ Construction Site Management (Construction): Highways Maintenance and Repair SCQF level 9

Learners will gain an internationally-recognised qualification that guarantees that they have the skills, knowledge and abilities required to carry out their role successfully. Employers will also benefit from their employees being proficient.

Assessment is carried out in the workplace. This minimises any time learners need to be away from their work.

Candidates can progress to a range of qualifications including      

• degree-level study at a higher education institution
• employment in the construction sector, perhaps as a building or civil engineering technician

The SVQ can be offered in any of the following modes:

• full-time
• part-time (for example, day-release)
• open and distance learning

This SVQ is suitable for:

• individuals who are currently in employment and who wish to obtain a formal qualification
• employees who wish to obtain short, continuing professional development courses

Access

Entry is at the discretion of the centre.

Candidates should be in a job or placement where they are carrying out relevant tasks and responsibilities which allow them to gather the required evidence.

No prior qualifications or knowledge are required to undertake this qualification.

The level 10 award could provide progression to:

• degree-level study at a higher education institution
• employment in the construction sector, perhaps as a building or civil engineering technician

Centres with devolved authority for approval should use their own internal approval process.

Centres without devolved authority are required to come forward for approval and should contact SQA’s Business Development Team for guidance.

Assessors and verifiers must be able to meet SQA’s general requirements for technical/occupational competence as outlined in the Systems and Qualification Approval Guide.

For general information, please refer to the document Information for Assessment of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). For detailed guidance on how to assess this particular SVQ, please refer to the assessment strategy.

GJ1A 24 - Construction Site Management (Construction): Highways Maintenance and Repair

This group award has been replaced.

It entered its lapsing period on: 31/03/2022

It finishes on: 31/03/2026

Structure (58 KB)

Unit information for this qualification is available on our Unit Search.

Core Skill mappings are carried out by the SSC responsible for the development of an SVQ. It is a requirement of SQA Accreditation that every SVQ submission includes information on where possible opportunities for candidates to develop Core Skills exist across the mandatory units.

Centres should note that mappings are not audited or validated against the Core Skills framework/units so are not accepted by SQA awarding body as evidence towards achievement of the Core Skills units.

• Core Skills signposting (87 KB)

This SVQ is a mandatory component in the Level l Construction: Technical Apprenticeship Construction: Technical at SVQ 4 SCQF level 9

SQA also offers the following components of this Apprenticeship:

• HNC/HND Construction Management (G878 15 and G87F 16)
• HNC/HND Civil Engineering (G89V 15 and G8A8 16)
• HNC/HND Building Surveying (G876 15 and G87E 16)
• HNC/HND Quantity Surveying (G879 15 and G87A 16)
• HNC Construction (G877 15)

This SVQ is a mandatory component in the Construction Technical Apprenticeship Framework (SCQF level 7).

• ConstructionSkills Consolidated Assessment Strategy (375 KB)

• SQA Guidelines on Online Assessment for Further Education
• Requirements for Assessment of Construction SVQs

• Information for candidates starting an SVQ (382 KB)
• Candidate Portfolio A4 Cover (118 KB)
• Candidate printable blank recording forms (245 KB)
• Candidate blank recording forms (Template for Word) (134 KB)