NRSWA - New Roads & Street Works Training - Operative Re-assessment

This New Roads & Street Works Act (NRSWA) for Operative’s training course provides delegates with the skills and knowledge to perform operative duties to the standards prescribed by CABWI in-line with the current New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) Act, to safeguard themselves and others.

It is for new roads and street work operatives who:

• Locate underground apparatus
• Set up equipment for works in the highway
• Carry out excavation, backfill and reinstatement

Who Should Attend: 

Any person who has previously completed the NRSWA Operatives course and needs to renew their certification. 

Course Contents: 

- Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
- Signing, lighting and guarding units
- Excavation in the road/highway
- Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
- Reinstatement of sub-base and road-base in non-bituminous materials
- Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials
- Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

Assessment: 

2 days of training and technical tests

- A High proportion of group exercises with continous oral and practical assessments, supplemented with video and classroom-based tutorials.
- A NRSWA training group may contain a mix of both Operatives and Supervisors. Sessions will be varied within the overall framework to allow the most effective development of the candidate.

Certification: 

Street Works Qualifications Register Card (SWQR) through CABWI – Awarding Body for the Water & Utilities Industries which is renewable every five years.

Duration: 

2 Days