NRSWA - New Roads & Street Works Training - Operative Units 1-6 & 9 (LA, O1-O5, & O8)

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.

This course is for new roads and street works operatives who - 

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

Who Should Attend: 

Any person working in or supporting works within roads, streets and pathways or anyone who wishes to advance their working knowledge of street works. 

Course Contents: 

- Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
- Signing, Lighting & Guarding
- 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 

Assessments: 

This course includes 3 days of training and 2 days of technical tests. 

A high proportion of group exercises with continuous 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:

5 Days